Attorney General Brenna Bird is asking the legislature for over half a million dollars to start a cold case unit in the Iowa Department of Justice. “There are 585 unsolved cold cases in Iowa,” Bird […]

Democrats in the Iowa House are raising concerns about the pending sale of a southeast Iowa fertilizer plant. Koch Industries plans to buy the Iowa Fertilizer Company near Wever for $3.6 billion. Representative J.D. Scholten […]

Former Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey has died. Northey, who was 64,  was a fourth-generation farmer from Spirit Lake and an Iowa State University graduate. He talked about his path to becoming Ag Secretary after […]

The Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce had canceled this year’s “Color the Wind Kite Festival” that was scheduled for February 17th. Chamber officials in a statement say consistent above-average temperatures in recent weeks have […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says she will send another group of state law enforcement agents and Iowa National Guard soldiers to the US-Mexico border, but she’s waiting to coordinate the timing with Texas officials. “Twenty-five governors […]

The University of Iowa women’s basketball team is ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25. Iowa has spent 16 total weeks at No. 2 in program history. The Hawkeyes have been ranked in […]

The chairman of the House Education Committee says the governor’s bill to overhaul Area Education Agencies will not come up for a vote in his committee. Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver predicts the legislature will […]

It wasn’t long ago that Iowa was buried under a blanket of white with wind chills howling as low as 40 degrees below zero, but most of that deep snow is long gone and what […]

An ad agency that promoted sales of OxyContin has agreed to pay Iowa over two-and-a-half MILLION dollars to address the opioid crisis. Publicis, which is part of a French media company, has agreed to pay […]

A bill in the Iowa Senate would ban a type of reading instruction called “three cueing” and require that all Iowa schools use what’s called the science of reading. Heather Peske, executive director of the […]

A bill under consideration in the Iowa House would require schools to teach students the meaning of ten national holidays. Constitution Day in September, Columbus Day in October and Veterans Day in November are on […]

A Sioux Center dentist plans to provide free dental care for one day to kids in the community. Sioux Center Dental, owned and operated by Doctor Trevor Kuiper, will donate its facilities and staff to […]

New studies are finding links between people who are obese and lonely who may be at risk for larger problems with their physical and mental health. Jennifer Linse, an advanced practice social worker, says cases […]