Iowa’s unemployment rate increased slightly in August, the first uptick in several months. Iowa Workforce Development executive director Beth Townsend says conditions on the national level factor in. “It looks like the national economy is […]

Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s seen political bias in the U.S. justice system over the past eight years, but Grassley is rejecting proposals from fellow Republicans who’ve called for shutting down the FBI. “Anybody that […]

The new drought monitor shows the same old story for Iowa, the drought conditions are not getting better. Tim Hall of the Iowa DNR says the areas that didn’t get some of last week’s rain […]

A Davenport man has been found guilty of kidnapping and murdering a ten year old Breasia Terrell in July of 2020. Scott County Judge Henry Latham heard the evidence against 51-year-old Henry Dinkins in a […]

Over three dozen Iowa artists will open their workspaces to visitors in a couple of weeks. Glen Ellickson and his wife Darla, who’s a silversmith and a goldsmith, are the founders of the Northeast Iowa […]

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she favors development of pipelines that could make the ethanol industry carbon neutral, but Haley says landowners who don’t want the pipelines on their property should not be forced […]

Thousands of Iowa elementary schoolers will be improving their physical and mental health — as well as their self-esteem — through a program called the Kids Heart Challenge. Amy Knoll, school engagement director for the […]

Nearly a century after she first appeared in print, girl-detective Nancy Drew is still thrilling young readers — and the original writer of the mystery series was an Iowa woman. Mildred Augustine Benson was a Ladora […]

More than 80 artists from across Iowa and around the Midwest will be displaying their works along the scenic Mississippi riverfront in Davenport this weekend at the Riverssance Festival of Fine Art. Ben Gougeon events […]

A group in a tiny southwest Iowa town has created a new outdoor space to raise awareness about mental health. Carla Kucirek of the Sons and Daughters of Imogene says about 30 volunteers have transformed […]

Weather conditions have prompted the U.S.D.A. to lower its prediction of corn yields in Iowa by one-and-a-half percent. The estimate released today is based on crop conditions through September 1st. The U.S.D.A. predicts the average […]

The Iowa DCI says the Algona police officer shot last night has died. DCI assistant director Mitch Mortvedt says 33-year-old officer Kevin Cram was trying to arrest a man on a warrant around 8 p.m. […]

At least a half dozen Iowa communities are holding special walks this weekend and in the coming weeks to raise awareness about the availability of help to anyone considering taking their own lives. Colleen Jennings, […]

An Algona man is in custody after he allegedly shot a police officer Wednesday night. Few details have been released, but the Iowa State Patrol says the shooting took place at a residence near the […]