Governor Kim Reynolds is suggesting it was a tip that led state agents to investigate whether there was illegal gambling among male athletes at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. “They did their […]

A special investigation by the State Auditor’s office has found a custodian hired to clean the preschool rooms in a southwest Iowa school district was paid for over 300 hours when he did not work. […]

The president of North Iowa Area Community College has announced plans to retire. Steve Schulz is a native of the Franklin County town of Geneva and he’s worked in the public education field for 40 […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says her husband’s lucky to be getting a break-through drug to treat his recently diagnosed lung cancer. “He’s been in treatment for about a month,” Reynolds told reporters late this morning. “I’m […]

Governor Kim Reynolds led an hour-long briefing this morning to discuss the work that groups of Iowa National Guard soldiers and state law enforcement officers did at the southern border in August. Reynolds said it’s […]

Some trick-or-treaters in Iowa -could- be crunching through new-fallen snow this Halloween, though the forecast is still a bit shaky for the weekend. Meteorologist Kristy Carter, at the National Weather Service, says some Iowa cities […]

Iowa could be in store for a warmer-than-normal winter ahead, according to the long-range forecast from the Climate Prediction Center. State climatologist Justin Glisan says the report calls for a warming trend for the upper […]

A time capsule from the cornerstone of a former northeast Iowa church was recently opened to reveal contents that haven’t been seen in nearly a dozen decades. Delaware County Historical Society President Craig Lange says […]

Governor Kim Reynolds hosted a welcoming ceremony in the Iowa Capitol for the president of Kosovo. Reynolds met with Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani in Pristina, Kosovo, this past June when Reynolds was on an overseas […]

The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau is receiving 11 million dollars in federal money for grants to various safety programs in Iowa. Bureau Chief Brett Tjepkes says one program helps refugees with driver education. “Through Lutheran […]

A celebrated musician from Africa is spending this week in southeast Iowa, offering residents of Oskaloosa a series of concerts and workshops featuring music and dance from his native Ghana. Okaidja Afroso is a singer, […]

A former middle school reading teacher in the IKM-Manning school district has been charged with sexually abusing three male students between the ages of 13 and 14. Twenty-four-year-old Cassidy Sue Kraus of Westside was arrested […]

The Iowa Cyber Hub is launching a “cybersecurity ambassador” program to help educate everyone about threats. Iowa State University Cybersecurity professor, Doug Jacobson says some of the ambassadors will be students. “And they can go […]

Dry conditions led to another busy week in the fields for farmers. The U.S.D.A. crop report says the corn harvested increased by 20% in the last week, bringing the total to 62% of the corn […]

One of this past summer’s biggest movies is proving to be equally big business for Halloween costumes in Iowa. Juanita Cameron, at the Theatrical Shop in West Des Moines, says blonde wigs and pink outfits […]

South Carolina Senator Tim Scott’s presidential campaign plans to double its staff in Iowa and has announced the candidate will be visiting the state weekly. In a news release, Scott’s campaign called it an “all-in […]