With classes starting next week for hundreds of thousands of Iowa students, many school districts statewide are facing a common problem — a lack of school bus drivers. In northwest Iowa, Le Mars Community Schools […]

It would be a big shot heard ’round the political world and it’s clear G-O-P candidates are gunning for it. Vivek Ramaswamy is among the 12 presidential candidates appearing with Iowa’s most popular Republican at […]

An Osage man charged in the death of a Mason City woman has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree murder as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. Twenty-three-year-old Nathan Gilmore was arrested […]

Iowa law says schools cannot start before August 23 and next Wednesday will be the first day of school for more than half a million Iowa students. It will be the first day for new […]

The annual Sergeant Floyd Memorial encampment is this weekend along the banks of the Missouri River in Sioux City. Sergeant Charles Floyd was the only member of the 1804 Lewis and Clark Expedition to die. […]

UNI forward Austin Phyfe has announced that he will forgo his final year of athletic eligibility and medically retire from basketball. A 6′ 9″, 249-pound native of Waverly, Iowa, Phyfe announces his decision after a […]

At least one Iowa school district has turned to using artificial intelligence to try and stay in compliance with a new state law on what constitutes age-appropriate books in school libraries. Bridgette Exman, assistant superintendent […]

The state unemployment rate held steady at two-point-seven percent for the third straight month in July. Iowa Workforce Development spokesperson Jess Dougherty says the number of people entering the workforce continues to increase. “Went up […]

The responses to the fast-moving wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui are being carefully watched by a University of Iowa professor who studies disaster transportation logistics. Ann Campbell, a professor of management sciences in […]

A southwest Iowa man is facing dozens of child sex abuse charges for allegedly abusing a child for the past decade. Forty-two-year-old Ryan Kissell had been employed as a coach by Creston schools, but was […]

Each of Iowa’s 99 county sheriffs is being asked to report on what local crimes they’re seeing that may be tied to international cartels, from illegal drugs to human trafficking. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says […]

The Iowa Lottery is preparing to add another option to Powerball tickets that has proven popular in other states. Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer says it’s called the “Double Play” option. “It allows you to enter […]

Facial recognition scanners are now in full-time use at the state’s two largest airports. TSA regional spokesperson Jessica Mayle says the scanners verify ID’s used by passengers as they board. “It takes a real-time photo […]

A group of lawmakers is recommending that new guidelines be developed for grants from the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund. The grants are for things like car or home repairs or medical expenses. During a meeting […]

Sioux City police say the number of calls about panhandlers have been increasing. Sergeant Tom Gill says these type of calls always increase in the summer and this year it seems to be worse. “The […]

A Texas pastor who’s running for president says it’s time to end the country’s political divide and deal with some the crises America faces. “The goal of the Democratic Party is to see the Republican […]

The final days of the Iowa State Fair promise to be sweltering, as Iowans are being warned about a late summer heat wave that’s approaching for the weekend. The past few evenings have felt almost […]

The remains of the old I-74 bridge bridge over the Mississippi River between Bettendorf and Moline, Illinois will go out with a bang. The DOT’s Ahmad Abu Afifeh says demolition experts will topple the towers […]

The 200-mile-long land formation known as the Loess Hills which comprises much of Iowa’s western border is subject of a new collaborative book. “On Common Ground: Learning and Living in the Loess Hills,” was created […]

Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott says the latest indictment against former President Trump is unwarranted. “We see the legal system being weaponized against political opponents. That is unAmerican and unacceptable,” Scott told reporters in Iowa […]