The Spirit Lake School Board has rescinded its plan to let up to ten non-teaching staff members carry a concealed weapon on school grounds. The move comes after the company that has provided the district’s […]

State Auditor Rob Sand says it’s unclear whether a new state law may restrict the ability of his office to review how a private company manages the new state-funded accounts for private school expenses. “Whether […]

For a world that sometimes seems filled with war, hatred and violence, a dozen Iowa State University faculty members have come together to write about the topic of peace. The book, “Building Positive Peace,” is […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is making a renewed pitch for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act she and 20 other Senate Republicans are co-sponsoring. She opposes a Biden Administration proposal to allow […]

The southwest Iowa town of Stuart is experiencing a growth spurt and a new water tower built in town caused a grammatical stir this week. As the water tower was being painted, the town name […]

The Ohio man who took over as director of the Iowa Department of Education in mid-March is resigning. According to a news release from the governor’s office, Chad Aldis has resigned for family reasons. Governor […]

The Iowa DNR says swimmer’s itch is starting to show up in some Iowa lakes. Environmental specialist, Daniel Kendall, says we see it every year. “It’s a flatworm, it’s microscopic, so you can’t really see […]

Another former resident of the Davenport apartment building that partially collapsed last month is suing Andrew Wold, the building’s owner. Broc Nelson is the fourth tenant to allege it was negligence on the part of […]

Groups on both sides of the abortion debate are staging events to mark the one year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v Wade. During an event in Des Moines last […]

Southeast Iowa’s Lee County is joining the growing list of Iowa communities that are placing cameras along roadways to discourage and penalize speeders. Lee County’s Board of Supervisors has voted to have a contractor install […]

The Ohio man who took over as director of the Iowa Department of Education in mid-March is resigning. According to a news release from the governor’s office, Chad Aldis has resigned for family reasons. Governor […]

The Iowa Court of Appeals says an injury caused by a cow at a Sioux County feedlot does not fall under Iowa’s domestic animal law. The case involved Jerry Vreeman who suffered a serious leg […]