Republicans in the legislature have sent the governor a bill they say will secure Iowa’s first-in-the-nation Caucuses. It will require participants attend the precinct meetings in person. Democrats in the House and Senate opposed the […]

The co-owner of the central Iowa bar that’s home of this year’s “Best Burger” competition winner says their business has picked up dramatically since the announcement. Marianne and Matt Pacha opened their “Flight Bar and […]

Areas of Iowa that have suffered through months of drought may see some relief soon with the development of an El Nino weather pattern, as the Climate Prediction Center has issued an El Nino Watch […]

Iowans may’ve seen on the news how Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was hit on Monday with a foot-and-a-half of snow. Ten years ago this week, Iowans were the ones who were stunned with heavy snow in […]

Knoxville Raceway hopes to finally open its season on Saturday night. The famed sprint car track has postponed the first three weeks of the season, including a two-day World of Outlaws event two weeks ago. […]

Work on the bells that ring out the music from the campanile on the University of Northern Iowa campus in Cedar Falls is moving right along. UNI Assistant Vice President Hillery Oberle says 15 bells […]

Legislative leaders expect the 2023 session of the Iowa General Assembly to conclude today. Lawmakers took final votes yesterday on more than a dozen bills, including a plan to let older teens work later hours […]

The weather plays a big factor in the timing of the tulip blooms for the annual Pella Tulip Festival. Spokesperson Billie Rhamy says conditions have been just right this year as they festival gets underway […]

The Iowa legislature is poised to set up a state licensing process for midwives. Representative Bobby Kaufmann of Wilton has led development of a midwife licensing bill.  “It’s been 11 years,” Kaufmann says. “We’re getting […]

Some activists are calling for Cedar Falls Mayor Rob Green to resign after he initially refused to sign a proclamation declaring June as LGBTQ Pride Month in the northeast Iowa college town. Green says such […]

Some activists are calling for Cedar Falls Mayor Rob Green to resign after he initially refused to sign a proclamation declaring June as LGBTQ Pride Month in the northeast Iowa college town. Green says such […]

Iowa baseball team scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and defeated Illinois State, 7-4, on Tuesday night at Duane Banks Field. The Hawkeyes fell behind, 1-0, in the top half of […]

The drought has taken a toll in northwest Iowa, but two communities have found relief through hundreds of thousands of gallons of high-quality water from the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System piped into their […]

The Iowa Democratic Party is proposing that its 2024 Caucuses be held on the same night as the Iowa G-O-P’s Caucuses. The Iowa Democratic Party’s plan calls for using a mail-in system to determine which […]

The search is underway for a suspect in the shootings of two young men in downtown Fort Dodge on Tuesday night, one of whom died. An arrest warrant has been issued for 17-year-old Davonquae Jyshon […]