After a few weeks of modest improvements, drought conditions are again worsening in many parts of Iowa as the hottest, driest season of summer is about to begin. Despite a few recent rain showers that […]

Recovery crews have ended their work looking in the rubble of the partially collapsed building in Davenport for survivors, and now the focus shifts to accountability for what happened. A Philadelphia-based structural collapse attorney Jeffery […]

The newest list of Best Places to Live in America from U.S. News and World Report ranks Des Moines 19th this year, though Iowa’s capitol city has ranked as high as fourth in previous years. […]

A new law requires the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to come up with a formula to raise the Medicaid reimbursement rate for Iowa nursing homes that accept registered sex offenders. The higher […]

A Cedar Rapids teen who admitted to killing his parents in 2021 was sentenced to life in prison Monday, with a chance for parole after 50 years. Ethan Orton pleaded guilty in March to stabbing […]

The Iowa DNR started conducting annual summer bat surveys in part in response to the outbreak of white-nose syndrome about ten years ago. DNR wildlife diversity biologist, Stephanie Shepherd, says the surveys have helped them […]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is sending staff from two Florida agencies to the site of a partial building collapse in Davenport. On May 28, one of the support braces on the apartment building in Davenport […]

Iowa City leaders are expected to vote today to approve a two-year pilot program that would end fare requirements on city buses, making it free to ride starting this fall. The plan is in Iowa […]

Two people from Ottumwa have been convicted in what an I-R-S agent describes as a massive scheme to defraud taxpayers by directing income tax refunds and unemployment benefits into bank accounts they could access. Forty-seven […]

The Iowa Concern Hotline has seen a nearly 25% increase in calls over the past 12 months. Anyone in Iowa may call the hotline, but the round-the-clock service is primarily meant to answer questions about […]

Iowa native astronaut Peggy Whitson says she’s ready for her -next- space mission after returning last week from her record-setting fourth trip to the International Space Station. Whitson, who grew up in Beaconsfield, is the […]

A teenager was charged Friday with solicitation to commit murder after Storm Lake Police say she attempted to hire a hitman on the parody website rentahitman.com. The website’s webmaster reported that someone had visited the […]

Two Iowa mayors will soon be heading home from the United States Conference of Mayors, which is wrapping up its 91st annual meeting today in Columbus, Ohio. Dubuque Mayor Brad Cavanagh, who was elected to […]

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department has identified a man who appears to have drowned at Rock Creek State Park. Deputies were called to the lake near Kellogg Sunday just after noon. Deputies say 76-year-old Larry […]

The search for victims of the building collapse in Davenport ended early this morning. Davenport police chief Jeff Bladel gave an update at mid-morning. “Three victims have been recovered from the scene over the past […]

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