Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped down to 2.7% in April, compared to 2.8% in March. Iowa Workforce Development spokesperson, Jesse Dougherty, says the labor force participation rate moved up slightly. “Our labor force added 4,300 new […]

The trustees of a private college in central Iowa with about 1,200 full-time students have selected a new leader. Jay Byers will be the 25th president of Simpson College in Indianola. Byers said he’ll focus […]

This is prime time for Iowa bird watchers as spring migration season is bringing all sorts of unusual feathered travelers to our backyards, well beyond the everyday robins, sparrows and blue jays. Avian ecologist Steve […]

An Iowa native and former NASA astronaut is preparing for her fourth launch into orbit this weekend, her first where she won’t be wearing a government-issued spacesuit. Peggy Whitson, who grew up in Beaconsfield, will […]

Mason City has installed the 2023 version of “River City Sculptures on Parade” throughout the downtown area. The nearly two-mile walking tour started in 2012, and is based on the Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk. The […]

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says the results of voting in all 50 states should be announced on Election Night. Haley spoke to a crowd in Ankeny tonight and was asked if she feels elections […]

A competition among veterans from across the country gets underway this Saturday in central Iowa. Local coordinator, Joni Osmundson, says this is the 37th year for the National Veterans Golden Age Games. “It features around […]

Two Iowa communities are now part of a network called “Sculpture One,” which loans out large works of art for public display and rotates them from town to town. Mason City joined the group years […]

Iowans who are 65 or older and own the home they live in have about six weeks to apply for a new property tax exemption. The tax plan Governor Reynolds signed into law earlier this […]

Mike Jay has served as public address announcer at the US Olympics Trials, the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships as well as the Drake Relays. The native of Columbus Junction has a special affinity for […]

Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller says the Hawkeyes are taking nothing for granted as they get set to close the regular season with Thursday’s start of a three game series at Northwestern. The Hawkeyes are […]

Upper Iowa University in Fayette is closing seven of its regional education centers in neighboring states and laying off more than three dozen people. According to the Cedar Rapids Gazette, 22 people who work on […]

The city of Mount Pleasant is preparing for Iowa Wesleyan University to close at the end of the month and there are still many questions about what that will mean to business and labor in […]

The Des Moines School Board has chosen a new leader for Iowa’s largest school district. Ian Roberts will take over as superintendent of Des Moines public schools on July 1. The 52-year-old educator has been […]

Iowans who happened to be up for sunrise today got a rare treat. Smoke from wildfires in Alberta, Canada, is filtering high over Iowa and it’s making the sun appear as a golden-reddish-orange ball. Meteorologist […]