The annual truck and tractor show an Iowan started in honor of his daughter, who died of cancer, has reached a major fundraising milestone. The Midwest Pride In Your Ride has raised a million dollars […]

Sioux City police found several hundred fentanyl-laced pills on a man who was stopped following a chase. Sergeant Tom Gill says the chase started in Nebraska and ended in Iowa when they used “stop sticks” […]

Studies find 10% of us feel like we have -no- friends at work, while 70% say workplace friendships are crucial to their overall happiness. University of Iowa researchers are studying the importance of our work […]

A southeast Iowa city has hired an independent law firm to investigate its fire department. Ottumwa’s City Council unanimously approved the hiring of Des Moines-based Dentons Davis Brown PC in a closed session. The session […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that’s expected to offer child care assistance to more Iowans. It raises the income limit for families to qualify and increases government payments to facilities that […]

The 82nd annual Orange City Tulip Festival is underway. This year’s Tulip Festival Queen is Amanda Hulstein, a senior at MOC/Floyd Valley High School. She says the excitement of being named Tulip Queen has been […]

State officials say more than 3,000 Iowans are on track to lose their Medicaid coverage by June 1st. During the pandemic, the state was forbidden from dis-enrolling anyone from Medicaid except in limited circumstances. That […]

A woman pulled from a burning garage in Cedar Rapids early this morning has died. According to the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, the garage was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at about 7:45 a.m., […]

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 […]