A bill eligible for debate in the Iowa House would require permission from a parent before Iowa teens between the ages of 14 and 17 could have an account on Instagram or other types of […]

Federal officials say nearly 3000 workers hired to euthanize chickens and turkeys struck by bird flu in 2015 are eligible for back pay. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the workers were underpaid and […]

This is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week as a way to recognize the men and women who staff our 9-1-1 emergency lines. Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon says dispatchers do so much more […]

A Dubuque man who bought a lottery ticket on April Fools’ Day that ended up being a winner of a record 40 million dollar jackpot thought it was a joke. Sixty-one-year-old Earl Lape says the […]

A Davenport man is awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of two charges stemming from the fentanyl overdose of an 18-month-old child. Twenty-three-year-old Kathan Daniel Wiley was found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to […]

Massive scaffolding is surrounding the Iowa Capitol as crews restore the four small domes that flank the taller golden dome in the center of the 137 year old building. “This building’s just a work of […]

Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery has added a front line player through the transfer portal. Former Valparaiso forward Ben Krikke announced via social media that he has committed to the Hawkeyes. The six-nine native of […]

After guiding the Iowa State men’s basketball team to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight season and signing the highest-rated recruiting class in program history, head coach T.J. Otzelberger has been rewarded with a two-year […]

Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has added a guard from the transfer portal. Wofford’s Jackson Paveletzke announced via social media that he is transferring to Iowa State. As a freshman this past season the […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has chosen an attorney who represented the Trump campaign in a high profile case to be a state gambling regulator. The governor is appointing Alan Ostergren to replace a former state legislator […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has appointed a former Republican legislator to lead the Iowa Utilities Board. Current Iowa Utilities Board chair Jeri Huser will remain on the board, but the governor has appointed Eric Helland to […]

Iowa’s lone prairie chicken population appears to be struggling to sustain itself. The Iowa DNR and Missouri officials brought in about 500 birds from Nebraska between 2011 and 2015 to bolster a small, existing flock. […]

The DNR expert who keeps tabs of waterflow levels in the state says March was dry, but overall we are heading into spring in good shape. Tim Hall says snow and rain have help cut […]

Iowans have seen several unseasonable snowstorms this spring, but none of them compare to what’s known as the Blizzard of ’73. It was 50 years ago on Sunday that a monster winter weather system blasted […]

A new initiative will be launched in eastern Iowa next month, to try to keep Iowans with severe mental illnesses out of county jails and state prisons. Leslie Carpenter, co-founder of Iowa Mental Health Advocacy, […]

Iowa native and former astronaut Peggy Whitson will come out of retirement and return to weightlessness next month as the first female commander of a private space mission. Whitson, who grew up on a farm […]

Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a train derailment Thursday in Sioux City. A Union Pacific spokesperson says about one dozen cars on a freight train derailed upright on the edge of […]

The Iowa Supreme Court has overturned a judgment against a central Iowa landlord who was convicted of discriminating against tenants. The Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission alleged Patrick Knueven of Des Moines and […]

Iowa All-American Kris Murray is headed to the NBA. Murray announced via social media he will forgo his senior season and enter the NBA Draft. Murray averaged better than 20 points and nearly eight rebounds […]