The Iowa House has approved a bill to prevent the statewide $133 million increase in residential property taxes that legislators say was the unintended consequence of a 2021 law. The fix cleared the Senate February […]

A bill to reinstate the death penalty in Iowa for kidnapping, raping and murdering a person under the age of 18 has cleared one hurdle in the Iowa Senate, but it faces key opposition in […]

A coalition of groups is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the state law that banned smoking in most public places and urging lawmakers to do more. Threase Harms of the Iowa Tobacco Prevention Alliance says […]

A fundraising campaign is underway to renovate a rare exhibit that’s captivated visitors to the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History for more than a century. The Laysan  Island Cyclorama in Macbride Hall provides […]

Former Vice President Mike Pence is hosting an event in Cedar Rapids this afternoon focused on parental rights. Pence addressed the same topic this morning in Minneapolis. “Radical gender ideology has seeped into our classrooms,” […]

A northeast Iowa livestock company and four managers have been sentenced in federal court in a scheme to defraud livestock producers throughout Iowa and the Midwest. Fifty-one-year-old Joe Wickham of Waucoma, 65-year-old Charlie Lynch of […]

The state wrestling tournament is underway in Des Moines and a new format has been well received. The dual tournament was moved to early February at Xtream Arena in Coralville. Since 2012 it had been […]

The REFORM Alliance Iowa and Greater Des Moines Partnership are holding a unique job fair in central Iowa today. Organizer, Kameron Middlebrooks, says the event is for those who have a criminal record. “It’s targeting […]

A Winter Storm Warning extends across much of southern and eastern Iowa from Council Bluffs all the way to Dubuque. Meteorologist Craig Cogil, at the National Weather Service, says the snow will start falling in […]

A few legislators are working to merge proposals from Iowa’s governor and attorney general to boost sentences for fentanyl related crimes and make an overdose reversal medication more widely available. Dale Woolery, director of the […]

Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids is closing two programs, downsizing a third, and laying off 28 full and part-time workers. Both the dental technology and the energy production and distribution technologies programs were cut […]

A Monroe County man who was convicted of killing his brother has died after serving ten years of a 50-year prison sentence. The Department of Corrections says 85-year-old Richard Davis died from natural causes Monday […]

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association has released an economic study that says using carbon dioxide pipelines at ethanol plants will increase profits and keep most of the industry from leaving the state. Dave Miller of […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is asking legislators to pass a bill that would forbid state agencies or pension funds from doing business with investment firms that boycott gunmakers or the fossil fuel industry. “An unfortunate trend […]

The University of Iowa will ask the Board of Regents to approve a housing master plan that includes building a new dorm and selling one that it currently owns. The five-year plan includes building a […]

A Senate subcommittee has approved legislation that would change a legal standard for lawsuits involving employees who challenge workplace drug and alcohol testing at their worksite. J.D. Davis, a lobbyist for the Iowa Association of […]

There’s a song lyric about “looking for love in all the wrong places” and on this Valentine’s Day, many Iowans are doing exactly that. Sonya Sellmeyer, a consumer advocate at the Iowa Insurance Division, says […]

The annual contest is now underway to find the best hamburger in the state. Iowa Beef Industry Council spokesperson, Kylie Peterson, says the criteria for the 2023 contestants remains the same. “A 100% real beef […]