Planned Parenthood of North Central States operates clinics in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and the Dakotas and, since Roe v Wade was overturned last summer, those clinics have seen a 13% increase in patients coming in […]

The Iowa Department of Transportation and AAA Iowa are working together to highlight the need for drivers to improve their habits to cut traffic fatalities. The DOT’s Andrea Henry says part of the effort is […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is applauding President Joe Biden’s signing of legislation this week that orders federal intelligence officials to declassify information on the origins of COVID-19. “This is one step to make sure that […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is hoping to broker a compromise that would expand access to birth control, without frequent visits to the doctor for a prescription. Reynolds first proposed the idea during her 2018 campaign and […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says if a New York District Attorney announces an indictment against former President Trump, it will be a politically charged prosecution. “I think it’s ironic that D.A. is focused on charging a […]

Today is the first full day of spring, and while it’s still cold and rainy, this might be the ideal time for Iowans to get their gardening tools and other spring planting equipment ready for […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says she intends to sign legislation to prohibit Iowa doctors from performing gender transition surgeries or prescribing puberty blockers to minors. “Protecting our children against uncertain science,” Reynolds said during a news […]

The commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety says at least 30 school district received swatting calls this morning. Those are calls where someone reports a shooting to get police to respond. DPS commissioner […]

A new “Safe and Sound Iowa” smart phone app is available to let Iowans anonymously report school-related safety concerns. “This tool helps identify and provide intervention to students in crisis before they hurt themselves or […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says if there are demonstrations today  related to the anticipated arrest of former President Donald Trump, he hopes things don’t get out of hand like during the U.S. Capitol riots on […]

The movement of inmates inside the Anamosa State Penitentiary is being restricted after three inmates became unresponsive this weekend due to exposure to some sort of substance. According to the Department of Corrections,  a “large […]

Many people in Iowa are buzzing about beekeeping and producing their own honey, and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering an introductory course next week. Stephanie Harrington, the extension’s natural resources program coordinator, […]

Spring arrived on the calendar Monday, and National Weather Service Meteorologist Rod Donovan, says we’ll see it show up on the thermometer as March winds down. “As we go through March it’s one of our […]

Several schools in Iowa are dealing with fake calls today about possible shootings at district buildings. Classes were canceled at Clinton High School amid reports of possible gunshots having been fired at the school. The […]

House Democrats are planning to push to make contraceptives, like the pill, available without a prescription. Representative Lindsay James, a Democrat from Dubuque, says pharmacists in 20 states are able to provide birth control without […]

A man and woman living in Wapello County have been sentenced to two years in federal prison for coercing two men from Micronesia to work in an Ottumwa meatpacking plant. A federal judge has ordered […]

A study commissioned by the renewable fuels industry suggests corn prices in Iowa would drop significantly if carbon capture pipelines are not built in Iowa. “It’s like asking a farmer, a corn farmer on the […]

A Marshalltown man is charged with first-degree murder in the death of a man Friday. Marshalltown Police Chief Mike Tupper, says it started with a 9-1-1 call around 4 p.m. Friday about an injured person […]

The Maple Syrup Festival at the Indian Creek Nature Center near Cedar Rapids will mark its 40th year this weekend. The Nature Center’s Jean Wiedenheft says in the early days they tapped mostly boxelder trees […]