January is usually the coldest and driest month of the year, but State Climatologist, Justin Glisan says the numbers went against the averages this year. “Little over 24 degrees is the average temperature for the […]

There’s been a rash of mass shootings nationwide lately, including last week in Des Moines where two teenagers were killed and an adult was wounded in what police say was a gang-related incident. Five shooting […]

A bill introduced in the Iowa House would require that school library catalogs be posted online and teachers would have to list all the instructional materials they plan to use. The concept was considered in […]

As egg prices bound, backyard chicken flocks are gaining in popularity, but the practice of chicken keeping demands plenty of planning and patience before it pays off. Christa Hartsook, the small farms program coordinator for […]

Those hoping for big changes in the offense of the Hawkeye football team will be disappointed after head coach Kirk Ferentz addressed the issue Thursday. “As I stand here today I anticipate no changes in […]

The latest economic survey of supply managers in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states shows the business barometer falling to its worst January level in 15 years. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the monthly […]

Republicans on the House Education Committee have voted to require Iowa’s three public universities to explain terms and concepts used in courses taken by students who plan to be teachers. If the bill is approved […]

A Delhi  church is supporting the Amish community following a deadly crash last week that left four members dead. Pastor Keith Pitts of the Delhi United Methodist Church, says he was notified of the accident […]

House Republicans are proposing a $106 million increase in general state aid to public schools for the next academic year. That’s a 3% increase and it’s higher than Governor Reynolds and Republicans in the state […]

Seventeen Iowa nursing homes closed last year. Iowa Health Care Association CEO Brent Willett says all but two were in rural communities. “These facilities are closing as a result of financial strain, primarily related to […]

Simpson College is hosting several events today to celebrate Iowa’s first every “George Washington Carver Day,” and Carver’s time on the Indianola campus. Simpson’s associate director for multicultural and international affairs, Tisha Carter-Smith, says Carver […]

Republicans on a House committee have passed a bill that requires educators to notify parents if their child asks to be known by a different gender at school. “Schools do not have the right to […]

The Iowa court system is trying a pilot project in six counties where text message reminders are sent out for some court services. Polk County District Court Clerk, Anne Sheeley, says it helps in a […]

Iowa’s senior U.S. Senator is now revealing more details about the accident that happened earlier this month that required him to have emergency surgery. Senator Chuck Grassley, who is 89, says it was his own […]

A bill to ban Iowa schools from having materials or instruction about gender identity in kindergarten through eighth grade classes has cleared a senate subcommittee. Bill backer Amber Williams of Urbandale said as a kid, […]

Single-digit air temperatures and wind chills well below zero hindered firefighters in Atlantic on Monday as they struggled to tackle a house fire. Crews were called to the two-story home around 10 a.m. where Fire […]

Iowa’s trucking industry would get significant liability protection from lawsuits under a bill that’s cleared its first hurdle in the Iowa House. According to David Scott, a lobbyist for the Iowa Motor Truck Association,  delivery […]

There’s a new CEO at a southeast Iowa hospital where authorities are investigating assaults committed by an employee found dead in a hospital room last fall. William Keifer was announced as the new chief executive […]