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 […]

A St. Ansgar man who was convicted in the January 6th riots at the U.S. Capitol is facing new charges of invasion of privacy and interference with official acts after an incident in Clear Lake. […]

State Racing and Gaming administrator, Brian Ohorilko, says the amount of revenue generated at the state’s traditional casinos went against the recent trend in December. “We did see for the first time in quite some […]

A bill in the Iowa Senate would prevent the collection of up to $127 million dollars in property taxes and force local officials to make cuts in city and county budget plans. Last fall, Iowa […]

A key senator is proposing new restrictions for commercially owned solar installations placed on farmland. Senate Ag Committee chairman Dan Zumbach said the goal is to establish limits on how close solar arrays may be […]

The Iowa Ag Expo opens today  in Des Moines for its 103rd year, with a forecast economic impact of $19 million in its three-day run. Katie Stien, with Catch Des Moines, says there will be […]

After a city inspection found a range of problems from leaky roofs to crumbling foundations, the future of the old fort replica in Fort Madison’s Riverview Park is up for a community discussion. Mayor Matt […]

A Sioux City Fire Department spokesman says it could take some time before they can determine the exact cause of a fire that destroyed a restaurant in a strip mall Sunday. Captain Ryan Collins says […]

Newly-elected Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart says there’s still a chance national party leaders will relent and let the Iowa Democratic Party’s Caucuses go first in the 2024 presidential election. “I’m hoping that we […]