A Dubuque woman has become an internet sensation after her son posted Janet El Khatib’s “home of the holidays” email for the family online. The week-long schedule outlined meal plans and snacks, along with visits […]

Studies find nearly 75% of crashes in Iowa happen in less than two inches of snow, and researchers at the University of Iowa are looking into the ideal commute times. Professor Jon Davis, in the […]

A western Iowa county of just under 12,000 residents has launched a campaign marketing itself as the real-life embodiment of T-V fiction. Ellen Walsh-Rosmann is the first voice you hear in the Shelby County Chamber […]

The 2023 Iowa legislature will convene next Monday, with Republicans holding a super majority in the Senate and Republicans in 64% of the seats in the House. The minority leaders in the legislature started meeting […]

If you got an ugly Christmas sweater, something in the wrong size or a duplicate item as a gift, ’tis now the season for returns and lines at customer service counters are long. Margo Riekes, […]

Des Moines Police say officers responding to a domestic dispute early this morning fatally shot a teenager who aimed a handgun at officers. An adult called 911 at about 12:30 a.m. to say a 16-year-old […]

Unions that represent rail workers are lobbying for a state law that would limit the length of trains. “Longer trains lead to more accidents, are more unsafe, they lead to more blocked crossings and, for […]

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says the national opioid-related settlements a half dozen businesses have agreed to pay must be spent to address the opioid crisis. “There’s strong restrictions on how the money will be […]

While some Iowans’ homes will be visited by a sleigh and eight tiny reindeer tomorrow night, it’s hoped there won’t also be a visit on Sunday from a fire truck. Andrea Vaspis, public education director […]

Cabin fever may already be setting in with kids home from school for the holiday break, but a developmental psychologist recommends Iowa parents avoid giving them rewards and bribes. Dr. Christi Bergin says if you […]

Along with Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are the top three worst days of the year for cooking fires in Iowa and nationwide. Andrea Vaspis, public education director for the National Fire Protection […]

There were brutally cold temperatures overnight in Iowa. Blizzard and Winter Storm Warnings from the National Weather will expire at 6 a.m. Saturday. Travel conditions remain difficult, if not impossible in much of Iowa as […]

Marijuana has been sold for recreational use in Illinois for nearly two years and just this month it became legal to sell, use and possess marijuana in Missouri, but the Republican-led Iowa legislature is unlikely […]

The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled a Dubuque man convicted of rape will get a new trial because his 2021 trial was closed to the public due to COVID concerns. A jury found 25-year-old Ronald […]

The leader of a Christian conservative group has added chapters to a book he wrote in 2007 about his profoundly disabled son, Lucas. “Unfortunately last year Lucas came down with non-COVID pneumonia and we fully […]

Colder temperatures are here and that means some Iowans can qualify for financial assistance for their heating bills. from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program or LIHEAP. State energy assistance bureau Chief, Bill Marquess […]

The forecast indicates wind speeds tonight will range between 35 to 45 and perhaps even 50 miles per hour across Iowa, creating bitter cold and blizzard conditions. Meteorologist Roger Vachalek at the National Weather Service […]

The four Iowans who’ll be serving in the U.S. House next year all back California Congressman Kevin McCarthy’s bid for House Speaker. A few conservative House Republicans say they won’t vote for McCarthy and their […]