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 […]

State officials are asking the legislature to correct an error in the formula that determines some property tax rates. Each year, the Iowa Department of Revenue makes a statewide calculation that affects property tax rates. […]

A judge has approved a competency hearing for the Fort Dodge mother accused of killing her infant daughter — but denied a request for a new lawyer. District Court Judge Christopher Polking cited Taylor Blaha’s […]

An Iowa tax checkoff that sends money to the Fish and Wildlife Fund has seen some ups and downs in recent years. DNR wildlife biologist, Stephanie Shepherd, oversees what’s called the Chickadee Checkoff. “During tax […]

The Iowa State Patrol has released more information on the four family members killed in a crash on Highway 20 near Wellsburg Friday. The Patrol report says 23-year-old Ervin Borntreger, one-year-old Marlin Brontreger, two-year-old Rebecca […]

A U.S.D.A. funded program aims to get local food to hungry people while securing good prices for local producers. The Iowa Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program comes from the American Rescue Plan. For Iowans, it […]