A state board has approved a more than $4 million settlement with former University of Iowa football players who alleged the Hawkeye program was a racially hostile environment for black players. But members of the […]

A more than $4 million legal settlement has been reached with a dozen former University of Iowa football players and the three member State Appeals Board meets this afternoon to review and approve it. The […]

A more than $4 million legal settlement has been reached with a dozen former University of Iowa football players and the three member State Appeals Board meets this afternoon to review and approve it. The […]

Madison County residents marked the one year anniversary Sunday of the deadly tornado outbreak that included one that dropped down just outside Winterset and left six people dead. Madison County Community Foundation manager Tom Leners […]

The guidelines are changing for the age at which people should begin getting screened for colon cancer, which is the third most common cancer in Iowa and the state’s second leading cause of cancer death. […]

Voters in 35 Iowa counties will be casting ballots for tomorrow’s bond referendums. According to Iowans for Tax Relief, voters in five cities, 16 school districts and one community college district will decide on a […]

Nurses are in short supply and high demand in Iowa, and a new study from the University of Iowa looks at ways nurses can overcome some of the things that cause them stress. Study co-author […]

Today is Jeremy Parsons’ first day as the Iowa State Fair’s CEO and general manager. Most of the plans for the 2023 Iowa State Fair in August have been made well in advance, according to […]

A large crowd gathered outside the Iowa Capitol Sunday afternoon for what organizers called a “rally to resist” bills in the legislature on LGTBQ issues. Organizers like Keenan Crow of One Iowa urged rally-goers to […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is appointing a central Iowa businessman to the board that governs the three state universities. Former Governor Terry Branstad nominated Robert Cramer to the Board of Regents in 2013, but Cramer lost […]

Walgreens has announced it will not distribute abortion pills in 20 U.S. states, including Iowa. The move comes after Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and other Republican attorneys general around the country threatened to sue […]

Luther College is being recognized as one of the most sustainable campuses in the country, having cut its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 72% in the past 20 years. Jon Jensen, director of Luther‘s […]

Fourteen Iowans have been honored today for their actions in life-threatening situations. Two groups received the Sullivan Brothers Award of Valor for rescuing people from burning or submerged vehicles involved in traffic accidents. Two state […]

The Iowa high school girls’ basketball tournament isn’t the only tournament underway in Des Moines this weekend. Both Saturday and Sunday, the Iowa State Fairgrounds is the setting for the state archery tournament. It’s gathering […]

Republicans in the legislature are proposing new income thresholds for who qualifies for government food and health care assistance. Committees in the House and Senate have approved bills that say households with more than $15,000 […]

Preservationists are raising money to buy historical markers for the 182-year-old Oakland Cemetery in Keokuk. The bronze markers will indicate the historic figures buried there, which include a U.S. Supreme Court justice, a black abolitionist, […]

A new study says converting more land to grow crops for biofuels may negatively affect wildlife protected in Iowa and elsewhere under the Endangered Species Act. Researcher Tyler Lark, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, authored […]

This first Friday in March is considered the National Day of Unplugging, where people are encouraged to disconnect from digital distractions. Monique Moore of Urbandale is urging Iowans to join her in what’s called Phones […]

Republicans on committees in the Iowa House and Senate have voted to let teenagers work longer hours and let them work at jobs that are currently off-limits for minors. “It provides greater opportunities for our […]