It’s said dogs are a man’s best friend, but for how long? A University of Iowa anthropologist says canines have been companions to humankind for perhaps 22,000 years. U-I Professor Matt Hill is delivering a […]

The State of Iowa has a more than $1.9 billion budget surplus. Governor Reynolds has announced the state has $830 million in reserve funds and holds more than a billion in its Taxpayer Relief Fund. […]

A 38-year-old Iowans who pleaded guilty to assaulting a policeman during the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Kyle Young of Redfield assaulted DC […]

Iowa Lottery CEO Matt Strawn predicted it would be hard to match the last two fiscal years — which were the most profitable in the organization’s history — but he says the first two months […]

Two companies were sentenced to probation for one year and ordered to pay millons in restitution in a federal fraud case. A judge ordered Energae of Clear Lake and I-Lenders to each pay more than […]

The superintendent of the second-largest public school district in Iowa is undergoing treatment for cancer and has submitted her resignation. Noreen Bush, the superintendent of the Cedar Rapids Community School District, was diagnosed with cancer […]

For more than 20 years, foreign nationals and non-American-owned companies have been able to borrow money from the federal government to buy farmland here in the U.S., and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says that needs […]

A judge has struck down a state law that enhanced the penalty for trespassing at an ag-related business if the person took pictures or recorded video that was shared. Animal welfare groups had sued the […]

The Iowa DOT has canceled its fall in-person equipment and vehicle auction. Spokesman David Bollenbaugh says they just don’t have enough vehicles available. “We still can’t get trucks, like personal trucks, big trucks. It’s just […]

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst was in Storm Lake Monday to present a set of medals to a Buena Vista County veteran who served in World War Two. Several of Stanley Peterson’s family members were on […]

Farmers used some dry weather to move into full harvest mode last week. The U.S.D.A. says 5% of the statewide corn harvest is now complete — which is 5 days behind last year and one […]

Iowa has one of the nation’s oldest populations by percentage and a new report finds people 50-plus do realize the importance of oral health but aren’t necessarily taking the steps to prioritize it. Sarah Chavarria, […]

The Hancock Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved the construction permit for hog confinements southeast of Forest City. Summit Pork plans to build two buildings, each of which will house just under five-thousand head of […]