The La Nina weather system often brings Iowa and the Midwest an above-normal helping of precipitation, but even though the pattern is expected to stick around for yet another winter, we’re still suffering with drought. […]

Eleven organizations in central Iowa have put together a pilot project for what’s called a basic income plan they will launch later this year. The Director of Principal Foundation, Jo Christine Miles, says they will […]

A northwest Iowa man caught getting meth through the mail has been sentenced to nearly two decades in federal prison. * According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa, 55-year-old Armando […]

A security breach at one of the nation’s largest health systems has affected hospitals in Des Moines and Omaha. Officials at Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health say an IT security incident happened on Monday. Some MercyOne facilities […]

An Iowa DNR deer research specialist says several factors are causing deer to be more active this time of year and motorists should be on the lookout. The first bowhunting season is underway and Jace […]

A man from Grinnell has died and another man was injured in a wreck on a county highway near Brooklyn that involved a semi and farm equipment. The semi and a tractor were both headed […]

A bill that aims to help college campuses stop sexual assaults before they happen while helping survivors to recover is being introduced in the U.S. Senate today, co-sponsored by Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. He says […]

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has joined third district congressional candidate Zach Nunn to tout the House GOP’s “Commitment to America” agenda. Nunn emphasizes the pledge to reduce government spending. “Every dollar the government spends […]

The Iowa 4-H Foundation is holding its annual Iowa Giving Day over 24 hours from noon today through noon tomorrow. While there are some 23,000 young Iowans in the organization now, the day is an […]

The Creighton survey of Midwest purchasing managers for September shows the overall measure dropped again. Economist Ernie Goss says they measure the status of the states on a zero to 100 scale, with 50 representing […]

The two candidates running to be Iowa’s secretary of agriculture for the next four years disagree on how to advance voluntary efforts to improve water quality in the state. Republican Mike Naig has been ag […]

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved three more fines at their meeting last week for the illegal use of credit cards by sports betting operations. Racing and Gaming Administrator Brian Ohorilko says they are […]

All of the counties across the northern third of Iowa wrapped up the month as the 10th driest September on record, which is significant given that’s over one-and-a-half centuries of record keeping. Most of that […]

Some farmers in northwest and north-central Iowa are finding their crops damaged from last week’s cold snap. Angie Rieck Hinz , a field agronomist with the Iowa State University Extension, says the frost had the […]

Republican Governor Kim Reynolds and Democratic challenger Deidre DeJear are both talking about a Reynolds campaign ad that briefly features a Missouri congresswoman. Reynolds recited part of the ad script to the crowd at her […]

As dry conditions persist, particularly in northwest Iowa, many city water systems have asked customers to voluntarily conserve water. Todd Uhl, the public works director in Sheldon, says there’s no emergency yet, but things are […]