There wasn’t a lot of action in the farm fields last week. The U.S.D.A. crop report says weather limited farmers to just about two good days in the field. With no tractors pulling planters — […]

Dubuque County Supervisors have approved spending $5 million in federal funding on a permanent stadium next to the “Field of Dreams” movie site near Dyersville and a new non-profit plans to seek other grants and […]

Temperatures have shot up into the 80s and 90s today across Iowa. National Weather Service meteorologist, Roger Vachalek says the temperature isn’t the only thing making it warm. “Along with that you’ve noticed a rapid […]

Iowa’s weather pattern is making a big shift this week, from cold and rainy to hot and humid, raising familiar concerns about drought. Meteorologist Doug Kluck, climate services director for the Central Region of the […]

Ames Police are investigating an overnight shooting death. At around 4:40 a.m. the Ames police received calls from multiple individuals who reported hearing gunshots in the vicinity of wheeler street. A short time later, officers […]

The murder trial opens today in Webster City for the man accused of killing an Iowa State Patrol trooper in a standoff last year. Forty-two-year-old Michael Lang is accused of shooting Sgt. Jim Smith in […]

The Department of Education continues working to implement recommendations from the state Dyslexia Board which became law. The Department’s Brad Niebling gave an update to the Board of Education at their meeting last week and […]

A collection of Iowa groups organized a rally on the Iowa Capitol steps this weekend as the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to overturn the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion. “We will not stand for […]

Authorities say a Colfax man remains missing after a boating accident on the Des Moines River southeast of Runnels on Saturday afternoon. Marion County Sheriff Jason Sandholdtf says three people in an air boat were […]

Iowans can learn some of the handiwork of their ancestors at this weekend’s Hitchcock Pioneer Skills Festival at the historic Hitchcock House, near Lewis. Sharon Guffey-Lewis, chair of the Hitchcock House Board of Directors, says […]

The Iowa-based Hy-Vee grocery store chain has cut more workers. A company statement says 57 positions were eliminated across Hy-Vee’s corporate offices. They include employees from the IT, engineering, equipment, real estate, and construction departments. […]

Heavy traffic is expected on Iowa’s roads this Mother’s Day weekend, and the Iowa State Patrol is taking part in a highway safety initiative. Patrol Colonel Nathan Fulk says they’ll focus on unsafe drivers, which […]

The “Midwest Pride In Your Ride” truck and tractor show is this weekend in Earlville, as those in the trucking industry and the public come together to support the fight against cancer. Greg Preussner, who […]

A bill sponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley would lay the groundwork for anti-trust lawsuits against members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. “OPEC and partner countries like Russia being the biggest, they blatantly collude […]