Winnebago Industries saw second-quarter revenues rise by almost 39%. The outdoor lifestyle products manufacturer with Iowa factories in Forest City, Lake Mills, Charles City and Waverly matched the record of $1.2 billion set in the […]

Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate have voted to reduce the maximum number of weeks Iowans may receive unemployment benefits by 10 weeks — from about half a year today down to 16 weeks. […]

Iowa Lottery sales so far this fiscal year are nearly even through February when compared to the record set last year. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, says higher gas prices and inflation are starting to […]

Twin brothers from northwest Iowa will be featured in a new national TV show tonight. Alex and Derek Koops of Sioux Center will be competing on “Domino Masters” on FOX. Four teams get 16 hours […]

As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, Iowans are urged to take part in this morning’s statewide tornado drill. Meteorologist Alex Krull, at the National Weather Service in metro Des Moines, says with the number […]

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says he is concerned about the number of cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or Bird Flu, that have already been detected and confirmed in Iowa. “We didn’t start dealing […]

The chairman of the Iowa Senate’s tax-writing committee is proposing a constitutional amendment that would require a super majority vote in the legislature to raise the state income tax or the sales tax. Senator Dan […]

Two southwest Iowa families are offering a $5,000 cash reward for information that leads to the return of a large bell that was stolen from a church in Cass County last weekend. Drue Kirchhoff says […]

The Mason City school board unanimously voted Monday night to approve the River Hawks as the high school’s new mascot, after the board did away with the Mohawk as mascot last year. Mason City High […]

Five years after Kim Reynolds took over as governor, the Iowa legislature is proposing an amendment to the Iowa Constitution to clarify the line of succession at the top of state government. In 2017, Iowa […]

Waterloo police are investigating a fatal shooting this morning. Police say not all the details are known, but they have confirmed the victim is a 41-year-old black man who died at a local hospital a […]

Six sites at the Wickiup Hill Nature Area managed by Linn County Conservation have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Kent Rector manages the Wickiup Hill Learning Center on the site northwest […]

Another proposal for revamping Iowa’s 44-year-old Bottle Bill has won bipartisan approval in a House committee and could be debated by the full House early next week. Just like a version pending in the Iowa […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has just returned after leading a weekend trip to Germany and Poland where she and nine other U.S. Senators met with government officials, refugee organizations and U.S. military commanders in Europe. […]

Iowa State University researchers are studying the production of blood stem cells in zebrafish in hopes of eventually growing cells to fight diseases like cancer and anemia in humans. ISU’s Raquel Espin Palazon says she’s […]

Republicans in the Iowa House are proposing a new 12 million dollar scholarship program for students at Iowa’s three public universities. House Speaker Pat Grassley said it’s an effort to address workforce shortages in specific […]