Community colleges in Estherville, Mason City and Sheldon have been notified they’re among 150 U.S. community colleges that can compete for what a former president has called the “Oscar” for achievement and student performance. The […]

While many Iowans will keep up the tradition of Black Friday shopping today, it’s predicted even more bargain hunters will be out in force tomorrow for Small Business Saturday. Jayne Armstrong, director of the U.S. […]

State regulations require that certain types and lengths of fish caught in many Iowa lakes and streams be immediately released back into the water. In other bodies of water, fish that aren’t big enough — […]

Iowans are warned to be extra cautious before buying anything online or even in-person on this Black Friday. Consumer protection expert Michael Domke says if you’re shopping in brick-and-mortar stores, you need to read the […]

After disruption in the meat supply at the start of the pandemic, the federal government will spend half a billion to expand meat and poultry processing and another $150 million specifically for small meat lockers. […]

The DNR’s annual trout stocking of ponds across the state is now complete. Northeast Iowa regional fisheries supervisor Mike Steuck says it’s a way to introduce trout fishing outside their normal habitat. He says they […]

Many Iowa communities are coping with population losses, but a southwest Iowa town that was devastated by flooding in 2019 isn’t giving up hope. Pacific Junction had fewer than 500 people before the floods, but […]

Former Governor Terry Branstad says as President Trump’s ambassador to China, he routinely accepted criticism of the United States from Community Party officials in a formal setting. Branstad says the process has a name in […]

Songs, prayers, and drumbeats were part of the 19th annual Memorial March to honor lost Native American children in Sioux City today. Co-organizer Terry Medina says the march remembers the Native American children who have […]

More than 180 insurance companies are now headquartered in Iowa — and Iowa Economic Development Authority director Debi Durham says no other state gets a higher percentage of its Gross Domestic Product from the insurance […]

Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer is issuing a stellar financial report, after just emerging from a major labor dispute. Quad Cities-based John Deere reports 4th quarter net income of nearly $1.3 billion, compared to $757 million […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says they are getting the documentation together to provide justification for spending $450,000of federal COVID relief funding on staff salaries last spring. “I just want to remind people that that was March, […]

For the third straight week, the number of patients in Iowa hospitals who’ve tested positive for COVID has increased — up 13% from a week ago. The Iowa Department of Public Health provides an update […]