The Iowa Supreme Court has dismissed part of a Waterloo ordinance involving the use of the criminal history of job applicants. The court ruled the city cannot ban employers from making hiring decisions solely on […]

The Iowa Supreme Court has thrown out a district court ruling that allowed Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Water Watch to sue the state over water quality. The Supreme Court ruling says it is […]

Fireworks are now on sale in Iowa, mostly from tents, but just because you can buy the booming noisemakers doesn’t mean it’s okay to set them off. State law says cities and counties cannot ban […]

A Webster County woman is dead after an accident involving a bicycle and a truck Tuesday in Fort Dodge. Around 9:30 Tuesday morning the Fort Dodge Police Dept. responded to a call that a woman […]

An eastern Iowa boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert last night is now reported safe. Authorities issued the alert about 9 PM saying the boy was abducted from the Jackson County town […]

Police say a 20-year-old has been charged with shooting his parents and sister to death in the family’s Cedar Rapids home. Police were called to the home on the northeast side of Cedar Rapids shortly […]

A fire has destroyed the Dobson Pipe Organ Builders workshop in Lake City. A company statement on Facebook says an employee who discovered the fire and tried to put it out was burned, but “he […]

Democrat Ras Smith kicked off his campaign for governor with an online video this morning and an in-person rally in his hometown of Waterloo early this evening. “I believe that together we can accomplish so […]

The World Pork Expo is wrapping up its three-day run at the Iowa State Fairgrounds this afternoon and organizers say there’s been much political discussion among producers at this year’s event. Jen Sorenson of Ankeny, […]

Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra says it’s time for a federal law that ensures any product labeled as “milk” came from dairy cows or other livestock, not from plants. “I think we have to have labeling. […]

Revenue for Casey’s General Stores in its just-concluded fiscal year reached $8.7 billion. Casey’s CEO Darren Rebelez said “in the midst of the most challenging business environment of our lifetimes,” that is an “astounding” figure. […]

Plexiglass panels that were in such high demand at the height of the pandemic are coming down now and students at Iowa State University are finding alternative uses for the durable, clear sheets. Merry Rankin, […]

A southeast Iowa woman is accused of threatening to place an explosive device in an attorney’s office. According to court records, 30-year-old Siearre Smith of Ottumwa entered the Wapello County Attorney’s Office on the afternoon […]

An Iowan shown on video leading a crowd of rioters behind the U-S Senate on January 6th is asking to be released from prison as he awaits his trial. Forty-one-year-old Doug Jensen of Des Moines […]

There’s a promise of some relief for the 66,000 Iowans who are now living with the most common cause of dementia. Lauren Livingston, communications director for the Iowa chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, says there’s […]

Classes have been cancelled for a fourth day at Des Moines Area Community College due to what DMACC officials call a “data security incident.” House Speaker Pat Grassley today said the Information Technology Committee he […]

Cyberattacks are becoming more plentiful, disrupting Iowans’ lives, businesses and educations, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s hopeful the federal government can intervene. Given recent attacks by computer hackers that have shut down gasoline […]

The outgoing leader of Democrats in the Iowa House says he isn’t backing away from politics and is likely to run for re-election in 2022. Representative Todd Prichard of Charles City has been House Minority […]

A Manchester man is running across Iowa in honor of two fallen co-workers. Ryan Miller works as a correctional officer at the Anamosa State Penitentiary, where another officer and a nurse were killed during an […]