A proposal from Iowa State University to create bachelors degree in Game Design received approval from a Board of Regents committee today. ISU Associate Provost Ann Marie VanDerZanden says demand for the program has been […]

A northwest Iowa banker says there’s too much red tape in federal disaster recovery programs. “Disaster victims are in no position to complete that excessive paperwork,” Gus Barker, president and CEO of First Community Bank […]

Heart disease is the #1 killer in Iowa, claiming more than 7,000 lives a year, and without some lifestyle changes, health officials say those numbers will only rise. McKenna Schmidt, wellness education specialist at Gundersen […]

A wanted Ohio man was arrested in southeast Iowa this week while trying to escape a manhunt in a neighboring state. The Albia Police Department received reports of a suspicious man near Albia High School. […]

The northwest Iowa community of Spencer continues working on the recovery from devastating flooding that hit in late June. Spencer Chamber and Foundation executive director Sheriffa Jones says 40% of all buildings were impacted by […]

A spokesman for the DNR says around 1,250 fish died after a water main break Monday that allowed chlorinated water into Iowa’s only urban trout stream in Cedar Rapids. DNR fisheries technician Chris Mack talked […]

State regulators have approved an increase in the rates for Alliant Energy electric and gas customers. Wisconsin-based Alliant Energy provides electricity to half a million customers in Iowa. According to the Iowa Utilities Commission, its […]

A $53-million project south of Ames is part of an effort to reach targets in Iowa’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy. The Water Pollution Control Facility handles around six million gallons of wastewater daily from Ames, Iowa […]

A northwest Iowa judge has affirmed that the Lyon County Sheriff will be able to seek reelection — as a Libertarian Party candidate. Lyon County Sheriff Sheriff Stewart Vander Stoep ran as a Republican in […]

An asteroid is approaching the Earth which the experts say will come close enough to be caught in our planet’s gravity well, technically becoming a second moon, at least for a few months. University of […]

A state administrator says a report from the state auditor on the frequency of nursing home inspections is “inaccurate” and “incomplete.” State Auditor Rob Sand released an analysis Monday showing nursing home inspections were occurring, […]

The Iowa DNR says a broken water main will likely to lead to dead fish in the only state trout stream near a major urban area. The DNR says the break allowed chlorinated water into […]

The State Fire Marshal has been called in to help determine the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a Jones County bar Tuesday. * The Jones County Sheriff’s Office says emergency personnel were called […]