Cedar Falls is fighting a wave of hate speech that’s appearing through graffiti. Several sites along the city’s trails and public infrastructure were spray-painted with swastikas and homophobic slurs this week. Sonja Bock, a member […]

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is introducing a bill she says aims to change trade laws so China can no longer “take advantage of U.S. workers and rip off U.S. businesses.” Hinson, a Republican from Marion, […]

The board of a northwest Iowa community college has accepted a settlement with international students who accused the school of human trafficking. Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City will pay $2.3-million to settle […]

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says he’s met with Iowa’s attorney general to discuss legal challenges to some federal regulations relating to wetlands. “In the conservation space, we’re having some real problems in getting with […]

Teenagers with hand-lettered signs and pickup trucks packed with stacks of sweet corn are being seen on street corners in many Iowa cities as we’re smack dab in the middle of prime time for that […]

As part of flood recovery efforts, some officials in northwest Iowa are exploring the idea of joining a Water Management Authority that oversees the Little Sioux River watershed. The Little Sioux Headwaters Coalition currently includes […]

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, today said Vice President Kamala Harris had an obligation to be in Washington, D.C. today for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to congress. “Not having […]

There’s a new level of interest in an Iowa Democratic Party banquet this weekend. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear,  booked weeks ago to headline a party fundraiser in Des Moines this Saturday, has emerged as one […]

A new report shows non-profit organizations across the region are facing severe workforce shortages, and potential solutions revolve around boosting salaries and benefits. Anne Hindery is CEO of the Omaha-based Nonprofit Association of the Midlands […]

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says police often classify cases of human trafficking as some other type of offense, like a drug crime, but hotlines are fielding more reports about people being forced into […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is releasing new video and documents relating to the assassination attempt on former President Trump in Pennsylvania earlier this month. Bodycam footage from local law enforcement and the Secret Service shows […]

One month after flooding devasted the northwest Iowa town of Rock Valley, the mayor says work is still underway to bring in temporary housing. Mayor Kevin Van Otterloo says the residents of about 150 households […]

After feuding for decades, the leader of the American Petroleum Institute says the oil and gas industry has a shared mission with biofuels producers. Mike Sommers (like “summers”) is president and C-E-O of the American […]

State Auditor Rob Sand is raising questions about changes in the state contract with Odyssey, the company managing taxpayer funded Education Savings Accounts for private school students in Iowa. Sand said the company will be […]

The latest report from the Iowa Association of Realtors shows home sales are down in Iowa, while the number of homes on the market is rising. The president of the Iowa Association of Realtors said […]

The southwest Iowa town of Greenfield is welcoming thousands of RAGBRAI riders as the near-halfway point on today’s 82-mile leg of the bike ride between Atlantic and Winterset. Greenfield was hit by a powerful tornado […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the attempted assassination of former President Trump cast major doubt on Secret Service policies and procedures. “Obviously everything that I’ve heard, either the non-answers or what we know for a […]