January 31, 2025

A member of the Iowa House who has represented a district in the southeast corner of the state for the past four years has died at the age of 72..

A five-year moratorium on new state-licensed casinos easily passed the Iowa House yesterday, but Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair suggests its chances in the Senate are far different. “Honestly, I’d

Woodbury County Sheriff Chad Sheehan is helping pay for the new county jail by taking in more federal prisoners. Sheehan is asking the county supervisors for funds to hire eight

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says President Trump is scrutinizing federal spending with his recent actions which at least temporarily suspended funding for government programs and agencies. Ernst says she wants

The U.S. Department of Education’s national report card released this week showed an increase in Iowa’s reading scores, but a drop in math. Iowa Department of Education director McKenzie Snow

A bill moving through the state legislature would provide some budget stability to public school districts in areas hit by last year’s devastating tornadoes and historic flooding. General state spending

With high temperatures expected back in the low 50s in parts of Iowa today and into the weekend, the unseasonable mid-winter weather will bring more Iowans outdoors — and into

Tomorrow, February 1, is National Unclaimed Property Day and State Treasurer Roby Smith says his office has plenty of it. “We have $587 million that we have to return to