State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat who is running for governor, is proposing term limits for legislators and statewide elected officials as well as mandatory prison time for any public
The Catholic Church is reporting a significant influx in new members, and people returning to the fold, both in Iowa and nationwide. The Diocese of Des Moines reports a 51-percent
The Iowa Court of Appeals has denied Walmart for a second time in the appeal of the property tax assessment for its Marshalltown store. Walmart contested the Marshall County Assessor’s
Some farmers in northwest Iowa saw wind-driven fires rush across their fields this past weekend. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Leah Ten Napel says the damage to fields will
Iowans are being warned about the elevated risk of severe weather this afternoon and tomorrow. Meteorologist Alexis Jimenez, at the National Weather Service, says in today’s first round, multiple powerful
Storm Lake residents showed up yesterday expecting to hear why their school property taxes might rise next year—but the first thing they learned was that the increase won’t be as
Storm Lake police say a Fort Dodge man is facing multiple felony charges after investigators linked him to a series of fraudulent purchases at Bomgaars stores across Iowa—including the Storm
A House subcommittee has advanced a bill to set up an annual appropriation of $3 million for pediatric cancer research in Iowa. A group of parents were at the Capitol
A journalist many consider the best storyteller on American television today will be in central Iowa later this month to accept the highest honor from the Ray Center at Drake
A bill supporters say would give Iowans a clear right to repair their farm equipment has cleared initial review in the Iowa House. Iowa Farmers Union President Aaron Lehman said
