The Iowa Senate has sent the governor a bill to mandate that Iowa public school students — starting in fifth grade — be shown ultrasounds and videos of fetal development
Colorful tulips are already starting to bloom in Pella, where thousands of visitors are expected for this week’s annual Tulip Time festival. This marks the 90th year for the celebration
A wayward driver did a lot of damage to a restaurant in Sioux City. Police Sergeant Tom Gill says they were called just before 6 a.m. Monday. “When officers arrived,
A bill that’s won approval in the Iowa legislature calls on Iowa schools to train all staff in how to recognize and respond to seizures and have at least one
Without debate, the Iowa Senate has confirmed four of the governor’s nominees to serve on the nine-member board that governs the state universities. Kurt Tjaden, the recently named president of
Iowa Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer has filed the paperwork to start raising money for a race for state auditor. In December, Governor Kim Reynolds selected Cournoyer to be lieutenant governor
A report finds only about one third of rural Iowa hospitals now deliver babies, with three hospitals closing their maternity wards in recent years, and two more considered at risk.
North America’s first commercial-scale “green ammonia” field trial is underway in Boone. Landus Cooperative partnered with the company Talusag to produce farm fertilizer using solar energy, air, and water. Hiro
Iowans for Tax Relief has created an online portal with information about every public school in Iowa. It includes the graduation rate for each district, as well as things like
Most spending decisions for the state budget year that begins July 1 have not been made by lawmakers. Republicans control the debate agenda and Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner said
