The state unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percent to 3.5% in April. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says that’s partly because more people are looking for work. “We
Iowa native Logan Ogden has been named the director of men’s basketball athletic performance for the University of Iowa men’s basketball program, it was announced Thursday by head coach Ben
An author who’s referred to as the Queen of Romance will be in central Iowa tonight for a free event that promises to thrill her loyal readers. Abby Jimenez is
The spokesperson for the Food Bank of Iowa says the annual Feeding America survey isn’t very positive for the state. Annette Hacker says there are people in all 99 counties
About 200 hourly employees at Winnebago Industries’ Forest City manufacturing facility will be laid off starting next month. Company employees were told on Wednesday that after a thorough business analysis
Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer is reporting a significant dip in income compared to a year ago. Quad Cities-based John Deere reports second quarter net income of $1.8 billion dollars, a
Strong thunderstorms rumbled across parts of northern Iowa this morning, and a wide area of the state will soon be under a Wind Advisory. It covers 34 counties in northwest,
Lawmakers approved a tax cut for Iowa businesses, made final state spending decisions and ended the 2025 Iowa legislative session at 6:31 this morning. Senate President Amy Sinclair, a Republican
A tax break for businesses cleared the Iowa Senate and House in the final hours of the 2025 Iowa Legislature. The bill reduces the business tax rate for the state
After three years of trying, the governor’s plan to provide state employees four weeks of paid maternity leave and one week of paid paternity leave.It will also provide four weeks
