Some educators and parents are pushing back on proposed changes to Iowa’s K-12 science standards that changes the phrases “biological evolution” and “climate change” to “biological change over time” and
The deadline is later this week for Iowans to nominate someone for the American Red Cross’ Heroes of the Heartland Awards. Emily Holley, the agency’s regional communications manager, says the
The Iowa DCI says a man who barricaded himself in his Storm Lake home after fleeing a traffic stop was shot and killed this morning in an exchange of gunfire
A federally mandated survey finds a majority of the water lines serving Iowa homes do not contain lead. DNR Drinking Water Program coordinator Heidi Cline says there are still a
State health officials are seeing a significant jump in the number of schools reporting high absence rates due to illness. Iowa Health and Human Services reports a boost statewide in
The top Democrat in the Iowa House says cell phone policies for Iowa schools should be left up to school boards. Governor Kim Reynolds has introduced legislation that would require
Alzheimer’s disease strikes about one in nine Iowa seniors, but studies show the rate is even higher for people in rural areas. A statewide virtual community forum is planned later
The December unemployment rate moved up one tenth of a percent to 3.2%. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says that comes as more people were looking for jobs. “The
Many Iowa school districts are stepping up efforts to improve attendance, as chronic absenteeism surged during the pandemic and it’s been difficult to bring down. Des Moines Public Schools has
Des Moines police say a drug dog found more than 50 pounds of marijuana at the Des Moines International Airport Thursday after they received an anonymous tip the pot was
