Professor talks about quality of polls

In the few days remaining until Election Day, we’ll be bombarded with batches of presidential polls. John Schmaltz, a political science instructor at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City, says polls are looked upon with good favor if a couple of steps...

October produced more rainfall than average

It should be a mild night for trick-or-treating, as Iowans are enjoying unseasonably warm weather today, with midday highs in the 60s and 70s across much of the state. As November starts tomorrow, October ends with a diverse rainfall picture across Iowa, according to...