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Auditors ID $122,000 in undocumented, improper spending by ex-Guttenberg Chamber exec
A special investigation conducted by the State Auditor's Office has identified questionable transactions totalling $122,000 that were handled by the former head of a chamber of commerce in northeast Iowa. Brandie Tomkins was hired in October of 2020 to be director of...
Leader of Iowa Renewable Fuels Association sees mixed result in refinary waivers
The executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association has a mixed reaction to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decision to give 34 small refineries exemptions from mixing reneable fuels with gas. Monte Shaw describes the announcement as a "bad...
Northwest Iowa town of Hull hit hard by storm
Residents of Hull in northwest Iowa are cleaning up after a powerfull storm brought down trees and power lines last night. Sioux County Emergency Management Coordinator Ryan De Kruyf says storms that initially appeared likely to stay north of Sioux County shifted...
Three acclaimed UI health programs now under one new roof
The ribbon will be cut this afternoon on a quarter-billion dollar building at the University of Iowa housing three separate but related top-ranked programs. Ground was broken in October of 2023 on the new Health Sciences Academic Building, which is located just south...
Zach Lahn says state should back research into safety of Round Up
Zach Lahn, the Republican candidate for governor, says he isn't calling for a ban on certain farm chemicals, but he says the EPA is not telling the truth about the safety of some products. "We need to have independent research on the state level," Lahn said, "...just...
Regents discuss class selection for the University of Iowa’s Center For Intellectual Freedom
The executive committee appointed to oversee the University of Iowa's Center For Intellectual Freedom (CIF) discussed hiring a permanent director during their meeting Tuesday. Interim director Luciano Decastro is one candidate that they voted to support moving...
$5 million in FEMA assistance for central Iowans dealing with damage after torrential rains
President Trump, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson and Governor Kim Reynolds posted statements on social media last night announcing $5 million in FEMA funding has been approved for Iowa individuals and farmers impacted by severe weather in July. A spokesman for Governor...
Iowa manufacturer acquires Minnesota company that makes custom fire equipment
A northern Iowa company that manufactures heavy duty truck-mounted equipment has acquired a Minnesota firm that makes equipment for fire trucks. Stellar Industries was founded in Garner 36 years ago. It's the first U.S. manufacturer to design and produce a hydraulic...
Dubuque lands $750K grant to restore landmark buildings in city park
The eastern Iowa city of Dubuque is getting a hefty grant to revive a centerpiece of its park system while also restoring the work of a prominent architect from nearly a century ago. Dubuque city planner Chris Happ Olson says Alfred Caldwell designed Dubuque’s Eagle...
Writer of novel “The Obsessed” to make one Iowa stop on book tour (AUDIO)
An author who earned her MFA at the University of Iowa will be returning to the state next week to promote her new book, "The Obsessed." Lizzie Buehler says it's a tale about the trials of modern dating as a brilliant and obsessive college student who studies...
Rollins says Trump Administration’s ‘putting beef right back at the center of policymaking’ in D.C.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins visited the Farm Progress Show in Boone yesterday, touting announcements for the cattle industry that came after President Trump waived tariff charges on imported beef for 90 days to reduce ground beef prices for consumers....
August heat dome had a big impact on Iowa temperatures and rainfall patterns
State Climatologist Justin Glisan says the heat dome that settled over Iowa in August had an impact on both temperatures and the amount of rainfall. "The average temperature preliminarily is about 1.2 degrees above the 30 year climatology. So warmer than average...
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