Iowa’s Joni Ernst is among a group of bipartisan U.S. Senators who have introduced legislation to provide more federal money for mental health services to […]
DMACC offers free class to high school girls to get them interested in firefighting, EMS
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in Ankeny is offering a free class to high school girls in tenth through 12th grade to learn about […]
Search ramped up for missing autistic teen in La Porte City
It’s now been nearly two weeks since a teenager with autism disappeared in northeast Iowa. Police have found no sign of 16-year-old Jake Wilson, who […]
Wapello teen arrested for alleged threat involving prom
Wapello Police have charged a 16-year-old with a felony count of threat of terrorism for an alleged threat involving prom. Wapello Police responded to a […]
State unemployment rate dips to 2.8% in March
The state’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.8% in March, while the U.S. unemployment rate remained at 4.1%. Iowa Workforce Development spokesperson Cory Kelly says Iowa […]
Governor says there’s no one single answer to school safety issues
Students in some Iowa schools walked out of classes this morning to join a national protest on the 19th anniversary of a school shooting in […]
Heat of sun brings cool results for Cedar Rapids engineering firm
A building in eastern Iowa that houses a mechanical and electrical engineering firm is now a Net Zero energy user, which means it produces as […]
Liquidation of Younkers getting underway
Going-out-of-business sales start today for a longtime Iowa department store chain. Officials with retail giant Bon-Ton say the liquidation sales should run ten to twelve […]
Politics & Government
Senator Ernst among supporters of rural mental health services bill
Iowa’s Joni Ernst is among a group of bipartisan U.S. Senators who have introduced legislation to provide more federal money for mental health services to rural residents. Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, says a 2016 study by the CDC found ag workers have a higher suicide rate than any other occupation. She says the […]
Business & Economy
State unemployment rate dips to 2.8% in March
The state’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.8% in March, while the U.S. unemployment rate remained at 4.1%. Iowa Workforce Development spokesperson Cory Kelly says Iowa continues to have one of the lowest jobless rates in the country. “We’re tied for fifth nationally with the states of Nebraska and Vermont,” Kelly said. Iowa’s unemployment rate, over […]
Sports
Former Iowa State coach Earle Bruce dies at 87
Former Iowa State head football coach Earle Bruce, who led the Cyclones to three-straight eight-win seasons and two Bowl games, died early this morning at the age of 87. Bruce was hired as the head football coach at Iowa State in 1973, replacing Johnny Majors, who left for Pittsburgh after the 1972 season. Bruce, who […]