From spying on the Pentagon to trying to change the course of elections, cyber-criminals are seen as a growing and significant threat. Iowa Senator Chuck […]
Iowa State Fair has big final weekend to top previous record attendance
Attendance for the 2018 Iowa State Fair has just barely broken last year’s record. The Iowa State Fair’s 11-day run ended Sunday. State Fair officials […]
Storm dumps rain in western Iowa; 11.9 inches in Woodbine
Parts of western Iowa got drenched by a storm system that started dumping rain on Sunday. National Weather Service meteorologist Cathy Zapotocnysays the heaviest rain […]
Waterloo woman charged with murder in deadly April fire
A Waterloo woman is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with a deadly house fire in the city earlier this year. Forty-one-year-old […]
Reports say Mollie Tibbetts has been found dead
(Update 9:30 a.m.) The DCI confirms a body has been found in rural Poweshiek County and they are trying to confirm its identity. Previous story: […]
ISU student sees the world in summer of research
Classes started Monday at most of Iowa’s colleges and universities and it’s unlikely any student had a more adventurous summer than Iowa State University […]
Nearly two-thirds of Iowa corn crop rated good to excellent
The latest U.S.D.A. report on Iowa crops indicates the rain that’s fallen recently in parts of Iowa may help boost corn and soybean yields. About […]
Private donors to provide state’s ‘Computer Science Is Elementary’ grants
An elementary school in Sioux City that’s focused on digital literacy has been selected as the “blueprint” for launching similar programs in other schools. Next […]
Politics & Government
Senator Grassley to take part in hearing on cyber threats
From spying on the Pentagon to trying to change the course of elections, cyber-criminals are seen as a growing and significant threat. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says members of Congress are doing their best to remain vigilant on multiple fronts. “Every day there are reports, yesterday it was about Russians, but who knows?” Grassley says. […]
Business & Economy
State unemployment rate now tied for second lowest nationwide
Iowa’s unemployment dropped down to 2.6% in July. Iowa Workforce Development spokesman, Cory Kelly, says that’s down from 2.7% in June. “That puts Iowa tied with North Dakota for second lowest unemployment rate in the country — and an 18-year low — we haven’t seen this since July of 2000,” according to Kelly. “So, we’re […]
Sports
Radio Iowa High School Football Poll 8-20-18
Class 4A 1. Dowling Catholic @ #9 Waukee 2. Bettendorf vs #10 Pleasant Valley 3. Johnston @ Urbandale 4. Cedar Falls @ Ames 5. WDM Valley vs S.E. Polk 6. Cedar Rapids Prairie @ C.R. Washington 7. Ankeny Centennial @ Ankeny 8. Iowa City West vs 3A-#3 North Scott 9. Waukee vs #1 Dowling Catholic […]