This week the Iowa House unanimously passed a bill designed that may give rural Iowans who don’t have ready access to ambulance services another avenue […]
State Patrol reminding drivers today, pot use not legal
Today is an unofficial holiday for marijuana users, which has prompted an enforcement campaign from the Iowa State Patrol. “The term 4/20 is synonymous with […]
Iowa Cancer Consortium meeting in Ames to discuss 5-year plan
Doctors, nurses, researchers and survivors are gathering in Ames today for a regional meeting of the Iowa Cancer Consortium. Levi Lappin, a coalition spokesman, says […]
From poignant to pointed, retiring Iowa legislators give farewell speeches
It’s an even-numbered year, so that means legislators who have decided to retire rather than seek re-election are given an “open mic” moment. In the […]
Iowa Lottery CEO plans to retire
The leader of the Iowa Lottery says he will retire at the end of this year or early in 2019. Terry Rich took over as […]
Third trial ends in sexual assault conviction for Charles City man
A Charles City man accused of molesting a teenager has been convicted of the crime again in a new trial. Sixty-two-year-old Doug Lindaman was convicted […]
King again seeks ban on state regulations on farming practices in other states
Republicans on the U.S. House Ag Committee have approved their preferred version of the next Farm Bill. It includes a proposal from Iowa Congressman Steve […]
AAA offering program to keep teens from drinking and driving during prom
Many thousands of Iowa teens are getting ready to celebrate two of the biggest events of high school — prom and graduation — but the […]
Politics & Government
House votes to let townships raise property taxes for ambulance service
This week the Iowa House unanimously passed a bill designed that may give rural Iowans who don’t have ready access to ambulance services another avenue to get it. Representative Zach Nunn of Bondurant said Myrna Hunt’s story about her husband’s heart attack in late 2013 helped spur the action. Hunt told legislators her husband died […]
Business & Economy
Younkers stores in Iowa look to be closing
Reports indicate the parent company of the Younkers stores will be sold to a liquidation company that will shut the stores down. Younkers has 15 stores in the state and Iowa Workforce Development indicates seven of the stores have given notice they are expecting to make layoffs. Iowa State University Economist Dave Swenson says the […]
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, passed away 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, […]