by Matt Kelley | May 17, 2023 | News, Outdoors, Top Story, Weather
Iowans who happened to be up for sunrise today got a rare treat. Smoke from wildfires in Alberta, Canada, is filtering high over Iowa and it’s making the sun appear as a golden-reddish-orange ball. Meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff, at the National Weather Service,...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 17, 2023 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government, Top Story
The nearly 100 officers in the Iowa DOT’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division will soon become part of the Iowa Highway Patrol. The switch takes effect July 1. Governor Kim Reynolds said it makes sense to have units with similar functions “under the same...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 12, 2023 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
The governor has signed a bill into law that extends new liability protection to the trucking industry. When someone is injured or killed in a crash with a semi, a large commercial vehicle or tow truck, the new law sets a $5 million limit on so-called pain and...
by Dar Danielson | May 12, 2023 | Education, News, Top Story
The Board of Regents held the first reading of a proposed increase in tuition at the three state universities at its meeting Thursday. Brad Berg of the Regents’ office explained the increase. “The proposed base undergraduate resident tuition increases...
by Dar Danielson | May 5, 2023 | Human Interest, News, Top Story
An Iowa woman was recently chosen to represent the United States in an international program with Japan. Maddy McGarry was named the U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen at the National Conference of State Cherry Blossom Societies in Washington, D.C. “It’s really a...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 5, 2023 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Governor Kim Reynolds says the 2023 legislative session has set Iowa on “a new path,” starting with what she calls “transformational education reform.” At the end of this month, low income parents of private school students can start applying...