Affordable U.S. Steakhouses Worth Visiting in 2025
Image Credits: Wikimedia; licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. For me its avocado and salmon 24/7 :) When it comes to affordable steakhouses in 2025, Texas Roadhouse stands out as one of the most affordable and popular steakhouses in the country, maintaining lower prices on most items compared to competitors. The chain has...
Local businesses see boost in foot traffic as customers set New Year’s resolutions
DES MOINES, Iowa — It's that time of the year again when many are thinking about their goals for 2026. Data by Statista shows Americans largely have health and fitness-related resolutions for this year, with the top goal being to exercise more, and the third being to eat healthier. Here in Iowa, that trend follows.
Iowa Man Still Missing After Car Found Near Oark, Arkansas; Search Continues
Authorities are asking for the public’s help after the vehicle belonging to a missing Iowa man was discovered in rural northwest Arkansas. The car owned by 22-year-old Nicholas Collins of Garwin, Iowa, was located near Oark in Johnson County on the morning of January 1. Officials say Collins was last seen on December...
Iowa Weather Alert: Milder Temperatures Raise Freezing Rain Concerns Statewide Jan 9–13
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Des Moines, Iowa – A mid-January warm-up could bring periods of rain to parts of Iowa while increasing the risk of freezing rain and slick travel conditions in colder northern areas as temperatures...
Iowa income tax collections reach $5.3 billion in 2024
In 2024, Iowa's total tax collections reached $12.7 billion, including $5.3 billion from income taxes, which represents a 3.3% drop from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC). The State Government Tax Collections (STC) survey tracks five major...
Iowa Dept. of Corrections searching for man who escaped work release
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa Department of Corrections said it’s seeking a man who failed to report back to the Work Release Center on Friday. The department said Tywun Marquese Moore was convicted of 2nd Degree Robbery. The department described Moore as a 23-year-old, 5′9″, 184-pound Black...
Why did the sky turn pink during a recent winter storm in Iowa?
Parts of Iowa saw a bright pink sky during a recent winter storm. Here's why this rare phenomenon happened.
New Tornado Research Finds Landspouts Occur Most Often Over Croplands in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas,...
CHICAGO — New research analyzing tornado occurrences from 1995 to 2025 is shedding light on a long-standing question in meteorology: do certain types of tornadoes form more often over specific land-cover types?. Based on the charts and spatial plots provided, the answer appears to be yes — especially for...
News We Love: Family finds refuge and kindness after blizzard traps drivers
AMES, Iowa — Rafael and Sarah Soriano thought Sunday’s drive home to Ames, Iowa, from New Hampton would be routine — about two-and-a-half hours, as usual. Before leaving, they checked the radar and weather and believed they were ahead of anything serious. But what should have been...
Iowa Medicaid slashes speech therapy reimbursement rates, risking local providers
Speech therapy providers statewide face a severe decline in funding in the new year, after Iowa Medicaid Enterprise cut its reimbursement rates statewide by effectively 66%. With the hasty Iowa behavioral health redistricting process advertising an emphasis on preventive care only months ago, local providers are...
