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AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University is increasing ticket prices due to a projected $147 million budget deficit by the end of FY2031. Iowa State University said in a statement that, “Maintaining a nationally recognized, competitive athletics program is essential to Iowa State University and economically important to...

URBANDALE, Iowa (KCCI) - KCCI reports, on a summer day in Urbandale’s Lake View Park, about a dozen Canada geese lounge next to the water. Years ago, the birds overran the park to the point that it was almost unusable. So the city explored options for “geese mitigation,” which...

Iowa has a new world record holder. Guinness World Records has announced that a little boy born in Iowa is now the youngest prematurely born baby on record. According to KCCI, Nash Keen turned 1 year old on July 5th. He was born 21 weeks exactly early. He was born so prematurely that he is the first to be born and...

There’s a push in Illinois to make big polluters pay for their impact on the climate. And a judge gets in the way of Iowa’s new law that restricts pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs.) Pharmacy benefit managers are the go-betweens between insurance companies and drug companies to essentially determine prescription drug...

(Des Moines) -- State officials in Iowa are recruiting local businesses to report suspected cases of human trafficking. It is an ongoing effort but highlighted this year as part of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Iowa reported 166 cases of human trafficking to the National Human Trafficking Hotline in...

A Perry man is serving a two-year probation term following a speeding incident this past February. According to court documents, 35-year-old Wesley Allen Jenkins pled guilty to a Class D Felony of Eluding While Exceeding Speed Limit by 25 miles per hour or more. The charges stemmed from February 14th, when a Perry...

Des Moines, Iowa — The most recent accounting shows total state tax collections dropped over seven percent in the past 12 months, due to a business tax break. Much of that $629 million drop is due to a nearly 78 percent decline in a tax paid by the owners of Partnerships, S Corporations, and Limited Liability...

As someone who loves a good snack, I had to see if my go-to foods would make it onto the list. As an Iowan, I was surprised by the results. Overall, the list for all the states only included about five items total. Obviously, snacks are great, but it's healthier...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A woman was convicted for purchasing several guns that were used in crimes in Iowa and out of state, including the shooting of a police officer. 32-year-old Cedrinique Coleman, of Chicago, Illinois, was convicted of purchasing several guns for prohibited people and lying during the purchase.

Randy Evans is executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes openness and transparency in Iowa’s state and local governments. He can be reached at [email protected]. Andy McKean is a charming country lawyer from Anamosa. He grew up in New York...