A new report emphasizes urgency for renewable energy in Iowa despite setbacks
Renewable energy from wind and solar rose to 67% last year in Iowa. But tariffs and a rollback on federal tax credits could dampen momentum.
Iowa and Minnesota lower flags to half-staff on 24th anniverary of the 9/11 terror...
KIMT-TV 3 News – The governors of Iowa and Minnesota have ordered all flags on state property to fly a half-staff on Thursday in honor of Patriots Day and in memory of those killed in the 9/11 terror attacks. “Twenty-four years ago, nearly 3,000 innocent Americans and brave first...
Mom, who was seen carrying an injection device out of the bathroom and then...
Iowa – An Iowa parent was ordered to spend the next ten years behind bars after pIeading guiIty to charges of chiId endangerment resuIting in bodiIy injury and administering harmfuI substances. The conviction came after Iowa authorities revealed she had injected her child, 2, with insuIin while he was hospitaIized,...
Flags To Half Staff For September 11th: Patriot Day
Northwest Iowa — This Thursday, September 11th, is Patriot Day. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, September 11th, in honor of Patriot Day and in memory of those who lost their lives in the September 11th terrorist attacks. This year marks the 24th year...
Unionizing UnityPoint: Des Moines nurses to vote next month
Registered nurses at UnityPoint Health's Des Moines hospitals — Methodist, Methodist West, Blank and Lutheran — will vote starting Oct. 5 on whether to unionize. Why it matters: The vote could reshape working conditions for thousands of nurses and, potentially, the care provided by one of Iowa's largest hospital...
Six People Arrested in Drug Trafficking Investigation in Des Moines
(Des Moines, IA) - Six people have been arrested in connection with a drug trafficking investigation. The Des Moines Police Department executed multiple search warrants early Thursday morning at a number of locations across the metro area. The six individuals face a number of charges, and police say additional...
Hands-free law leads to thousands of warnings in first two months
On July 1, a new law went into effect prohibiting the use of cell phones and other electronic devices while behind the wheel of a motor vehicle.
One dead in Grant County fatal farming accident
Iowa’s defense looks to generate more turnovers as next area of improvement. Iowa’s defense is allowing just 11.5 points per game. However, there’s just been one turnover generated, and that was on special teams. CDC, Iowa HHS testing Marshalltown cooling towers for legionella. Updated: 4 hours ago.
Faux history has its eyes on you
“Don’t know much about history …” Years ago, I chose a defining fork in the road and applied to graduate school. As I anxiously awaited acceptance in the University of Missouri-Columbia’s School of Journalism, it was my good fortune to snag a summer job at the State Historical Society of Iowa in Iowa City. As […]
Distracted Driving in Iowa Down Since State’s Hands Free Law Took Effect
(Iowa) -- New research shows rates of distracted driving are falling in Iowa after the state's hands free driving law went into effect. Research from Cambridge Mobile Telematics shows that since the law went into effect on July 1st, cases of distracted driving fell by 3.9% across the state. Their data show that the...