Three groups call for more restrictive Iowa water quality rules
Attorneys for three environmental groups are urging Iowa officials to adopt tougher water quality standards. The federal Clean Water Act requires states to hold a public hearing about water quality regulations every three years and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources hosted one this morning. Iowa Environmental...
Iowa’s AEAs: Doing what matters most for Iowa’s kids
For nearly 50 years, Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs) have provided a wide range of services designed to help students succeed. What made AEAs unique was the way we connected general education supports with special education services. This “braiding” of services meant that teachers, families, and students had...
Governor Reynolds issues 2025 Harvest Proclamation
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Governor Reynolds issued a proclamation to temporarily increase weight limits for vehicles transporting agricultural products, including grain, fertilizer, and manure. The 2025 Harvest Proclamation allows vehicles carrying specific products, such as grain and fertilizer, to be overweight, up...
Drone drops phones into prison yard, inmates scam people in several states including Iowa
Iowa State Patrol is investigating. In total, the state gave out almost a million dollars in these grants. Ribbon cutting ceremony held for new $35.5 M St. Joan of Arc Catholic school. Updated: 17 hours ago. After years in the making, St. Joan of Arc Catholic School will open to...
With Iowa’s AEA law fully in effect, small and large school districts see different...
Iowa’s Area Education Agencies are more stable than last year, but they still face uncertainty now that the law that shifted some of their funding to school districts has fully phased in. AEA and school district leaders said they continue to see a difference in how the law is affecting small and large school districts.
Six of Iowa’s Most Enduring and Hair-Raising Mysteries
Iowa might seem like a peaceful farming state, but it hides some chilling secrets that have haunted locals for generations.
America’s Most Disturbing Exorcisms Took Place in Iowa
As Halloween creeps closer, the spine-chilling tale of a woman's decades-long ordeal with possession in Iowa is sure to send shivers down your spine.
IA Attorney General submits letter calling for free speech protections
On Thursday, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird submitted a letter calling for free speech to be protected on the campuses of colleges and universities.
Iowa Bicycle Coalition leader wants regulations for fake electric bikes
The executive director of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition says there needs to be more regulation on one of the hottest new type of bikes rolling around Iowa. Luke Hoffman says electric bikes and gravel road riding are the top two trends in the industry. “I do know that like probably the majority of bikes being sold right...
Nursing home director fired for allegedly forging resident’s signature on records
An Iowa nursing home director was fired earlier this year after allegedly admitting she forged a resident’s signature on admission documents. According to state records, Genevieve Dowding was employed earlier this year as the social services director for Harmony Dubuque, a nursing home run by Legacy Healthcare...

















