Iowa

Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell spoke against a proposed casino moratorium in a Senate subcommittee meeting Feb. 4. The measure ultimately failed to advance. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) A proposed five-year casino moratorium hit a roadblock Tuesday in the...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented reports for the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to an appropriations subcommittee Monday, highlighting the ongoing struggles with the highly pathogenic avian influenza, as well as successes with the Choose...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Today is a bit of a transition day as clouds gradually increase ahead of a significant storm system expected to affect our area later tomorrow. Highs will remain pretty seasonal, staying in the 30s throughout the day, and this cool trend will persist...

REGIONAL—Enrollment continues to shift from public schools to private in N’West Iowa. The Iowa Department of Education released the 2024-25 certified enrollment numbers on Jan. 17, showing that six of 13 public schools in N’West Iowa increased in students served. Twelve of the...

In 2008 a flood devastated eastern Iowa. We became climate crisis movers, and decided to relocate to Oregon.

The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa has opened its 2025 scholarship application process, offering students the opportunity to receive a share of over $700,000 in scholarships. The deadline to apply is 8 p.m. on March 12. The CFNEIA scholarship program supports high...

Des Moines, IOWA — A winter storm could mean freezing rain intersecting with the evening commute across much of the state of Iowa on Wednesday. This storm will move into Iowa from the south and west on Wednesday. The wintry mix will be moving north through the day. A Winter...

Things are going to get pretty slick in Illinois as freezing rain will cause road conditions to become very dangerous in the middle of the week. A storm on Wednesday will bring cold temperatures and freezing rain to those in Illinois and throughout Iowa. Advisories are already...

The U.S. Marshals Service is one of the most important federal law enforcement agencies, tasked with apprehending fugitives, protecting federal courts, and enforcing the law. These guys have doled out justice since 1789 when they were created by George Washington. One of their...

ALTOONA — Monte Shaw, executive director of Iowa Renewable Fuels Association urged industry leaders and farmers at the association’s summit Tuesday to pursue expanding markets and to be wary of “looking in the rearview mirror.” Leaders in ethanol, biofuels and associated...