Iowa

A Des Moines officer stopped an SUV near the airport at about 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 for a lighting equipment violation, and when the chase ended on Fleur Drive a 38-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman had been ejected from the vehicle and killed, Radio Iowa reported. Police say...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stopped at EveryStep in Des Moines to lay out a trio of maternal-health moves, including a reported $500 million push to expand home-visit programs for new mothers. The visit landed in a state where more than half of counties have no obstetric facility at all, and where birthing units have been shutting down for two decades.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Iowa gardeners are helping fight food insecurity by growing and donating fresh produce through the Iowa Donation Garden Network, which connects volunteers with resources to support their efforts. The network launched in 2025 and provides free statewide support for gardeners interested in donating produce to...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - It’s a new scholarship opportunity that Governor Kim Reynolds announced Friday that could be eligible to certain K-12 students across the state. It is called the Iowa Scholarship Granting Organization application, and unlike a traditional federal education program funded through direct government appropriations, the scholarships are financed through private donations incentivized by federal tax credits.

Iowa’s Attorney General is joining counterparts from other states in a lawsuit against a company called Toast. Radio Iowa’s Dar Danielson reports. The company is a restaurant management and software business that sells equipment and processing software used by businesses for inventory and charging customers. It also provides financing. The lawsuit says Toast uses deceptive and fraudulent practices to get customers to sign up and promised customer support at any hour of the day. It says customers

MOLINE, Ill. (KWWL) — John Deere plans to hire more than 400 people across its factories and call back over 300 employees in the coming months. The callbacks will affect operations in Waterloo, where the company plans to bring back more than 275 workers. Company officials said 60 works will return to the Harvester Works in East Moline, Illinois.

Wells Fargo announced its largest layoff in at least five years on Tuesday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) -- Beggars' Night, a decades-long Des Moines tradition, ended in 2025 as the city and other metro communities moved trick-or-treating to Halloween. Kathryn Krieg, a force behind the tradition, will be remembered at a Des Moines park named in her honor. The park opened over the summer.

Many Sioux City residents are having a hard time filling up their vehicles at certain gas stations, as customers are told by either a sign or an employee that they're out of certain fuel.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Applications open on November 1 for Iowans who may need financial energy assistance this winter. The federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) gives funding to help households with heating assistance. In Iowa, the total household income must be at or below 200% of the...