Iowa

John Deere is calling back employees and hiring hundreds more across several facilities, according to a company news release. Deere expects to hire over 400 people across its factories and call back over 275 more employees to its Waterloo operations over the next few months. This will bring total callbacks to about 1,000 employees since […]

Pauline "Kay" Myers , 90, proudly cast her ballot alongside her son, Bruce. She died hours later, and now her vote won't count under Iowa law. The big picture: Her story highlights a little-known Iowa law that can disqualify ballots legally cast by voters who die before Election Day. Catch up quick: Myers, the former executive director of the Iowa Nurses Association, voted with her son Oct. 16, just two days after early voting began . The two then shared lunch at her assisted living facility and

A new documentary celebrating the 150th birthday of legendary Des Moines cartoonist and conservationist Jay N. "Ding" Darling premieres Wednesday. Why it matters: The film introduces a new generation to an Iowa icon who helped transform wildlife conservation in America. Flashback: Darling (1876–1962) won two Pulitzer Prizes as a Des Moines Register cartoonist, helped establish the National Wildlife Federation and created the first federal duck stamp. Zoom in: " Finding America's Darling " explor

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is joining a lawsuit against Toast, a restaurant management and software company, for allegedly deceiving small business restaurants across the state. Bird said Toast promised comprehensive support for services like online ordering and marketing but failed to deliver. "Instead, they...

DES MOINES, Iowa — High school students in Iowa are now taking their first state-required civics tests this school year. In 2025, a new law was passed requiring students to pass a civics test in order to graduate high school and the 2026-27 school year is the first time the testing is starting. The Department […]

Four Iowa nursing homes have been cited recently for alleged resident injuries or abuse, with one of the cases resulting in a resident’s death, state records show. According to state inspection reports, a resident of the Laurens Care Center was in the dining room on Oct. 6, 2026, and was heard making “sneezing noises” several […]

A West Des Moines man accused of shooting at vehicles along Interstate 35 pleads not guilty amid seven additional charges.

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - A Center Point couple is accused of stealing more than $93,000 from one of their grandmothers. Aarika and Richard Ortega are both charged with theft and financial exploitation of an older person, money laundering and credit card fraud. A criminal complaint says Aarika became her...

GUATEMALA - Oklahoma Rural Electric Cooperative linemen joined crews from Colorado and Iowa to expand electric service to hundreds of people in the mountainous Guatemalan villages of El Estocal and Montenegro who have never had power. For the villagers, the project represents a long-awaited change in their daily lives. Electricity...

Mason City, Waterloo and northern counties face different seasonal conditions than Des Moines and southern Iowa.