More than 87,000 Iowans are losing their Medicare Advantage plan for 2027, and the...
More than 87,000 Iowa Medicare beneficiaries have been told their current plan is being canceled or discontinued in their county for 2027, the Iowa Insurance Division announced on Oct. 15. Members who want no break in coverage when the new year starts must select a replacement by Dec. 31, 2026, the division says. The cancellations... The post More than 87,000 Iowans are losing their Medicare Advantage plan for 2027, and the state’s insurance division says they must choose new coverage by Dec. 3
Iowa Buc-ee’s rumors grow as another city joins the chase
Iowa’s Buc-ee’s rumors have picked up a new participant. Just over two weeks after our report on the rejected Urbandale Buc-ee’s proposal, a business group in Bondurant has launched its…
Quick Start to Winter Possible for Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and the Northern Plains...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A possible early-season polar vortex disruption has forecasters looking back at past winters for clues. The last strong El Niño winter with a November polar vortex disruption was 2009–2010. That winter turned out colder than expected, with December bringing bitterly cold conditions across much of the country. Based on that history, a quick start to winter looks possible this year.
Two Toys ‘R’ Us Stores Are Now Open at Eastern Iowa Malls
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Toy 'R' Us is back in Eastern Iowa! A couple of new Toys 'R' Us locations opened their doors at malls in the Corridor and the Quad Cities this month!
Iowa residents 60 and older could apply for heating help from October 1, and...
Iowa’s winter heating help has been open since October 1 for households with someone 60 or older, and everyone else can start applying on November 1. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, takes applications for the rest of the winter, through April 30, 2027. That makes two groups and three dates: […]
Mission of Mercy free dental clinic coming to central Iowa in November
The state’s 17th annual free dental clinic is set for in the middle of next month. Dentist Lauren Patrick is the local committee chair as the Iowa Mission of Mercy returns to central Iowa at the state fairgrounds in Des Moines. “It hasn’t been here since 2022 and post...
Microsoft Pays $95.5M for Dallas County Farmland, Triple What Seller Paid a Week Earlier
Microsoft Corp. has closed on 616 acres of Dallas County farmland for just over $95.5 million, finalizing a deal that works out to roughly $155,000 an acre for ground the company plans to turn into a data center campus near Woodward. The seller, a company tied to Dallas-based developer Trammell Crow, had picked up the same land for just over $30.7 million.
Earliest end to Daylight Saving Time happens soon
This weekend’s start of Standard Time in most of the United States marks the earliest possible end to Daylight Saving Time. The switch happens at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. The change to Standard Time takes place annually on the first Sunday in November, so Nov. 1 marks the earliest possible date.
Two Toys ‘R’ Us Stores Are Now Open at Eastern Iowa Malls
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Toy 'R' Us is back in Eastern Iowa! A couple of new Toys 'R' Us locations opened their doors at malls in the Corridor and the Quad Cities this month!
Four Months Later $100,000 Iowa Powerball Ticket Sold in North Iowa Still Unclaimed
Over four months later and the winner of a $100,000 Iowa Powerball ticket sold in north Iowa has yet to claim their prize. The Iowa Lottery says someone purchased the winning ticket on June 20th at the Casey’s on 110 North Highway 218 in Saint Ansgar. Still, as of Tuesday (Oct. 27) no one has come forward to redeem their prize.
