Senior citizens in Iowa are in line for a new tax break, according to Stacy Engle, a spokeswoman for the Internal Revenue Service. Engle says Iowans who are 65 years old and older can claim an extra ...

U.S. Education Secretary and Iowa's Governor sign state-federal agreements during McMahon's visit to Denison on Jan. 7, 2026. (Governor's office photo) Governor Kim Reynolds has opted Iowa into a ...

The four UnityPoint hospitals in the Des Moines metro area report a tenfold increase in the number of patients testing positive for the flu in recent weeks, with more than 500 cases confirmed since ...

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig speaking at a 2025 news conference at a custom meat locker. (RI file photo) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is proposing the first-ever “Iowa Farm Act” ...

A petition to shut down automated license plate readers in eastern Iowa has gathered hundreds of signatures, the latest effort to protest the controversial law enforcement tool. Quad Cities resident ...

Iowa’s unemployment rate in November was 3.5%. That’s a two-tenths of a percent drop from September, the last month data is available due to the federal government shutdown this fall. Iowa Workforce ...

State Auditor Rob Sand says this year’s legislature should repeal a 2023 law that restricts auditors in his office from accessing certain state-held information and prevents him from going to court to ...

A bill sought by a farm chemical company facing tens of thousands of lawsuits in the U.S. that allege Roundup causes cancer did not come up for a vote in the Iowa House in 2025, but House leaders say ...

A Democrat has won today’s special election for a seat the Iowa Senate. Unofficial results show West Des Moines City ...

A nonprofit dedicated to literacy and health education is placing 30,000 books in pediatric clinics statewide for free distribution to Iowa children. Laura Holms, the Midwest regional director for ...

An Iowa family’s popular Christmas light display features over 200,000 lights this year and is set to music. Roxie Lueders said her family’s “Ridiculous Christmas Lights” display near Lake Park is ...