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The Iowa Supreme Court dropped the hammer today, giving the green light to the families of four Tyson meatpacking plant workers in Waterloo to move forward with a lawsuit. These unfortunate individuals allegedly lost...

The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission had a meeting on Monday to take in public opinions about restarting the Duane Arnold Energy Center, a nuclear power plant located outside of Palo. The plant...

The State Board of Regents done approved a plan today to find a replacement for Iowa State University president Wendy Wintersteen, who announced she’ll retire in January. The Board gone voted to seek out...

Groups representing corn growers and the ethanol industry are urging Governor Kim Reynolds to veto a bill that would put new restrictions on carbon pipelines. House Speaker Pat Grassley, who claims to be "extremely...

The state unemployment rate went up a smidge to 3.5% in April. Beth Townsend, the Iowa Workforce Development director, explained that this uptick is due to more folks hopping back into the job market....

A tax break for businesses cleared the Iowa Senate and House in the final hours of the 2025 Iowa Legislature. The bill reduces the business tax rate for the state fund for unemployment benefits....

The Iowa House and Senate have come to an agreement to shift $2.5 million from the Iowa Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Eradication Fund, which has been chilling there unused. Created to tackle contagious diseases posing...

The future is like totally uncertain for this cinema organization in Iowa City, you know? They're losing their federal grants, and it's not looking good. Arts groups all over the place are seeing their...

The University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls is gearing up for some major changes at the UNI-Dome, with renovations that will finally include adding more restrooms. According to UNI vice president Michael Hager,...

A tragic incident unfolded in northwest Iowa over the weekend as a 54-year-old woman was charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a 50-year-old man to death. The Monona County Sheriff's office was alerted to...