October 16, 2025

Republican Congressman Zach Nunn of Ankeny says President Trump’s move to pay U.S. soldiers who are on active duty this week was just a temporary fix and if the government shutdown doesn’t end soon, soldiers and airmen won’t get a paycheck at the end of the month. “We have a reality before us where 1.5 […] View Full Story

A pitch competition — like what you see on the “Shark Tank” TV show — is scheduled in Des Moines next Wednesday and it will feature start-up companies from Argentina, India and Nigeria. The World Food Prize Foundation is putting up $65,000 in prize money. “We’re really excited about the inaugural Innovate for Impact challenge,” […] View Full Story

The number of businesses listed on the state’s “Choose Iowa” website has doubled since January. The online marketplace was created during the pandemic when demand for locally raised food rose. “I want to encourage Iowans — shop local,” Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said at a recent event at a butcher shop. “…You can […] View Full Story

The number of businesses listed on the state’s “Choose Iowa” website has doubled since January. The online marketplace was created during the pandemic when demand for locally raised food rose. “I want to encourage Iowans — shop local,” Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said at a recent event at a butcher shop. “…You can […] View Full Story

A man from western Iowa died during an early morning motorcycle accident this morning. The crash in Adair County resulted in the death of 20-year-old Devon Michael Ernst of Adair. The Iowa State Patrol reports Ernst was riding a motorcycle westbound on Interstate 80 at around 12:45 a.m. and took the Exit 75 off-ramp too […] View Full Story

A Sioux City man serving life in prison has died. The Iowa Department of Corrections reports 63-year-old Mathew Scott Hallum Tuesday in hospice at the Iowa Medical Classification Center in Coralville. Hallum was convicted of first-degree murder, first-degree sexual abuse, and assault inflicting serious injury in the rape and murder of 15-year-old Tanya Rubottom in […] View Full Story

A recently released report shows well over 33,000 people were working in Iowa’s clean energy sector in 2024, nearly 3% more than the year before. E2, a national group that advocates for environmentally-friendly policies, issued the report which showed the number of jobs in clean energy businesses in Iowa set a record last year. “The […] View Full Story