June 29, 2026

Ninety-six of Iowa’s 99 counties will be under an Extreme Heat Warning starting at noon today and running through 9 o’clock tomorrow night. The remaining three counties, Lyon, Osceola and Dickinson in far northwest Iowa, are under a Heat Advisory. Jim Lee, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, says it’ll be brutal. “The high […] View Full Story

Two separate weekend crashes in western Iowa each claimed a life. A 17-year-old from Cass County died late Saturday night during a rollover accident in Adair County. The Iowa State Patrol said the unidentified teen was from Lewis, and was one of five people in a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old from Anita, that rolled-over […] View Full Story

Class 4A 1. Sioux City East (33-2), LW #1 2. Indianola (25-2), LW #2 3. Cedar Rapids Prairie (25-5), LW #3 4. Waukee (21-8), LW #5 5. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (22-6), LW #4 6. Pleasant Valley (21-7), LW #6 7. Johnston (16-10), LW (X) 8. Cedar Falls (19-8), LW #8 9. Urbandale (21-9), LW #7 […] View Full Story

A new classroom facility is opening in Marshall County that’ll be used to train more people to conserve water and soil. It’s on the demonstration farm owned by the Iowa chapter of the Land Improvement Contractors of America. The group includes those who build wetlands, terraces and other structures to reduce erosion and nutrient pollution. […] View Full Story

A new law requires Iowa school boards to have uniform guidelines in place for screening, identifying and serving gifted students before school starts in 2027. The policy passed the Iowa House and Senate this spring with strong bipartisan support. Republican Representative Dan Gehlbach of Urbandale said it’s important to have consistent policies for students who […] View Full Story