Residents of nine communities hit by historic flooding in northwest Iowa in 2024 are still waiting for FEMA to buyout 267 homes, totaling more than $53 million. Almost half the homes are in Rock Valley, but 41 are in Spencer where City Administrator Kevin Robinson says he’s frustrated. “Every deadline that we’ve thrown out there […]

Bill makes smuggling undocumented immigrants a crime in Iowa
Human smuggling of undocumented immigrants — to conceal them from law enforcement — would become a crime in Iowa if a






