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The city council in a northwest Iowa town with about 3300 residents has approved the final plat and an urban renewal plan for a housing development that’s expected to add over 120 lots in Milford when completed. Developer Doug Holzrichter said the project is now ready to move into the construction phase. “We hope to […] View Full Story

The city council in a northwest Iowa town with about 3300 residents has approved the final plat and an urban renewal plan for a housing development that’s expected to add over 120 lots in Milford when completed. Developer Doug Holzrichter said the project is now ready to move into the construction phase. “We hope to […] View Full Story

Former President Barack Obama has endorsed fellow Democrat Josh Turek’s bid for the U.S. Senate. Turek’s campaign has released a video of Obama and Turek on a basketball court, with Obama saying he knows “a little something about winning in Iowa,” a reference to his 2008 Iowa Caucus victory, followed by his General Election wins […] View Full Story

An inmate has died after spending the past 34 years in prison for murdering a Cedar Rapids couple. The Iowa Department of Corrections says 77-year-old Gregory Dean Connor died last week at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center. He was convicted of shooting friends Charles and Lorena Martin to death, pouring gasoline on their bodies […] View Full Story

At the peak of road repair season, a central Iowa city is now recycling concrete, soil and asphalt to patch up roads and alleys to save money. Jim Scott, operations manager for Des Moines’ Public Works Streets Division, says recycled concrete is turned into a subbase that meets state regulations. It serves as a foundation […] View Full Story

Iowa’s only had one confirmed case of measles this year, but outbreaks are popping up in other states with more than 2,300 cases nationwide. As Iowa parents prepare their kids for the start of school, some are debating what vaccines, if any, they need. Dr. Giridhar Mallya, senior policy officer at the Robert Wood Johnson […] View Full Story

Democrat Rob Sand says if he’s elected governor, he’d consider approving an increase in the state tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Sand met with eight members of the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network yesterday. The group supports increasing the state cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack. Sand said he’s not sure what […] View Full Story

A district court judge has ruled the Libertarian candidates for governor and lieutenant governor cannot be listed on Iowa’s General Election ballot.  It’s likely the Libertarian candidates will appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court. In June, the State Objection Panel ruled Nicholas Gluba and his running mate Jules Cutler had failed to qualify for the […] View Full Story

Feeding America, a non-profit network of over 200 U.S. food banks, has reviewed the most recent federal data and found at least 400,000 Iowans didn’t have enough to food to eat in 2024 and Tami Nielsen, President and CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa, said given the traffic at Iowa food pantries, that number […] View Full Story

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s optimistic acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche will be confirmed this week, despite questions from fellow Republicans about Blanche’s actions on behalf of President Trump. Grassley will chair the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Thursday where members will vote on whether to appoint Blanche to the post as the […] View Full Story