A new documentary will begin airing next week on Iowa Public Television that highlights the many different landscapes and features of Iowa — from a bird’s eye view. Andrew Batt is the executive producer for the hour-long production called “Iowa Land and Sky.” He says they used drone-mounted cameras to do the filming, while the […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa DOT’s towing bans in northern Iowa to deal with vehicles abandoned during the blizzard were lifted early Monday evening. Interstate-35 was reopened to northbound traffic at 5 p.m. The southbound lanes between the Minnesota border and the Ames exit had reopened at noon Monday. From midnight on Friday through mid-morning yesterday, the Iowa […]Powered by WPeMatico
Before graduating, all Iowa high schoolers have to take a “health class” that covers topics like nutrition, disease prevention and substance abuse. A bill that’s cleared a Senate committee would direct Iowa high schools to add “mental health awareness, coping skills and suicide prevention” to that list for classroom discussion. Senate President Charles Schneider, a […]Powered by WPeMatico
Key lawmakers are advancing a plan to continue providing state incentives to Iowa school districts that merge with others. The financial incentives for mergers, along with extra state money for neighboring districts that begin sharing buildings as well as teachers and staff, are set to end next year. Dave Wilkerson of the School Administrators of […]Powered by WPeMatico
The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sioux City has released the names of 28 priests he says were credibly accused of the sexual abuse of minors while serving in the diocese. Bishop R. Walker Nickless held a news conference in Sioux City earlier this afternoon. “To all victims of such abuse as well as […]Powered by WPeMatico
The University of Minnesota men’s gymnastics team has been stranded in Iowa because of the blizzard. Head Coach Mike Burns says they were forced to stay in Des Moines Sunday night due to mechanical trouble on their bus ride back from competing in Nebraska. “They actually sent another bus down from Minnesota at 6 a.m. […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Iowa Air National Guard official says the agency supports further testing for groundwater contamination at its base in Sioux City. A preliminary U.S. military report shows high levels of toxic PFAS chemicals are present and may be spreading. Iowa Air Guard Brigadier General Shawn Ford says there are an estimated 189 private wells in […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowans are being warned to be on the look-out for counterfeit $20 bills that are circulating around the region. Le Mars Police Chief Kevin Vande Vegte says merchants of all kinds and individual consumers need to be watchful for the bogus bills. Chief Vande Vegte says, “We have not actually seen any in Le Mars […]Powered by WPeMatico
Another group of Iowa business leaders has used the Iowa capitol as the backdrop to send a message that immigrants are needed in Iowa. The “Iowa Compact on Immigration” was unveiled today, part of a national effort to prod congress to fix the system providing guest worker visas and speed up the citizenship process for […]Powered by WPeMatico
