As Iowa’s first female governor prepares to take the oath of office for a full, four-year term on Friday, Republican Kim Reynolds says she wants to be known as “the opportunity governor.” Kim Reynolds inherited a half-term as governor when Terry Branstad resigned in May of 2017. Reynolds is relishing the gift of time voters gave […]Powered by WPeMatico
Drake nearly erased an 11-point deficit before UNI outlasted the Bulldogs in the final moments of a 57-54 loss Sunday afternoon at the McLeod Center. Drake (12-5, 1-3 MVC) had multiple opportunities to pull ahead of the Panthers but were held scoreless for the final 5:40 of the contest. UNI’s (7-10, 2-2 MVC) disruptive defense […]Powered by WPeMatico
The 2019 Iowa legislative session starts later this morning, with Republicans in control of the debate agenda for the third consecutive year. Republican Governor Kim Reynolds was just elected to a full, four-year term and Republicans won a majority of seats in the Iowa House and Senate. Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver of Ankeny said the […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Republican leader in the U.S. House plans to meet with Iowa Congressman Steve King Monday to discuss King’s future after King’s recent comments about white supremacy. During an interview with The New York Times, King said he didn’t understand how the phrases white supremacy, white nationalism and western civilization had developed negative connotations. King said something similar […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Senator Joni Ernst met with the acting director of the EPA this week to discuss expanding ethanol sales. The EPA is closed because of the government shutdown, so there’s concern rules to allow summertime sales of fuel with a higher blend of ethanol will not be adopted in time. “That’s a very important topic for […]Powered by WPeMatico
A former teacher and coach in northwest Iowa was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison. Thirty-seven-year-old Curtis Van Dam plead guilty in November to charges that he had sexual contact with 15 boys, all of them under the age of 13. Sioux County Attorney Thomas Kunstle said he’s satisfied with District Judge Steven Andreasen’s […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Congressman Steve King took to the floor of the U.S. House today to respond to a New York Times story in which he’s quoted talking about the terms white nationalist, white supremacy and western civilization. King, a Republican from the western Iowa community of Kiron, said he is an “American nationalist” and rejects the ideology […]Powered by WPeMatico
The long list of the 2019 inductees to the Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame is being announced. Cindy Stanbro, executive director of the Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum in Arnolds Park, says it’s a wide array of bands, musicians, singers, deejays and others, which this year includes an accomplished guitarist: “A gentleman named […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa forward Tyler Cook may play on Saturday when the Iowa Hawkeyes host 16th ranked Ohio State in Big Ten play. Cook missed Wednesday night’s 73-63 win at Northwestern with a sore knee but was expected to practice Friday afternoon. “The other night we had eight guys ready to go so we will go with […]Powered by WPeMatico
