Dispensaries opened in Iowa Saturday to sell medical marijuana products in the state for the first time. Patients with approved medical conditions were able to buy the products from five dispensaries in the state. William Rose and his 13-year-old son Christian made one of the first purchases in Sioux City. They choose tinctures or drops […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Farm Bureau is marking its centennial year and opens its annual convention in Des Moines later today, which is expected to draw about a thousand members from across the state. Bureau president Craig Hill says there will be top-flight entertainment and in-depth agricultural education through a host of speakers and workshops. “We want […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Iowan who spent hours driving George Herbert Walker Bush through the state during Bush’s first presidential campaign is remembering the 41st president as a kind, decent man who guided the world at a critical time. “Like many Iowans, I got to know George Bush in 1978 and 1979 and 1980 as he and his family […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa State football team (8-4, 6-3 Big 12) has qualified for a bowl game for the second-straight season and for the 14th time in school history, accepting an invitation to play in the 2018 Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. The Cyclones will face No. 12 Washington State (10-2, 7-2 Pac-12) Dec. 28 […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Drake football team nearly pulled off an all-time upset Saturday against Iowa State in a soggy-snowy Jack Trice Stadium before falling 27-24. No one thought the Bulldogs would keep it close with the Cyclones, but Drake coach Rick Fox says he pushed his team to forget that. “Sometimes people outside of our program define […]Powered by WPeMatico
Many Iowans are spreading holiday cheer with Christmas displays on their property, but possibly the biggest exhibit is in northwest Iowa’s Plymouth County. For 22 years, the Scheitler family has been hosting “Christmas Acres” – a display of 150,000 lights and around 1,300 plastic figurines and sculptures. Rob Scheitler says his favorite part is interacting […]Powered by WPeMatico
A businessman in southwest Iowa is seeking a special gift this holiday — a kidney. Zac Denton, who manages the Sapp Brothers Travel Center in Percival, has stage 3 kidney disease. Doctors say only two things will keep him alive: dialysis or a transplant. Denton is on a waiting list for a kidney transplant and […]Powered by WPeMatico
A judge could rule sometime today on whether the statewide canvas Monday should be delayed for a northeast Iowa legislative race where only nine votes separate the two candidates. An attorney for Democrat Kayla Koehter of Decorah was granted an emergency hearing in Polk County where she requested the canvas be delayed until barcodes on […]Powered by WPeMatico
A former northwest Iowa teacher has pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with young boys. The courtroom in Orange City was packed as a judge accepted 37-year-old Curtis Van Dam’s guilty pleas. Van Dam had taught for nine years at the Sioux Center Christian School. He was accused of having sexual contact with boys, most […]Powered by WPeMatico
