COMMENTARY: If you can’t control the disease, bury the details.
The merger of two Nevada-based gaming companies has been finalized, putting four Iowa casinos under the same owner.
Rep. Abby Finkenauer introduced legislation to allow farmers to use money from a pandemic-related federal aid package to pay for rentals.
Reynolds supported a constitutional amendment restoring the rights, but that proposal stalled in the Iowa Senate this year.
Fireworks in Des Moines sent small-particle pollution to levels more than three times the federal standards on July 4.
Des Moines International Airport on Wednesday opened a remote coffee shop and bar stand at Gate C5 to save travelers time.
Des Moines has closed Birdland Pool after an attendee at a private event tested positive for COVID-19.
West Des Moines is assessing ash trees and will order homeowners to remove those with extensive damage from emerald ash borers.
The Des Moines International Airport’s passenger traffic is running about half of what it was a year go.
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has opened nominations for this year’s Inclusion Award.
Ernst met Friday with local Black leaders at Creative Visions, the nonprofit organization operated by Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, D-Des Moines.
Upgrading air conditioning in the state’s prisons is just a small portion of the long list of major infrastructure requests by the DOC.
The state agency that advocates for Iowans in nursing homes dramatically scaled back visits to facilities last year even before COVID-19.
Medical companies and developers have based their headquarters in the 50266 area, which encompasses both Polk and Dallas counties.
On June 30, an Iowa State Patrol trooper driving a vehicle carrying Reynolds hit Jaylen Cavil, a leader in Des Moines Black Lives Matter.
COMMENTARY: ICE made a decision regarding international students in the U.S. that will affect far more than just the students themselves.
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that $50 million in federal CARES Act money will be used to help pay for mental health services.
Reynolds said she is re-examining the state’s response to COVID-19 in light of the growing positive cases, particularly among young adults.
38 inmates and three correctional staff have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility.
The 2020 legislative session was historic mainly for 11 weeks of inaction as the session was suspended due to COVID-19.
COMMENTARY: Someday our grandchildren, reading about this era in their history books, may be able to understand some of it.
His continued employment came under recent scrutiny as activists have called on the police department to hold officers accountable.
COMMENTARY: Media have been using, and misusing, the term “divine justice.”
Under legislation signed into law last week, a 24-member panel has to approve any emergency changes in the conduct of elections.
The West Des Moines City Council will consider an agreement which calls for Google Fiber to lease access to the citywide fiber conduit.
There’s no hiding it — masks are the COVID-19 story of the week, in Iowa and around the nation.
A third Iowa nursing home where residents have died of COVID-19 has been cited by the state for failing to observe basic protocols.
Davenport police are investigating the death of a resident at the ManorCare-Utica Ridge nursing home.
MidAmerican Energy Co. will increase rebates for certain appliances and other equipment by 50%, the utility announced this week.
The head of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Economic Recovery Advisory Board on Thursday asked members to submit "bold, aspirational ideas."
The program has locations across the state and is meant to be a free and accessible way for Iowans to get COVID-19 testing.
Citing an “alarming” 20% increase in COVID-19 infections within central Iowa, Polk County health officials and advocates for the elderly ...
The casino announced its blackjack, roulette and other table games will be open.
Leaders of Iowa’s largest companies still are bearish on Iowa’s recession-rattled economy.
OPINION: I am very concerned about the recent guidelines for Return to Learning put forth by the State of Iowa Department of Education.
The governor vetoed House File 2556, arguing it would be too restrictive on the decisions of local governments and the state.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds declined Tuesday to pressure school districts to require students and staff to wear face masks.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday added $7 million in federal aid to the state’s $3 million biofuels infrastructure program.
It’s now up to a panel of legislators to decide whether the order can be issued.
The emails also suggest Iowa initially rejected an offer of federal assistance to help address deadly outbreaks in meatpacking plants.