Statewide Iowa — The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration predicts dry conditions will continue for western Iowa and expand eastward. Meteorologist Adam Hartman authored the report. Read more
Bohrer Selling Sheldon State Farm Agency To Spirit Lake Agent
Sheldon, Iowa — The State Farm Office in Sheldon will soon be under new leadership. Read more
State GOP Leaders Tout Open Enrollment Option For Upset Parents
Des Moines, Iowa — GOP backers say a new plan unveiled on the final day of the 2022 legislative session gives parents who’re unhappy with their local public school the option of immediately transferring their child to any other public school in the state. Read more
Traffic Fatality Numbers Alarmingly High So Far This Year
Northwest Iowa — The Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau, along with the Iowa State Patrol reports that traffic fatality numbers for 2022 are already alarmingly high. Read more
State GOP Leaders Say Tax Cut Plan “Crown Jewel” Of Legislative Session
Des Moines, Iowa — Republicans like Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver cite something that happened three months ago as the high point of the year. Read more
Legislature Agrees On $7 Million Budget Increase For Iowa Prison System
Des Moines, Iowa — Republican legislators have sent the governor a budget plan for Iowa’s justice system and it includes a seven million dollar spending increase for the state’s prisons.