2 days ago · A special investigation by the state auditor's office has found the head of a taxpayer funded program to help Iowans get training and land a job embezzled more than $430,000 over a seven year period.

Dec 13, 2024 · State Treasurer Roby Smith says more than $68 million of unclaimed property has been turned over so far this year to the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt.”This is the largest amount that’s been turned ...

Nov 7, 2024 · Trump’s ‘Great American Fair’ idea on Iowa State Fairgrounds recirculates. by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 7, 2024. 111,591 people attended the Iowa State Fair on August 16, 2024.

Jan 1, 2025 · State Ombudsman Bernardo Granwehr’s annual report on the complaints and inquiries to his office for 2024 shows a slight drop. “My office opened over 5,700 cases, which is a slight decrease ...

Dec 30, 2024 · State Treasurer Roby Smith says you still contribute to an I-Save 529 plan for someone’s education and get a tax break for this year. “So you have all the way till April 30th, that’s when ...

Dec 9, 2024 · Three fishermen were killed on the Mississippi River late Sunday morning. The Iowa DNR says the three were fishing just below Lock and Dam Number 12 in Bellevue.

Oct 29, 2024 · The number of active burn bans in Iowa has dropped down to 57 counties. State Fire Marshal Dan Wood says five counties ended their bans thanks to recent storms.

Dec 31, 2024 · One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to quit smoking, and a survey finds 70-percent of Iowa smokers -want- to quit, while 50-percent will -try- to quit in the year ahead.

Nov 21, 2024 · The Holiday Train will be chugging into four Iowa communities for free concerts next week to get folks in the yuletide spirit. Terry Cunha, spokesman for the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad ...

Dec 4, 2024 · There is a Iowa connection to today’s shooting of the CEO of United HealthCare in New York City. Fifty-year-old Brian Thompson was a 1993 graduate of South Hamilton High School in Jewell.