Voters across the country reject data centers
News Desk People participate in a protest against the CoreWeave AI data center outside the municipal building on October 21, 2026, in Kenilworth. New Jersey. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) In local…
Storm Lake Suspends Outside Agency Funding Amid Budget Crunch
Storm Lake is putting more than $100,000 in annual community funding on hold as city leaders brace for difficult budget decisions. The Storm Lake City Council voted unanimously Monday evening…
Storm Lake Officials Weigh Library Changes to Balance Future Budget
Could free library programs eventually come with a price tag in Storm Lake? City leaders are asking some difficult questions as they search for ways to balance the budget. The…
President of company planning Iowa steel mill speaks at Lee County Board of Supervisors meeting
Hunter 11/05/26 The president of Mesabi Metallics, the company planning a multi-billion dollar steel mill in Lee County, spoke at the county’s Board of Supervisors meeting this week. KCRG TV…
Iowa voter participation in midterms highest in 30 years
Hunter 11/05//26 Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced that over 1.3 million residents cast ballots for this year’s midterm elections. The turnout rate of 63% was the highest in…
Following midterm landslide, Democrats pressed by supporters to deliver on promises
Supporters of Rep.-elect Zach Dembo, a Kentucky Democrat who flipped a Republican seat, cheer during Dembo’s victory speech in Lexington on Nov. 3, 2026. (Photo by Brian Simms for Kentucky…
Chicagoland man charged after confronting two men with a knife
Hunter 11/05/26 A Chicagoland man was arrested after allegedly confronting two men with a knife this summer The incident reportedly occurred at DC’s Sports Bar on South Dubuque Street the…
Coralville woman charged with tool theft
Hunter 11/05/26 A Coralville woman was arrested on a warrant stemming from a theft of tools from a business. According to police, 31-year-old Nicole Fessler-Pettis was at Theisen’s of Coralville…
All 6 gas stations in Hardin County posted the same price per gallon for diesel gas in week ending Oct. 31
There were six gas stations in cities across Hardin County selling diesel gas at the lowest price of $5.99 per gallon in the week ending Oct. 31, according to customer…
Cheapest E85 gas in cities across Marshall County in week ending Oct. 31
Marshall County had one gas station selling E85 gas at the lowest price of $3.23 per gallon during the week ending Oct. 31, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.…
Iowa City scofflaws will no longer be towed as City Council approves use of windshield barnacles
Hunter 11/05/26 Iowa City drivers with over $150 in parking tickets will no longer be towed, as the City Council approved the use of a new technology that will save…
Major UIHC donor to have main hospital named after him
Hunter 11/05/26 After scrapping plans to build a new $2.2 billion inpatient tower on the main campus of University of Iowa Health Care, the man who was going to have…
Conservative group vows to work with newly elected Democratic office holders
Hunter 11/05/26 A conservative group run by a former Republican gubernatorial candidate says his group will work with newly-elected Iowa Democrats to advance the concepts of faith, family and service.…
John Deere plans to phase out Ottumwa, Clarion factories
The John Deere manufacturing facility in Ottumwa, pictured, is slated to close along with a facility in Clarion, the company announced. (Photo via Google Earth) John Deere factories in Ottumwa…
RICKETTS, PILLEN & SMITH WIN NEW TERMS IN NEBRASKA
INCUMBENT U.S. SENATOR PETE RICKETTS OF NEBRASKA WAS ONE OF THE REPUBLICANS WHO KEPT HIS SEAT IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. RICKETTS WAS DECLARED THE WINNER OVER INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE DAN OSBORN…