Bondurant Fire Department Using New System to Fight Flames Faster
News Desk BONDURANT, Iowa — The Bondurant Fire Department is using a new high-pressure water system to help fight fires faster. “There`s a lot less water runoff. We use a lot less…
Volunteers Gathering For Food Insecure Iowans
STORY COUNTY, Iowa — Iowa may be known for farming but one organization says it’s not enough to keep their own from going hungry. Laura Barnett, the National Development Coordinator…
Bomb Threat Causes Long Shut Down at Warren County Gas Station
HARTFORD, Iowa — A bomb threat shut down a central Iowa gas station for several hours. Warren County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a Git N Go gas station in Hartford…
Newest Downtown Des Moines Mural Working Against Mother Nature
DES MOINES, Iowa — Wet weather is making things interesting for a Des Moines muralist. Ben Schuh is the man behind the “Greater Des Moines” mural on the corner of…
Heritage Carousel in Union Park Opens for the Season
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Heritage Carousel opened for the season in Des Moines’ Union Park. The Heritage Carousel has been a staple in Union Park for 21 years. One…
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Officials react to property tax bill
DES MOINES – After debates that went full into early Thursday morning, a bill that requires Iowa’s cities and counties to secure a supermajority before increasing property tax revenues is…
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Taylor, Kurtz see dismal summer for state’s Medicaid program
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – State Sen. Rich Taylor said this summer is not going to be good for hundreds of thousands on Iowa’s privatized Medicaid system. At…
Loebsack says 116th Congress will be his last
WASHINGTON D.C. Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement Friday after announcing that he will be retiring at the end of the 116th Congress. Loebsack was first elected in 2006…
Reynolds ends talks with UnitedHealthcare
DES MOINES – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced late Friday that she is ending negotiations with UnitedHealthcare to provide health insurance under the state’s managed care system. Reynolds issued the…
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Prison Industries may bump Iowa housing stock
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Iowa may start using state offenders to start to replenish housing stock across the state. A program that has been in place in…
USDA unveils new Dairy Margin Coverage program
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced this week that the January 2019 income over feed cost margin was $7.99 per hundredweight, triggering the first…
Loebsack looking for high school artwork
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack announced today that high school students in the Iowa’s Second Congressional District may now begin to submit their original artwork to be considered for…
Burlington Ticket Wins $2 Million Powerball Prize
CLIVE, Iowa — Someone who bought a Powerball® ticket at a Burlington supermarket won a $2 million prize in Saturday’s drawing. It is Iowa’s second big lottery winner in a…
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State offering new set of STEM resources for 2019
LEE COUNTY – With STEM being the action word of educational and economic development officials for the past half a decade, state officials continue to put money toward programs that…