Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Increase In Car Registration Fees
(Des Moines, IA) -- A lower income tax has come to Iowa, but Iowans will be paying more to register their vehicles. An increase in vehicle registration fees went into effect yesterday, which will see ...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2025
New Income Tax Rate In Effect
(Des Moines) Iowans are seeing a lower income tax rate in 2025. The new rate took effect yesterday, going down to three-point-eight percent for all taxpayers. That means Iowans now have the country's ...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2025
Winter Weather Advisory for Portions of West Central, Southwest, and Central Iowa
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines forecasts snowfall of 2 to 4 inches across west-central and southern Iowa today. The heaviest snowfall, ranging from one-half to nearly one inch...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2025
Iowa Road Conditions
(Area) Iowa's southwest Iowa roadways are mostly covered with snow this morning. Highway 6 from Council Bluffs to Highway 59 is partially covered with snow. Highway 59 north is entirely to partially c...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2025
Help is coming to find accessible public spaces in Iowa
Students and leaders at the University of Iowa are helping a nonprofit map public spaces across the state developed with accessibility in mind, in order to ensure people of all abilities can enjoy Iow...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Jan 01, 2025
Dry January Begins: Experts On How It Boosts Health
(Undated) -- Dry January is beginning with experts saying that giving up alcohol for a month can boost your health. Research shows that saying "no" to booze can boost your mood, your immune system, he...
Mandy Billings Jan 01, 2025
Iowa Football Fans Raise Nearly $10K At Gary Dolphin's Bar To Increase Children's Access To Music
(Dubuque, IA) -- Members of the Iowa Alumni Marching Band have nearly ten-thousand dollars in donations after playing at a bar in Dubuque. On Monday the band finished their 4th season of raising money...
Mandy Billings Jan 01, 2025
Most Popular NY Resolution Revealed
(Undated) -- The most popular New Year's resolutions in America are being revealed. According to Statista.com, four in ten Americans say they are not making any resolutions this year. For those who ar...
Mandy Billings Jan 01, 2025
ISU Marching Band Involved In Crash
(Chattanooga, TN) -- Iowa State's marching band is expected to be okay after being involved in a car crash on Monday. Band members were riding a bus in Tennessee when the vehicle collided with a schoo...
Mandy Billings Jan 01, 2025
Snow Expected Thursday
(Des Moines) Light snow is expected across much of the state of Iowa Thursday. The National Weather Service in Des Moines says the snow will start prior to sunrise in western Iowa and overspread much ...
Mandy Billings Jan 01, 2025