Category Archives: Local News

(Des Moines) A heat advisory has been issued for portions of northwest and west-central Iowa, as heat index values are projected to reach 105 degrees Fahrenheit. The advisory is in effect from noon to...

(Lewis) The deadline to file papers for the open seat on the Lewis City Council is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 25. The Special Election is set for August 19. Russell Miller is the only candidate to file...

(Washington D.C.) Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) recently introduced the Strong Farms, Strong Futures Act, bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen the Conservatio...

(Lewis, Iowa) - A high-tech bird-tracking system is helping Iowa researchers better understand the long journeys of migratory songbirds - and the findings could play a critical role in species conserv...

(Audubon County) Regional Water crews are working to locate and repair a suspected leak that has disrupted water pressure for 64 customers in rural Audubon County, west of Hamlin along Highway 44. The...

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(Des Moines) Hunger fighting advocates gathered Wednesday at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates in Des Moines for the Iowa Hunger Summit, with a focus on the root causes and local solutions to hun...

(Des Moines) Gas prices across Iowa held steady this week, with the average price of regular unleaded gasoline remaining at $2.93 per gallon, according to AAA. This is unchanged from last week's avera...

(Red Oak, Iowa) - Red Oak Police arrested a Montgomery County man on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault/3rd or subsequent offense on Saturday morning. Officers took 47-year-old Clifford Norman Byrd, I...

(Iowa) The 52nd annual RAGBRAI, the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, kicks off today with a 406-mile route winding through northern Iowa. Ride director Matt Phippen says more than 20,...