Wind turbine manufacturing plant opens in eastern Iowa

WEST BRANCH, Iowa (KCRG) - The Big Beautiful Bill removes clean energy tax credits, a hit to wind energy. However, wind energy companies are celebrating a change to the Senate bill which removed a new tax on wind energy. Tuesday afternoon Nordex Group …

Here’s how law enforcement is enforcing Iowa’s new hands-free driving law

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Tuesday marks the first day drivers in Iowa are not allowed to have their phones in their hands while driving. Iowa lawmakers tried several times to pass a hands-free driving bill before passing it this spring. TV9 rode along …

Federal judge halts Iowa PBM law amid free speech lawsuit

The temporary order preventing the law from going into effect will last two weeks, with a hearing scheduled for July 14. DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal judge approved a motion Monday for a restraining order against the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) law that …

Reynolds sets date for Iowa Senate District 1 special election

Gov. Reynolds set the District 1 special election for Tuesday, Aug. 26. DES MOINES, Iowa — A special election to fill the Iowa Senate District 1 seat will be held next month, according to a Monday proclamation by Gov. Kim Reynolds. The election will be …

Why Iowa Democrats lost two candidates for Congress

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- Two Iowa Democrats running for Congress ended their campaigns for three reasons: health, money, and unemployment. That, at least temporarily, further strains their party’s ability to recapture a …

Trump Moves Lawsuit Over Iowa Poll to State Court

President Donald Trump on Monday moved his lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer from federal court to state court, We Are Iowa reports. Trump filed the suit last year for “brazen election interference” over a poll …

Iowa State receives opponents for Players Era event

The Iowa State men's basketball team will square off with St. John's and Creighton when action begins later this year at the Players Era Men's Championship. The event takes place in Las Vegas this November. The tournament debuted last year, …

'Do anything to help save lives': Iowa's hands-free law goes into effect

THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE PROGRESS OF IOWA’S HANDS-FREE LAW FOR MONTHS. TODAY, IT FINALLY GOES INTO FULL EFFECT. THE LAW RESTRICTS DRIVERS FROM HAVING ELECTRONIC DEVICES LIKE A CELL PHONE, IN THEIR HAND WHILE THEY’RE BEHIND THE WHEEL. …

Iowa first responders use app to locate boaters on Saylorville Lake

First responders in Iowa are using the what3words app to help locate people in distress on Saylorville Lake, a popular spot for boaters in central Iowa, especially during the holiday weekend.The Johnston-Grimes Metropolitan Fire District is one of four …

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