Damages Exceed $3 Million After Towboat Strikes Iowa Bridge July 31, 2025 Damages totaled more than $3 million after a tow pilot struck components of an Iowa bridge in May 2024, the...
Crews Find Body of Worker Under Collapsed Iowa Grain Silo June 24, 2022 Crews recovered the body of a man who was buried under piles of grain and debris from a collapsed grain...
Repairs Planned for Iowa Train Depot Damaged in Derecho January 8, 2021 Officials in Marion, Iowa are set to approve a plan to repair the city’s historic train depot that was heavily...
2 Utility Workers in Iowa Die After Striking Buried Electrical Line August 5, 2020 Two workers installing internet cables in Pella, Iowa, died after striking an underground, high-voltage electrical cable. Pella Police Lt. Paul...
Hail Storm Brings Boom for Some Iowa Businesses, Insurance Agents August 8, 2017 A severe June 30 hail storm that struck Sioux City, Iowa has become big business for certain sectors of the...
Iowa May Be First State with No Health Insurers on Exchange June 16, 2017 By David Pitt Iowa could be the first state in the nation with no health insurance company willing to offer policies on its...
Iowa Researchers Say Big Data May Be Answer to Improve Trucking Safety March 6, 2017 Helping drivers avoid congestion would increase productivity and improve safety, according to a team of Iowa State University and industry...
Blizzards, Ice Storms Wreak Havoc In Midwest Plains December 27, 2016 Travel conditions remained hazardous as a winter storm swept across much of the northern Great Plains, with blowing and drifting...
Number of Flood Policies Sold in Iowa Dropping in Recent Years October 25, 2016 The number of flood insurance policies sold in Iowa dropped 22 percent between 2011 and this year, but it’s hard...
Judge Says No New Defendants in Wrongful Death Suit in Iowa October 24, 2016 The family of a Des Moines, Iowa woman who died of a prescription-drug overdose is appealing a judge’s rejection of...