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Iowa convenience store chain reaches national business milestone
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (122+ words) by Matt Kelley | Apr 9, 2026 An Iowa-based company is being added to a prestigious list this morning. Casey's General Stores is now on the S&P 500 stock index. The Ankeny-based convenience store chain is only the second Iowa company on the…...
Spring cleaning can help Iowans improve mood, productivity
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (311+ words) by Matt Kelley | Apr 9, 2026 With the weather warming up, many Iowans are launching into spring cleaning projects, sprucing up their homes and work spaces. Jessica Boland, a worksite wellness consultant, says cleansing and decluttering can help to improve your mood…...
Democrats in Iowa's U. S. Senate race at campaign finance forum
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (162+ words) by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 9, 2026 Both Democrats who are running for the U. S. Senate say it's time to tighten campaign finance laws. "It is time to curb the reign of big corporations and billionaires in our political process," Wahls said. Turek said…...
Senate approves plan to overhaul Iowa's property tax system
12+ hour, 10+ min ago (234+ words) by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 8, 2026 A bill that would significantly change the property tax system for Iowa homeowners has cleared the Senate. Senator Dan Dawson, a Republican from Council Bluffs, calls it the first step toward a plan that can win…...
Iowa unemployment rate holds steady in January
15+ hour, 45+ min ago (283+ words) by Dar Danielson | Apr 8, 2026 The U. S. Department of Labor is conducting its annual revision in labor numbers to start the new year. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says that resulted in the December unemployment number dropping one tenth of a…...
Despite cease-fire in the Middle East, pump prices surge in the Midwest
20+ hour, 19+ min ago (225+ words) by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 8, 2026 Gasoline prices aren't falling in Iowa, at least not yet, though with a two-week cease-fire between the U. S. and Iran reached on Tuesday, crude oil prices began to drop this morning. Brian Ortner, at AAA Iowa,…...
Legislature approves lifting Iowa's interest rate cap on consumer loans
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (285+ words) Radio Iowa Legislature approves lifting Iowa's interest rate cap on consumer loans The Iowa legislature has passed a bill that raises Iowa's interest rate cap on consumer credit to 36% per year. This would apply to short term "consumer loans" used…...
Feenstra would consider a change in Iowa's ESA law
23+ hour, 13+ min ago (214+ words) by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 8, 2026 Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra says if he's elected governor, he'd "consider" a change in the state law that's providing taxpayer funding for private school expenses. Feenstra supports the Education Savings Account program, but he suggested private…...
Cedar Rapids hosts film fest with the spotlight on Iowa
1+ day, 57+ min ago (356+ words) by Matt Kelley | Apr 8, 2026 All 65 movies being featured in this week's Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival have some sort of Iowa connection, which fest director Eric Dean Freese says has been a hallmark of the event since it began. "We…...
Slotkin campaigns for Iowa Democrats, offers 2026 advice
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (326+ words) Radio Iowa Slotkin campaigns for Iowa Democrats, offers 2026 advice U. S. Senator Elissa Slotkin. a Michigan Democrat who's a former CIA officer, campaigned for Iowa Democrats yesterday as the conflict between the U. S. and Iran turned into a two-week ceasefire. "I served three…...