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Quad Cities, IA/IL – Residents in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois should prepare for a hot and humid weekend with scattered thunderstorms. Temperatures are expected to rise into the lower 90s, bringing with them increased humidity and storm chances. According to the US National Weather Service Quad Cities, the...

Minburn Communications recently named a new General Manager who will take over next year. The organization is bringing in Douglas Pals to be the company’s new GM. Minburn Communications states that Pals will work alongside the current GM/CEO Debra Lucht through the rest of the year. The company highlights that Pals has a long history in the independent communications industry within the state of Iowa.

With less than a month until the start of the school year, the Urbandale Community School District is struggling to fill about 30 special education positions. "A shortage of associates is an increasingly widespread challenge throughout the metro and across the state," Urbandale schools spokesperson Dena Claire said. "The shortages we’re seeing this year are comparable to last year."

Iowa is one of 13 states not participating in a federal summer food program for children. The Iowa Hunger Coalition has launched a petition drive to convince the state to take part in next summer’s program and the first deadline for signatures is approaching. The Sun Bucks program was...

(KMAland) -- Three state champions were crowned & Southeast Warren claimed third on the final day of the 2024 softball season. 1A Championship: Sigourney 3 Martensdale-St. Marys 2. •Ellie Baker: 2/4. •Maclaine German: 2/3, RBI. •Campbell German: 7 IP, 13 K, 1 BB, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER. 2A...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Decent weather sticks around overnight, but we will be watching for an increase in humidity, warmth, and storm chances by the end of the weekend. Overnight, we get to enjoy mostly clear skies as our low temperatures fall into the 60s. Our eastern counties will cool off a bit more, into the low to mid 60s, while our western counties drop into the mid to upper 60s.

FORT DODGE — One year after winning the school’s first softball state championship, Williamsburg did it again. The No. 2-seeded Raiders took on No. 4 Davenport Assumption – a rematch of last season’s title game – on Friday in hopes of being the only team in this year’s tournament to repeat as champions. ...

Four local high school seniors are among the 110 Iowans who received a scholarship from the Iowa Health Care Association (IHCA) Foundation to pursue a career working in a long-term care facility. Last week, the IHCA Foundation announced over $300,000 in scholarship funding to current long-term care employees seeking further education and training, along with high school students, veterans, and Iowa residents in rural communities looking to join the healthcare profession. Over 240 applications were received, with the IHCA Foundation Board of Directors reviewing the applicant’s experience, recommendations, and future education and career goals to determine the winners of scholarships. Brynn Bass, who works at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, and Eyon Steffensen, employed at Exira Care Center in Exira, are the recipients of the $4,000 John W. and Kimberly D. Grubb Registered Nurse (RN) Scholarship, to pursue an RN degree. A $2,000 MonilaCares High School Scholarship was awarded to Halie Rath, Kuemper Catholic High School, and Emma Meyers from the South Central Calhoun Community School District, who are both currently enrolled in some level of nursing degree, with interest in working in a long-term care facility. IHCA Foundation Program Director Natalie Thompson says, “We commend this year’s scholarship recipients for their dedication to this noble profession. Your work is truly invaluable, and we look forward to seeing the positive difference you will undoubtedly make in the lives of many.” Seven scholarship opportunities are available through the IHCA Foundation, all made possible through donors’ contributions.

DES MOINES, Iowa — If you’re fed up with our politics, and our civil discourse as a country – this week served as another reminder that we have more in common than we realize. Once again, thousands of people from all over the country showed up to hop on a bike, and ride across Iowa.

A nuclear power comeback is starting to take shape in the U.S. as officials consider reopening the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa.

(Iowa) -- A national personal finance website ranks Iowa among the lowest states in the country for having at-risk youth. WalletHub ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia across 15 key metrics to identify numbers of at-risk youth. Metrics included youth unemployment, the share of disconnected youth, youth percentage in the work force, and more. Iowa ranked 48 out of 51, ranking well in terms of youth participation in the work force, ages 18-24, and low youth unemployment numbers. The top of the list, meaning the states with the highest at-risk youth, are Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. The only states with lower number of at-risk youth than Iowa are Illinois, New Hampshire, and New Jersey, respectively.

In a career that took him from part-time courtesy clerk in the Chariton store in 1981 to CEO and chairman of the board of Iowa’s largest employer, Randy Edeker will officially retire from Hy-Vee on July 31 after 43 years with the company. Edeker was elected president of the company by stockholders in 2009 and named chairman of the board and CEO in 2012. In 2022, Edeker transitioned to executive chairman of the board, the position from...

With nice weather, many individuals enjoy seeing wildlife in their natural habitats while going on walks or hikes. Iowa Department of Natural Resources Interpretive Naturalist and Educator Anne Riordan says that there are many animals that people may not see though. She tells Raccoon Valley Radio that there’s just as much variety in wildlife in and around the water as in the wooded areas.