by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 2, 2025 While Iowa’s federal delegation has spent the week taking action on issues like fentanyl and Air Force facilities in Washington, D.C., some of Iowa’s U.S. representatives have also weighed in on an issue in their home state — the upcoming governor’s race. After Gov. Kim Reynolds […]
A Wapello County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Ottumwa, Iowa — A months-long, multi-state investigation led by the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a suspect believed responsible for burglarizing at least sixteen school districts across Iowa and Missouri. The operation highlights the power of proactive investigative work, interagency collaboration, and strategic […]
May 1, 2025 – An Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release Oskaloosa, Iowa – On April 26, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., a member of the Oskaloosa Police Department attempted to stop a subject on a UTV driving on A Ave. W (Hwy 92). The driver, identified as Jeffrey Dean Vanmaanen (59) of rural Oskaloosa, had […]
Mahaska Health welcomes Drew Lewis, DO, a fellowship trained, board-certified Pain Management Specialist to the Pain Management Team. Dr. Lewis brings his extensive background in medicine and education to offer care to patients in Oskaloosa and the Southeast Iowa region. Dr. Lewis earned his Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine at Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 30, 2025 Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, public Iowa K-12 school districts will be required to set policies that, at minimum, ban the use of cellphones during class time under a law signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds Wednesday. The ban on cellphones during instructional periods was one […]
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 29, 2025 A lawsuit over a Des Moines Register poll that showed Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in Iowa during the final days of the 2024 campaign has been moved to federal court. The lawsuit, one of two related to the poll, is a potential class-action case filed […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 29, 2025 WARREN COUNTY — Tom Vilsack, former Iowa governor and the U.S. secretary of agriculture during the Obama and Biden administrations, spoke Tuesday with farmers and rural Iowans about his ideas to grow rural communities. In the pine-paneled Middleswart Lodge, looking out over Lake Ahquabi State Park, […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 28, 2025 While Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Senate Republicans said Monday they have reached a “budget compromise” on how to fund the state heading into the 2026 fiscal year, House Republicans are asking for more money in some areas. Passing the state budget through a series of […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 28, 2025 The Iowa Senate passed a bill setting new standards for pharmacy benefit managers that lawmakers said will help keep rural pharmacies in business and lower the cost of prescription drugs. Senate File 383, passed 36-14, is the legislation passed through the committee process earlier this year […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 28, 2025) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this […]
