California may be home to Hollywood, but so many of your favorite films were set against backdrops far removed from the glitterati of the West Coast. With huge studios like Warner Bros., MGM, and...
Midwest grocery chain Hy-Vee is closing three stores in low-income neighborhoods, which will have the effect of creating three new food deserts in Iowa. Hy-Vee announced this week it would be...
A new report shows the number of Americans getting scammed is on the rise, and elder fraud is the most common. Iowa ranked 33rd in the nation for elder fraud, or the number of residents over 60...
These seven women broke barriers in astronomy and beyond. Here's everything you need to know about seven women who contributed to astronomy.
Today, there are 947 incorporated municipalities in Iowa. Check out our list of the 10 oldest Iowa cities, which we have based largely on the official incorporation date according to the Iowa Secretary of State’s office, though we made a few exceptions to that rule where noted.
In Sept. 2020, the median home sale price in Iowa was $188,500. As of Sept. 2023, that figure had risen to $229,600, a 21% increase, according to Redfin. Renters are also paying more in Iowa. They paid an average of $947.54 between January and March 2020. Now, they’re paying $1,085.55, a $138.01 increase.
Many American families could soon get some much-needed help with the unaffordable cost of child care, thanks to a new proposal from the Biden administration. On Tuesday, the White House proposed...
The Biden administration announced a new set of initiatives on Friday aimed at reducing health care costs for Americans by cracking down on what the president has called “junk” health insurance...
Have you ever signed up for cable or satellite service thinking you’d pay one price, only to have hidden junk fees added on at checkout? If so, here’s some good news: These types of fees, which...
Hate junk fees that companies tack on right before checkout? Well, here’s some good news: Ticketmaster, SeatGeek, and other major ticketing companies announced Thursday that they’ve agreed to...
