052119 504 Abortion rights supporters rallied at the Iowa Capitol today (Tuesday) as part of a nationwide protest against new abortion restrictions in other states. Iowa abortion rights advocates say new abortion laws in states like Alabama and Kentucky are an attack on everyone in the United States who can get pregnant. Sarena Ramirez of Des Moines agrees. 0521ramirez: 10 “All women are threatened by that. In other countries, they have these laws, and women die because they can’t do what is

052119 432 A Sioux City man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the fire-related death of a woman last year. The Sioux City Journal reports that 52-year-old Robert Mahoney was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years for first-degree arson and five years for involuntary manslaughter, with the sentences to be served one after the other. A jury convicted Mahoney in March for the death of 51-year-old Wanda Blake. Blake died three weeks after Mahoney torched his Sioux City apartment on Feb. 4, 2018.

052119 404 Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed Paul Trombino to temporarily lead Iowa's human resources agency after its previous director failed to win Senate confirmation. Reynolds spokesman Pat Garrett said Tuesday that the governor has installed Trombino as interim director of the Department of Administrative Services while she recruits a permanent replacement. The move comes after the Iowa Senate adjourned last month without confirming Janet Phipps Burkhead to another term as the agency's

052019 532 State incentives could create 32 new jobs in Mason City and construction of a new plant to replace plants destroyed by a July 19th tornado near Pella. State documents say the incentives will help Vermeer Corporation retain 406 employees who were displaced after the tornado." The Iowa Economic Development Authority OK'd $6 million Friday for the industrial and agricultural equipment manufacturer, which is rebuilding its campus. Most state economic development programs provide

052019 504 The federal government could decide this week whether to finalize plans to build a new riverside courthouse in Des Moines, but the 137-million-dollar project continues to face local opposition. The General Services Administration wants to put the new building on the former site of the downtown YMCA. Art Slusark (SLOO-zark), the chief communications officer for Meredith publishing, says putting a government building there would be a missed opportunity for economic development.

052019 432 Republican Senator Joni Ernst says President Trump has taken the right approach in trade talks with China. Ernst and Trump spoke by phone shortly after Trump threatened to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports. Speaking to Radio Iowa, Ernst said after many months of negotiations, it’s time for a deal that will address China’s theft of intellectual property and other bad trade practices. On another trade-related issue, Ernst is predicting the “U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement” will easily

052019 404 Xcel Energy said today the Minneapolis-based utility plans to retire its two remaining coal plants in the Upper Midwest by 2030, a decade earlier than scheduled, bringing praise from environmental groups. The company also announced plans to expand wind and solar energy, use cleaner natural gas, and operate its carbon-free nuclear plant in Monticello, Minnesota, until at least 2040. That would extend by a decade the life of the nuclear plant, currently scheduled to be retired in 2030,

Farmers, ranchers and homeowners throughout Nebraska are likely to get more state money next year to offset their property tax bills. But, it won't make a big difference for many people and that's leaving some lawmakers exasperated as this year's legislative session nears its end. The new state budget awaiting a final vote in the Legislature provides a major boost to the Nebraska property tax credit, which helps reduce the total tax bill sent to property owners. For many property owners, the tax

The 79 th annual Tulip Festival is underway in Orange City, Iowa. There’s more than wooden shoes hitting the freshly-washed main street or Central Avenue as they call it in Orange City. “I love it. Everything about it, the people are friendly, perfect weather” The community of 6,000 attracts an estimated 100,000 people during a three-day duration, including Kathy Van Bruggen from Spencer. “I’m from Lake Charles, LA.. moved up here over 30-years ago.” Kathy followed her husband to northwest, Iowa

Morningside Days kicked off Thursday, April 16th with a parade that also honored the memory of a man who cared about the community. Kristi Nathaniel spent the evening with her son Brian in lawn chairs along a parade route. “I’ll be honest I love this time of year. So, I get very get excited about Morningside Days and the Morningside Days Parade. I just love parades.” Morningside Days started in 1950 as a way to help promote local businesses and people who live here. REPORTER: What do you like