A spokesman for the IRS says an estimated 147,000 Iowa taxpayers will request an extension this year. Spokesman Chris Miller says an extension is an option if you can’t meet today’s filing deadline.

The legislature has unanimously voted to give Iowa race tracks a legal defense against so-called “nuisance” lawsuits filed by new neighbors. Senator Cherilynn Westrich of Ottumwa said the liability ...

A 53-year-old Carroll County paramedic has been suspended and is facing criminal charges after being accused of stealing a ...

Arts and culture groups around the country have lost millions of dollars in funding after the National Endowment for the Humanities canceled its grants — including grants for several Iowa programs.

The Iowa Senate has sent the governor a bill to set new guidelines for election recounts. “Fair elections are the absolute bedrock of our system of government,” Senator Ken Rozenboom, a Republican ...

The Iowa Senate has voted to make a passing score on the U-S citizenship test a requirement for getting a high school diploma. Republican Senator Jesse Green of Boone said the requirement would start ...

A petition and letter-writing campaign is being launched in an effort to save the highly popular Insect Zoo at Iowa State University, which officials plan to close at semester’s end after three ...

The western Iowa town of Jefferson, with a population around 4,000, is receiving national recognition for its historic preservation and investments in public art. The nonprofit Jefferson Matters is ...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird hasn’t said whether she’ll be campaigning for re-election as attorney general or running to ...

Researchers from the University of Northern Iowa are exploring some of the nation’s deepest caves to learn about life in ...

Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks says while there’s been “a little bit of disruption” in the federal government ...

Law enforcement officers across Iowa are preparing for the new law that’ll take effect this summer, forbidding drivers from ...