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The statewide commission created to find ways to keep more young people in the state released a report today four months after beginning their work. Kyle Carlson of Colfax, the chair of the "Generation Iowa Commission," says getting young people ...

A Waterloo man is facing multiple charges following an unusual incident involving his elderly father. Robert Broderson apparently doesn't believe that his 98-year-old dad knows how to handle his money. Wednesday night, Broderson and his father allegedly argued about the ...

A key Iowa legislator predicts the legislature, which opens Monday, will vote to give cities the authority to ban smoking in public places -- something current law forbids. Illinois recently enacted a statewide smoking ban, but House Democratic ...

Governor Chet Culver is calling for a nickel increase in the state's bottle deposit law. Iowans currently pay a five cent "deposit" on every can of pop or beer they buy and supporters say it ensures most cans are taken ...

A report by and Iowa group says a survey of 19 indicators shows the state has done a good job in many areas the last six years in meeting the needs of kids. Michael Crawford is the director of Iowa ...

Waterloo firefighters have recovered a gun from the Cedar River that authorities believe was stolen. A Cedar Falls man reported the 40-caliber Smith and Wesson handgun was taken from his home Thursday. Justin Thomas of Cedar Falls is accused of ...

The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled a sex offender from Marshalltown does not have the right to live within 2,000 feet of a school, even though he had been living in that zone for several years at a previous address. ...

Another Iowa National Guard unit is preparing for duty overseas. Guard officials say the Iowa City-based 109th Medical Battalion is being deployed to the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt along the border with Israel. There are 95 Iowa soldiers taking part ...

Beginning today, most taxpayers can start filing their 2007 tax returns electronically. That's good news for Iowans, who led the nation last year in e-filing. David Williams is the Director of the Internal Revenue Service Tax Administration and Refundable Credits ...

The funerals are today in Sioux City for the two young sisters who were allegedly murdered by their stepfather during what police say was a Satanic ritual. The bodies of eight-year-old Alysha Suing and her ten-year-old sister, Kendra, were found ...