Author Archives: Tim Martin

Fewer Restrictions It's hard to imagine how we in Iowa compare with other states regarding coronavirus restrictions when, almost by definition, we're not able to travel. So let's get a sense from the ...

Iowa’s unemployment rate fell to 3.1% in December, the second-lowest rate in the country. Data released Tuesday shows Iowa’s rate fell significantly from 3.8% in November. It’s now o...

On the Tuesday, January 26, 2021 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Tiffany O’Donnell of Women Lead Change TV9 Meteorologist Kaj O'Mara KXEL's Tim Harwood with Malisa Rader for a...

NEW DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ABOUT TWO WEEKEND SHOOTINGS IN WATERLOO. 18-YEAR-OLD JEREMY ALBERS HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH RECKLESS USE OF A FIREARM AND OTHER WEAPONS COUNTS. ALBERS IS ACCUSED OF...

Rolling Off The Tongue I have to admit, there were times in the past four years when I might see or say the phrase "President Donald Trump" and stop for a moment...because a decade or so ago, the phra...

Trial for one of the men accused of killing and hiding the body of Chris Bagley in Cedar Rapids has been delayed. Judge Christopher Burns ruled yesterday the trial for 33-year-old Drew Blahnik, which ...

On the Monday, January 25, 2021 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA 01) TV9 Meteorologist Kaj O'Mara KXEL's Tim Harwood with state Rep. Dave Williams o...

SOME PARTS OF IOWA ARE ANTICIPATING AS MUCH AS A FOOT OF SNOW BEFORE THIS TIME TOMORROW. SOUTHERN IOWA IS EXPECTED TO GET THE LARGEST ACCUMULATION TOTALS, HOWEVER A WINTER STORM WARNING FROM THE NATIO...

Cancel Culture Boomerang We’re concerned about the stifling of voices deemed inappropriate by the corporate masters who control social media and the like. There has been a considerable muzzling ...

A federal judge in Washington says a man from Iowa seen prominently in videos taunting a U.S. Capitol police officer during the Jan. 6 disturbance at the U.S. Capitol must remain in custody. U.S. Dist...