Author Archives: Tim Martin

SPEAKING AT THE STATE CAPITOL ON MONDAY, IOWA GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS SPOKE ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF CALLING OUT THE NATIONAL GUARD TO LIMIT RIOTING IN MANY OF THE STATE'S LARGEST CITIES. IOWA HAS EXPER...

The first vandalism mirroring that in cities across the country happened in Waterloo overnight. New Waterloo police chief Joel Fitzgerald was sworn in Monday evening, and then spent time along with ot...

On the Monday, June 01, 2020 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Bruce Clark and Jerry Gallagher shared information about this year’s Cedar Valley Character Counts “Champion...

Finances The Iowa legislature reconvenes Wednesday and the major topic of business will be approving a budget for the fiscal year beginning one month from today. A survey by the personal finance websi...

WHILE PROTESTS IN SOME PARTS OF DES MOINES WERE VIOLENT AND DESTRUCTIVE OVER THE WEEKEND, THOSE GATHERED NEAR THE CITY'S POLICE STATION LAST NIGHT LEFT PEACEFULLY AFTER OFFICERS SURROUNDING THE BUILDI...

Protests in Eastern Iowa tied to the death of a man while in police custody in Minneapolis were peaceful, but those in Des Moines turned violent on both Friday and Saturday nights. Officers used tear ...

On the Friday, May 29, 2020 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Cedar Falls Mayor Rob Green and Cedar Falls high school student senate president Rachel Brokenshire on today’s Seni...

Back to Partisanship The Iowa General Assembly gavels back into session after nearly three months off due to the pandemic next week. The main thing they have to accomplish is getting a budget approved...

WATERLOO RESIDENTS ARE ORGANIZING A VIGIL IN RESPONSE TO THE DEATH OF A MINNEAPOLIS MAN WHICH HAS SPARKED VIOLENCE IN MINNESOTA THIS WEEK. THE GATHERING IN WATERLOO IS PLANNED FOR SIX O'CLOCK THIS EVE...

A top state public health official confirmed an additional COVID-19 outbreak at a meatpacking plant in Storm Lake. Reisetter, deputy director of the Iowa Department of Public Health, announced at the ...