Category Archives: KXEL News

From the Associated Press (11:20 a.m.): DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed the state's redistricting plan into law, finalizing the once-in-a-decade task complicated this year by...

From the Associated Press: FAIRFIELD, Iowa (AP) - Two 16-year-old students are charged in the death of a high school Spanish teacher in southeast Iowa. Jefferson County authorities say Willard Noble C...

From the Associated Press (11:20 a.m.): DOWS, Iowa (AP) - Authorities in north-central Iowa are investigating the death of a man in the small town of Dows. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation ...

From the Associated Press: MOLINE, Illinois (AP) - Deere executives say the company won't return to the bargaining table with striking workers because it won't offer a better contract than one they re...

From the Associated Press (11:20 a.m.): DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - A Davenport man faces sentencing Jan. 12 after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his mother. McKinsley Watson was o...

2021 MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS   LINN COUNTY GAMBLING Yes 55% No 45%     CEDAR RAPIDS MAYOR Tiffany O'Donnell 42% Amara Andrews 28% Brad Hart (I) 28% Myra Colby Bradwell 02%   CED...

From the Associated Press (11:20 a.m.): PALO, Iowa (AP) - Alliant Energy has announced plans to buy and expand an existing solar farm project at Palo to make it Iowa's largest solar and battery storag...

From the Associated Press: DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa panel responsible for resolving lawsuits against the state has agreed to pay nearly $400,000 in attorney and expert witness fees as part of a...

From the Associated Press (11:20 a.m.): MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Union workers at farm-equipment maker Deere & Co. would get wage increases of 10% if they ratify a tentative contract reached over the w...

From the Associated Press: MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Union workers at farm-equipment maker Deere & Co. would get wage increases of 10% if they ratify a tentative contract reached over the weekend. The u...