Category Archives: KXEL News

JOHN DEERE CONTINUES TO HARVEST PROFITS. THE AG MANUFACTURER AND MAJOR EASTERN IOWA EMPLOYER RELEASED THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS THIS MORNING. OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS, DEERE AND COMPANY MADE MORE THAN ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds had strong words yesterday for President Joe Biden after he ordered his education secretary to explore possible legal action against states including Iowa that have blocked scho...

DRY CONDITIONS WHICH DATE BACK TO 2020 IN PARTS OF IOWA MEAN THAT CORN HARVEST IS LIKELY TO BEGIN EARLIER THAN USUAL IN DROUGHT AREAS. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION AGRONOMIST ANGIE REICK-HINZ RECEN...

Law enforcement officials have released more details about a fire in Swisher yesterday morning. Shortly before 5:30, Johnson County emergency responders were sent to a fire at a home at 1726 Derby Ave...

THE DEFINITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN A MATTER OF DEBATE IN WASHINGTON DURING 2021. A BILL RELATED TO ROADS, BRIDGES, POWER, AND WATER SYSTEMS CLEARED THE SENATE EARLIER THIS MONTH. NEXT SO-CALLED...

State Fairs in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin are offering free COVID-19 vaccinations. In Iowa, a vaccination booth among corn dog and funnel cake stands vaccinated 150 people in the...

IMAGES OF TALIBAN FORCES SURGING INTO CONTROL OF AFGHANISTAN HAVE BEEN DISTRUBING FOR MANY VETERANS WHO SERVED THERE DURING THE PAST TWO DECADES. OUR COVERAGE PARTNERS AT TV-9 SPOKE TO FORMER ARMY MED...

One of Iowa's largest senior living providers will require the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment starting November 1. Western Home Services made the announcement yesterday. Officials there...

CEDAR RAPIDS POLICE SPENT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS LOOKING FOR THE PERSON WHO REPORTEDLY DROVE AWAY FROM A CAR-MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT. THE COLLISION HAPPENED ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE AT BLAIRS FERRY ROAD AND C A...

Iowa's Ethics Board has found that Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds did not violate any laws when she appeared in a series of taxpayer-funded ads last fall promoting coronavirus public safety measures. Th...