Category Archives: KXEL News

Iowa farmers continue to harvest the last of this year's corn and soybean crops, but a report indicates they will not get as much out of their fields as in years past. According to the U.S. Agricultur...

A NEW COMPANY IS LIKELY TO BRING HUNDREDS OF JOBS TO WATERLOO AS EARLY AS JANUARY. STRATACACHE HAS PURCHASED THE FORMER GMAC MORTGAGE FACILITY AT THE CORNER OF HAMMOND AVENUE AND FLAMMANG DRIVE. STRAT...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will require that people wear masks if they join indoor gatherings of 25 or more people as the state sees a continued surge of coronavirus infections that is threatening to over...

COUNT WATERLOO MAYOR QUENTIN HART AMONG MORE THAN 147 THOUSAND IOWANS WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. HART SHARED BASIC DETAILS OF THAT DIAGNOSIS DURING MONDAY'S VIRTUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. H...

Since the August 10th derecho, Iowans, insurance companies, agents and contractors have worked together to help Iowa recover. Now, some three months after the storm, the Iowa Insurance Division report...

FEDERAL LEGISLATORS WILL RETURN TO WASHINGTON TODAY FOR THE BEGINNING OF A SO-CALLED LAME DUCK SESSION. HOPES REMAIN FOR A NEW COVID-19 STIMULUS PACKAGE. HOWEVER, IOWA SENATOR JONI ERNST EXPRESSED HER...

Iowa casino officials worry they will lose business when several Nebraska casinos open...now that voters in that state have approved gambling. Iowa officials say they worry that when casinos are built...

SHOOTINGS AROUND 10 P-M LAST NIGHT IN BOTH WATERLOO AND CEDAR RAPIDS SENT PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL IN BOTH COMMUNITIES. IN WATERLOO, THERE WERE A PAIR OF INJURIES FROM AN INCIDENT NEAR QUINCY AND EAST 4...

Small numbers of outstanding mail ballots are legally arriving after the election in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, where the candidates remain locked in a tight race. In unofficial returns, Repub...

ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, ASHLEY HINSON GAVE HER FIRST RADIO INTERVIEW AFTER WINNING IOWA'S FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. HINSTON TALKED TO KXEL'S JEFF STEIN ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF COMPETING IN A FEDERAL...