Dash cam video shows wrong-way driver in Iowa nearly cause crash

LEE COUNTY, Iowa — A wrong-way driver nearly hit an SUV head-on Tuesday, newly released dash camera video shows. The Lee County Sheriff's Office released the video on Facebook. The near-crash was captured on Highway 27 and the sheriff says it involved …

Storms, wind, and hail testing the resilience of northwest Iowa crops

Early in the growing season, as spring transitions to summer, the weather can be unpredictable and difficult to deal with for growers. Eric Bartels is a northwest Iowa Beck’s Hybrids agronomist, and he says that June has delivered no shortage of weather …

Central Iowa farmer experimenting with cover crops

As we learn more about the benefits of cover crops, we’ve seen increased adoption of them across the state. One farm in Boone is even applying those cover crops to a different product: pumpkins. Jeremy Gustafson, a member of Practical Farmers of Iowa, gave …

Aaron Graves among Iowa football trio tying the knot this summer

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - There are just 10 Saturdays until the start of the Iowa football season. A few Hawkeyes are trading the gridiron for a different venue starting this weekend. Although the Iowa football team has a summer workout routine, they have a …

Iowa 4th of July cookouts still at record-high costs

As Americans all across the country are gearing up to celebrate Independence Day, families planning a cookout celebration should plan to spend about the same as they did last year. Samantha Ayoub, an associate economist for the American Farm Bureau …

Negen's Notes: Predicting Iowa football's record for 2025

June has come and not quite finished in the blink of an eye. Every year, the baseball season seems to move at lightning speed with teams playing nearly every day. As the calendar begins to flip toward July, we are moving ever closer to the beginning of …

Iowa High School Baseball substate pairings set

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Marion Coach Steve Fish had a simple message to his team after it learned its postseason path Wednesday morning. Have fun with the remaining regular season …

Cyberattack on national food supplier impacts Iowa small town grocery stores

POWESHIEK COUNTY, Iowa — A cyberattack on a major North American food supplier resulted in a supply chain halt in two grocery stores in Poweshiek County for two weeks. On June 5th, a cyberattack on United Natural Foods Inc., a major food supplier in the …

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Iowa Is Home To One Of The Most Affordable Small Cities to Buy a New Home

The home market is still on fire.  Even with interest rates that are more than double from historic lows just 4 years ago, people are looking to buy a home. With the market being so hot, prices are even hotter.  Home prices nationally have risen by about …