NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising near their records on Monday after a couple buyout announcements helped lift the market. The S&P 500 added 0.8% and pulled within 0.2% of its all-time high, which was set during the summer. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 175 points, or 0.3%, ...
For Michelle Tietjens, the pain of loss often hits hardest at the start of each day, when the realization dawns all over again that she’ll be facing it without her husband. “Waking up in the morning it always takes me a little bit to get going,” she said. “Because you relive it – ...
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Monday she was appointing former Iowa Rep. Jon Dunwell, a Republican from Newton, to serve on the Iowa Utilities Commission. Dunwell fills the spot after the Sept. 4 resignation of Erik Helland, who was appointed to the role in May 2023. The Iowa Utilities ...
The first weekend in October had a flurry of activity attracting numerous people in Marshalltown. Sunday saw the return of Francis Fest at St. Francis Catholic School and the Fall Festival at New Life Church. Father Alan Dietzenbach said not only did Francis Fest have great weather after ...
LE GRAND — Pioneer Days is a community celebration first established in 1999. But lack of volunteers resulted in its cancellation, until now. It returns to Le Grand on Saturday with events ranging from pickleball, arm wrestling, live shows, food, activities for kids, a parade and more. Put ...
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Friday a measure changing a state’s economic development program that could provide nearly $1.4 billion in tax incentives for a $15 billion steel mill project planned in southeast Iowa. “Today, we advance the most consequential economic development ...
