Current law requires Iowa schools to take action if students are chronically absent. Education experts, parents and state ...

It's must seem like shoveling snow in a blizzard. The Ottumwa boys basketball team, in the span of two weeks, have seemingly been caught up in an avalanche. Des Moines Lincoln handed the Bulldogs ...

Many school districts in the southern half of the state have announced closings and early dismissals ahead of expected icy ...

Delilah Subsin has already proven she can win a state championship. The Ottumwa junior will now look to win another state title on the mats. Subsin, the Class 4A girls discus state champion, booked a ...

Iowa Rep. Martin Graber, a 72-year-old Fort Madison Republican, passed away Friday morning after a sudden heart attack, according to the Daily Gate City.

Multiple Iowa schools, including the Ottumwa Community School District, have implemented some restrictions on cellphone use. The state Department of Education would provide sample policies for the ...

Welcome to Week in Iowa, the round up of this week's news from ... further limit property tax collections by cities, counties, school districts and other entities during the upcoming legislative ...

The Pekin Community School District Board of Education has named David Harper as the district’s next superintendent.

On this week's episode of Close Up, we take a deep look into cell phone use in Iowa schools and how successful bans and other ...

The new superintendent began teaching at Pekin in 1998. He later became an assistant principal, principal and then shared superintendent for the district. He has more than 25 years of experience in ...

Democrat Mike Zimmer is the newest Iowa senator, flipping the Senate District 35 seat in Tuesday’s special election.

The Pekin Community School District has selected David Harper as the district's next superintendent. He'll begin work on July ...