South Iowa News

Public universities request more funding from the state 'to maximize benefits to Iowans'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 24, 2021

The Iowa State Board of Regents has approved a $638.6 million state funding plan that grants $22 million more in funding next fiscal year to three public universities in the state.

'A bad poll for Joe Biden': Poll shows 62% of Iowans disapprove of president's performance

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 24, 2021

 President Joe Biden’s job approval rating in a Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll has tumbled at least 12 points over the last several months, settling at just 31 percent. With more than six in 10 voters (62 percent) now saying they disapprove of Biden’s performance, pollsters note the numbers fall below former President Trump’s lowest ratings (35 percent in December 2017). “This is a bad poll for Joe Biden, and it’s playing out in everything that he touches right now,” pollster J.

The Iowa Wave, 'best college tradition,' turns 4 years old

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 13, 2021

For many, the highlight marking the return to college football for stadium-packing fans didn’t play out on the field.