Adam Carros

Aug 16, 2024 | fox5vegas.com | Adam Carros

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG/Gray News) - A sheriff’s office in Iowa is investigating the drowning death of a golf course employee found in a pond on the course. Investigators said the body of 38-year-old Christopher Plowman, of Tiffin, Iowa, was found in a pond at the Pleasant Valley Golf Course in Iowa City. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Plowman was an employee of the golf course.

Aug 15, 2024 | kcrg.com | Adam Carros

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - The USDA criticized Governor Kim Reynolds' proposal to redirect its Summer EBT program funding into school meal sites. "Through this waiver request, the governor is asserting that the State knows better than its own families do about what their needs are," a USDA spokesperson said in a statement to KCRG on Thursday evening. Iowa submitted a waiver request with the USDA on Thursday for its SUN Bucks program, known as summer EBT.

Aug 15, 2024 | kcrg.com | Adam Carros

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - After declining federal funding to help feed kids this summer, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is now asking for that federal funding for next summer but with a catch - it would fund school meal sites instead of providing families direct money for food. Iowa submitted an application with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its SUN Bucks program, also known as the Summer EBT program.

Aug 15, 2024 | kcrg.com | Adam Carros

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa's unemployment rate held steady in July despite the state's employers cutting more than 21,000 jobs from a year ago. Iowa Workforce Development released the monthly unemployment data for July on Thursday by highlighting a steady 2.8% unemployment rate, the same as the previous month. However, the report also notes the state lost 3,600 jobs in July alone. Compared to July of 2023, Iowa has lost 21,200 jobs across the state.

Aug 5, 2024 | msn.com | Adam Carros |Dereka Kay