A Union Pacific Railroad train derailed north of the SE 64th Avenue & SE 56th Street intersection, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.

Voters made their choices in Tuesday's midterm elections with several county and state races decided and two school bond issues going down to defeat. ...

With Veterans Day next week, the annual Gold Star Hall ceremony is also scheduled to honor the memory of Iowa State University students who died while serving our country in the military. Megan Moore, a marketing specialist at the I-S-U Memorial Union, says the patriotic program will include stories about each veteran’s courage, service and […] The post ISU Students Who Died During Wartime to be Recognized appeared first on KJAN.

Six high schools have informed the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union that they will not field a girls varsity basketball team for the 2026-2027 season. The schools listed include …Read more at KCHA News

The 10-0 Audubon Wheelers will meet the 9-1 North Union Warriors on Thursday night in the high school football quarterfinals. Audubon is coming off of two dominant playoff victories, 54-12 over East Union and 72-30 over Clarksville. North Union has wins over Janesville (55-0) and Kingsley-Pierson 68-50. Both teams highlight strong rushing games. Wheelers’ Aiden […] The post Audubon takes on North Union with Trip to the Dome on the line appeared first on KJAN.

Hardin County is one of the latest Iowa counties to approve a levy for EMS services for residents. Unofficial returns showed the measure passed Tuesday by a vote of 4,878 in favor while 1,513 voted [...]

The Riverside Bulldogs defeated the Union Community Knights three sets to one on Tuesday evening to advance to the state semifinals. The Bulldogs took a tightly contested first set 27-25 but dropped the second 25-15 to tie up the match. The third set was all Riverside as leading offensive scorer Lilli Reed had a fantastic […] The post Riverside Advances to State Semi-finals appeared first on KJAN.

Two decades after it left campus, Chick-fil-A has reopened inside the Memorial Union. The newly opened fast food franchise will be open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For Tari Thompson, operator of the MU location, the opening started long before Tuesday. “We started partnering with...

Union County voters are deciding whether to impose a seven percent hotel/motel tax on lodging, starting January 1st. Mike Peterson reports. Voters in Fayette, Hardin and Iowa Counties are deciding whether to raise a local tax to support Emergency Medical Services. The post Local Option Sales Tax Votes in 2 Counties, EMS votes in 3 Counties appeared first on KJAN.

Union County voters are deciding whether to impose a 7% hotel/motel tax on lodging, starting January 1. If voters in Creston and the rest of Union County approve the measure, […] The post Some Iowa voters deciding local option sales tax, EMS tax issues appeared first on Sioux County Radio.