26 TIME ON YOUR WEDNESDAY. -- 6:26. BEGINNING THIS MORNING, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WILL FLOCK TO PRAIRIE MEADOWS FOR A SECURITY TRAINING EXERCISE. PRAIRIE MEADOWS SECURITY, LOCAL FIRST-RESPONDERS, ...

Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino won’t be compelled to install a synthetic racing surface, at least not in the immediate future. But the Iowa track's dirt surface could be the topic of ...

Bob Farinella resigned Jan. 18 after nearly 12 years as Prairie president and general manager of Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Altoona, Iowa. Farinella, 60, said it was simply time for a ...

Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino made CEO Gary Palmer a millionaire — and he stands to get even wealthier next year. After a record year of gambling at the nonprofit casino, Prairie Meadows' ...

Reclaiming tax-exempt status is only the start of Prairie Meadows’ battle against the IRS. If Prairie Meadows wins that fight, the nonprofit racetrack and casino still faces a potentially greater ...

As another season of live racing kicks off this month at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, you may wonder how Polk County became home to the only nonprofit “racino” in the country. The county-owned facility ...

Prairie Meadows is gearing up to reopen for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.The casino will open its doors Monday at 8 a.m. and the horse racing season begins June 19. Due to social ...

Cash and controversy have been familiar themes throughout the history of Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino. Over the past 27 years, Polk County's only gambling business has gone from bust to boom, ...

The city has targeted the Prairie Meadows subdivision near 41st Street and Ellis Road as a top priority for annexation in 2015. Homeowners would pay up to $75,000 over 20 years to cover the cost of ...