State News

Late tomorrow afternoon, the state’s top election official will ask the Iowa Legislative Council for permission to mail absentee ballot request forms to every active Iowa voter. Secretary of State Paul Pate mailed the forms […]

A report prepared for the White House Cornavirus Task Force suggests Iowa is among 18 states where rising infection rates should prompt new restrictions. The internal documents were first obtained by The Center for Public […]

The leader of the Iowa State Patrol joined his counterparts from Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Arkansas to announced a joint effort to crack down on excessive speed. Colonel Nathan Fulk spoke about the issue today […]

Volunteer Iowa has landed a federal grant of almost $332,000, money that will be used to build more volunteering initiatives across the state. Michelle Raymer, senior program officer for Volunteer Iowa, says the grant is […]

Ten Iowa organizations are splitting just over $13 million in federal grants, to be distributed as loans to small businesses and entrepreneurs who’ve taken a financial hit during the pandemic. Rick Hunsaker is executive director […]

Ten Iowa organizations are splitting just over $13 million in federal grants, to be distributed as loans to small businesses and entrepreneurs who’ve taken a financial hit during the pandemic. Rick Hunsaker is executive director […]

North-central Iowa drug kingpin Dustin Honken is scheduled to be put to death tomorrow after the United States Supreme Court today turned down a last-minute request to stop his execution. The 52-year-old Honken of Britt […]

Iowa’s attorney general filed suit today in Polk County District Court against a Nebraska-based stem cell therapy center. Attorney General Tom Miller accuses Regenerative Medicine and Anti-Aging Institutes of Omaha of making deceptive, misleading claims […]

As a warm-weather treat, admission is free for all visitors to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art throughout July and August. Museum executive director Sean Ulmer says this marks the 11th straight summer all fees […]

The number of new and continuing unemployment claims both increased in the last week. Iowa Workforce Development says the first-time claims for unemployment hit 11,125 in the last week. That’s up by 1,195 and came […]