State News

An eastern Iowa school district is closed today (Monday) after an online threat. The Cedar Rapids Community School District sent a message to parents and students it was closing all schools after becoming aware of […]

Head, heart, hands and health are the four principles on which 4-H was founded, and the organization devoted to helping youth develop skills they can use now and throughout their lives is celebrating its founding […]

Iowa junior defensive back Cooper DeJean was named the Big Ten’s Special Teams Player of the Week, while senior linebacker Nick Jackson was tabbed Co-Defensive Player of the Week for their performances in Iowa’s 26-16 […]

One of the joys of fall in Iowa is going to an orchard to get apples freshly picked off the trees. ISU Extension fruit crop specialist, Suzanne Slack, says the drought has had some impact, […]

An investigation is underway after a fatal shooting in Fort Dodge last night. Multiple officers with the Fort Dodge Police Department did respond and once on the scene, they located one unresponsive male with multiple […]

Forecasters say it may be one of “those” weeks in Iowa where we have to run the air conditioner one day and the furnace on the next to stay comfy. Meteorologist Marvin Percha, at the […]

The president and CEO of the Interfaith Alliance says religion can be a positive force in our democracy, but only if there’s equality for all religious traditions. Reverend Paul Brandeis Raushenbush has been the national […]

The calendar says fall but the thermometer says summer. Forecasters say much of Iowa’s southern half will see near-record high temperatures in the low 90s today through Sunday. State climatologist Justin Glisan says it could […]

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says the House continues to work to try and get a budget package done everyone can agree on to avert a government shutdown Saturday. “I’m not given up until it’s 11:59:59. […]

The three presidents of the state universities discussed some of their state funding requests during Thursday’s Board of Regents meeting. Iowa State University president Wendy Wintersteen says they are seeking a $4.5 million increase in […]