State News

Wolf Carbon Solutions has withdrawn its application for a carbon pipeline permit in Illinois after learning regulators in that state were likely to reject it, but the company plans to regroup and refile its application […]

Some Iowans will be using the Thanksgiving holiday to plan for a longer holiday at the end of the year, and if you’re thinking about an extended vacation, be very careful before putting down any […]

The continuing resolution President Biden signed last week to keep the federal government running into January included a one-year extension of the Farm Bill. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says that extension will afford Congress plenty […]

One area of the state continues to lag behind in finishing off the corn harvest. The U.S.D.A. crop survey found 12% of the corn in south-central Iowa remained to be harvested at of the end […]

The Northeast Iowa Community College board of trustees has voted to terminate the contract of college President Herbert Reidel. The board took the action at its meeting Monday. Reidel was placed on administrative leave October […]

Creighton University Economist Ernie Goss says the two surveys he conducts don’t show a lot of promise for merchants this holiday season. “Holiday and Christmas buying probably up about 3 to 4% — and most […]

Three casinos and a sports book have been fined $5,000 by state regulators for downloading the updated self-ban gambling list one day late. Grand Falls Casino in Larchwood was involved, and general manager Sharon Hasselhoff […]

A few days ago, forecasters were warning of the possibility of snow on or around Thanksgiving, but now that we’re closer to the holiday, foul weather is being removed from the list of likely options. […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is preparing her list of priority issues for the 2024 Iowa legislature and it includes a tax plan. A year ago, Reynolds said her goal was to completely eliminate the state income […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has pardoned two turkeys raised by a teenager from northwest Iowa. Fifteen-year-old Ava Moline of Manson has been raising turkeys since she was nine. “None of my turkeys have ever been pardoned, […]

A new trial date is set for the man accused of killing an Algona Police Officer back in September. Forty-three-year-old Kyle Lou Ricke of Algona is facing a charge of first-degree murder following the shooting […]

State troopers say a one-car accident on Highway 17 near Eagle Grove early Sunday killed a Webster City man. The victim is identified as 36-year-old Jose Casiano. The report by the Iowa State Patrol reported […]

State officials are investigating the shooting of a man by a police officer in Red Oak on Sunday afternoon. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says an officer made contact with a male subject outside […]

Over the decades, hundreds of thousands of Iowa children have grown up watching puppet shows performed by a small troupe from eastern Iowa called the Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre, based in West Liberty. Monica Leo co-founded […]

Former President Donald Trump is promising to go on offense as his rivals say they’re aiming for a surprise finish in the January 15 Iowa Caucuses. “We won’t do like in the NFL, go prevent […]

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, is slamming the reception given China’s leader by the president and governor of California. “I think this warm reception filled with pleasantries in San Francisco is antithetical […]

The prosecution rested its case earlier than expected Thursday in the trial of the wife of a Woodbury County supervisor accused of 52 counts of voter fraud. Kim Phuong Taylor allegedly filled out or helped […]

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has returned to the Iowa campaign trail as recent polling shows her support among likely Iowa Caucus-goers growing. The most recent Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom “Iowa Poll” shows Haley […]

Iowans who are heading to the grocery store this weekend to stock up for next week’s big feast will be pleased to hear they may actually be paying less to feed the family for Thanksgiving. […]

The Board of Regents has voted to adopt ten recommendations proposed by the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion study group. One of the recommendations is that the three state universities cut DEI programs that aren’t necessary […]