State News

Thousands of Iowa elementary schoolers will be improving their physical and mental health — as well as their self-esteem — through a program called the Kids Heart Challenge. Amy Knoll, school engagement director for the […]

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she favors development of pipelines that could make the ethanol industry carbon neutral, but Haley says landowners who don’t want the pipelines on their property should not be forced […]

More than 80 artists from across Iowa and around the Midwest will be displaying their works along the scenic Mississippi riverfront in Davenport this weekend at the Riverssance Festival of Fine Art. Ben Gougeon events […]

A group in a tiny southwest Iowa town has created a new outdoor space to raise awareness about mental health. Carla Kucirek of the Sons and Daughters of Imogene says about 30 volunteers have transformed […]

Weather conditions have prompted the U.S.D.A. to lower its prediction of corn yields in Iowa by one-and-a-half percent. The estimate released today is based on crop conditions through September 1st. The U.S.D.A. predicts the average […]

The Iowa DCI says the Algona police officer shot last night has died. DCI assistant director Mitch Mortvedt says 33-year-old officer Kevin Cram was trying to arrest a man on a warrant around 8 p.m. […]

At least a half dozen Iowa communities are holding special walks this weekend and in the coming weeks to raise awareness about the availability of help to anyone considering taking their own lives. Colleen Jennings, […]

An Algona man is in custody after he allegedly shot a police officer Wednesday night. Few details have been released, but the Iowa State Patrol says the shooting took place at a residence near the […]

A Cedar Rapids man who admitted to threatening a federal prosecutor will spend more than six years in federal prison. Forty-two-year old John Edward Miller admitted to posting a threatening message to the prosecutor online […]

Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn is co-sponsoring a bill that would require suicide awareness and prevention training for most school employees in every state, at least every other year. “September marks Suicide Prevention Month and as […]