State News

Experts say many Iowa trees are showing some brilliant colors right now due to recent cool temperatures. Mark Runkel, a forest health technician with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says you don’t have to […]

About five-percent of all Americans have the lung condition known as COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but new research shows the rate in Iowa is higher than the national average at about six-point-six percent. […]

Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks says she’s received credible death threats after she switched her vote for House speaker. Miller-Meeks voted for Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan for House Speaker on Tuesday, but she said her “initial […]

A stubborn retail environment is blamed for a dip in revenue at Winnebago Industries. The outdoor lifestyle products manufacturer, with Iowa recreational vehicle factory locations in Forest City, Lake Mills, Charles City and Waverly, reports […]

Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks has joined the group of House Republicans opposing Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan’s bid for House speaker. In the second round of voting for House speaker, Miller-Meeks cast her vote for Texas […]

Early voting is now underway for the November 7th city and schoolboard elections. Any registered voter can request an absentee ballot by mail until next Monday. County auditors can now send out absentee ballots to […]

The calendar says we’re in the middle of autumn but it’s now wintertime, at least according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. Craig Bargfrede, the DOT’s winter operations administrator, says they’ve been planning for the […]

A Democrat from Cedar Falls has launched a campaign in Iowa’s second congressional district for the chance to challenge Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson in 2024. Sarah Corkery is a small business owner and two-time breast […]

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (vih-VAYK rahm-uh-SWAH-mee) says some college student groups have made atrocious statements in support of Hamas terrorists who attacked Israel this month, but the answer isn’t to blacklist students. “They’re students. […]

The 10 acre site in Ottumwa where a hospital was demolished in 2019 is under new ownership. St. Joseph’s Hospital in Ottumwa closed in 2015. The Des Moines-based firm called Blackbird Investments acquired the property […]

Residents of four Iowa counties may notice there are no red lights now blinking in the night sky. MidAmerican Energy spokesman Geoff Greenwood says the company is testing a new radar system where the lights […]

Production at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant near Burlington has ramped up due to the war in Ukraine and the facility may be key in getting munitions to Israel as well. The plant manufactures artillery […]

A jury today found a former Butler County police officer guilty of multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Michael Tobin was a Clarksville Police Officer when he was accused of showing sexually explicit […]

Fire departments in small towns across the state continue to have issues with finding enough volunteers to fill open spots. Parkersburg Fire Chief Russ Boersma says his department is authorized for 35 firefighters, and they […]

Ottumwa police are investigating a fatal stabbing that happened last night. Police were called shortly before 11 p.m. on the report of a stabbing and officers found a man outside the home. The man identified […]

All four Iowans serving in the U.S.. House backed Ohio’s Jim Jordan for House Speaker in today’s first round of voting. A few Washington, D.C. publications had listed first district Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks as undecided […]

As the chilly weather settles in, Iowans may find several species of spiders are also settling in — inside our homes. One expert pleads, don’t squish those eight-legged creatures, but learn to “spread the bug […]

Members of the U.S. Senate are considering more closely regulating the Name, Image, Likeness policies that are making big changes in the lives of top college athletes, including a women’s basketball star at the University […]

The Iowa women’s basketball team is ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 released on Tuesday. It ties the program’s highest preseason ranking. (1994) The Hawkeyes have been ranked in the AP […]

It’s “National School Bus Safety Week,” and despite reminders every year, there are still drivers who pass buses that have their lights flashing and stop arms out. State Trooper Paul Gardner says many of the […]