State News

Around 100 people turned out for the Mount Pleasant Community School Board’s work session Monday to raise concerns about the district’s purchase of part of the shuttered Iowa Wesleyan University campus The Mount Pleasant School […]

A 32-year-old man from Minburn died after his car hit the Redfield Dam and went under the water early this morning. The Dallas County Sheriff says the department got a call about a car traveling […]

With highs forecast in the 90s across much of Iowa this weekend, it won’t feel at all like fall, but an autumnal activity will kick off that’s a sure sign the cooler weather is coming […]

Attorneys have delivered closing arguments in the trial of a man accused of killing a 10-year-old Davenport girl three years ago. Fifty-one-year-old Henry Dinkins is accused of kidnapping and murdering Breasia Terrell and dumping her […]

A western Iowa man is in jail, facing charges for a stabbing during a bar fight in Carroll. Police say 41-year-old John Michael Hanson allegedly stabbed the owner of Kerps Tavern in Carroll several times […]

Extra state, county and local law enforcement will be on the roads during the upcoming holiday weekend as part of a special effort to crack down on problem motorists before they become a problem to […]

A district court judge has dismissed part of the lawsuit a woman filed against her biological father, who is a state legislator from southeast Iowa. State Senator Adrian Dickey of Packwood gave his biological daughter, […]

Republican Congressman Zach Nunn says his race for a second term in the U.S. House will get national attention. “We recognize that we are in the most purple district in the state of Iowa,” Nunn […]

This morning marks the start of the 16th annual effort to package millions of meals to help feed the hungry in Iowa, across the U.S., and in countries around the globe. Meals from the Heartland […]

The drought in eastern Iowa is taking its toll on apple orchard owners. Chris Gensicke has owned Allen’s Orchard in Marion since 2010 and says the drought and excessive heat had made this one of […]

There’s a nationwide push to recruit more minorities for careers in law enforcement and a community in northwest Iowa is emphasizing diversity on its police force. Bayron Ordonez was born in Honduras and, is one […]

The lawyer for a company planning to install wind turbines in northwest Iowa says Dickinson County Supervisors do not have the authority to pass a moratorium that would block the project. Kristy Rogers, an attorney […]

An Ottumwa man is now charged in the death of a Florida earlier this month. The DCI says 30-year-old Trenton Orwig of Ottumwa was arrested and charged with second-degree murder following the investigation into the […]

Five people were injured after a truck crashed into a house in Plymouth County this morning. The Iowa State Patrol says the driver, 32-year-old Jesus Almaraz of Sioux City suffered a medical condition as he […]

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says negotiation is the way to resolve property disputes over developing privately-owned projects like carbon pipelines. “I would negotiate rather than use the heavy hand of government,” DeSantis said during […]

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Black Hawk County will soon be turning methane from its landfill into fuel for vehicles. Black Hawk County Solid Waste Management Administrator John Foster says that carbon reduction has been at the forefront of his […]

The second week of hearings opens Tuesday in Fort Dodge as the Iowa Utilities Board takes public comments on the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline that would run nearly 700 miles across 29 Iowa counties. […]

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is subtly urging Iowa Caucusgoers to focus on the 2024 election rather than on former President Donald Trump’s indictments. Without saying Trump’s name, DeSantis made the pitch to a crowd […]

This is the last weekend before Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, and gasoline prices are inching downward as demand drops with less travel, though prices are still high compared to a year ago […]