State News

The cost to rent an acre of Iowa farmland increased nine percent last year to a record $279. Iowa State University’s Alejandro Plastina says the strong farm economy drove the increase. “We saw a great […]

Former President Donald Trump is meeting with smaller groups of Iowans today rather than hosting a big rally. Allan Richards was among the first to arrive outside a suburban Des Moines restaurant where Trump is […]

Davenport’s police chief says three people are still missing after an apartment building partially collapsed Sunday and Davenport Mayor Mike Matson says officials are planning for a “dignified” demolition of the structure. “This needs to […]

Inflation is keeping prices high on all sorts of goods, and a survey of business leaders in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states finds prices rose nearly 6% in the past year, but may only […]

Iowa has named Beth Goetz as its interim director of athletics. She steps in for Gary Barta, who announced last week he is retiring after 17 years at the helm. Goetz currently serves as deputy […]

Iowans who are passionate about preserving their communities’ history and historic buildings are meeting today in Sioux City for the start of the three-day Preserve Iowa Summit. Jeff Morgan, spokesman for the Iowa Department of […]

The man who owns the partially collapsed apartment building in Davenport has issued a statement, thanking first responders and groups that are assisting tenants who lost all their belongings. Andrew Wold bought the building in […]

A human trafficking victim who pleaded guilty to killing a man she said raped her when she was 15 has again been placed on probation at a residential facility. Last November, Pieper Lewis cut off […]

The four Republicans who represent Iowa in the U.S. House have voted in favor of a bill that raises the federal government’s borrowing limit and outlines future cuts in some federal spending. All four members […]

Opponents of carbon pipelines are asking federal officials to issue a moratorium on new construction. The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is holding a two-day public hearing in Des Moines. Kim Junker, a […]

The U.S. House is expected to vote late today on raising the nation’s debt ceiling and Iowa’s senior senator is still on the fence about the legislation. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley says as important bills […]

Some Iowa parents may begin applying for 76-hundred dollars in state funding to cover private school tuition for their children today. The plan for state-funded Educational Savings Accounts was the number one legislative priority for […]

Three members of the Iowa State men’s basketball team have been selected to participate in the 2023 USA U19 Men’s National Team Training Camp at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, […]

With the unofficial first weekend of summer behind us, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is reminding Iowans about the multitude of state and county parks that offer camping options. DNR wildlife biologist Matt Dollison […]

After a ten-day mission to the International Space Station, retired NASA astronaut and Iowa native Peggy Whitson is back on Earth after she and three crewmates splashed down last night off the Florida coast in […]

The U.S.D.A. crop report shows 98% of the corn crop is planted, eight days ahead of last year and 11 days ahead of the five-year average. Eighty-five percent of the corn crop has emerged — […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is sending dozens of troopers, Iowa National Guard soldiers to participate in Operation Lone Star. Iowa’s governor is deploying 100 Iowa National Guard soldiers to Texas in August. Thirty Iowa public safety […]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held the first public event of his 2024 presidential campaign in an Iowa church, urging a crowd of several hundred to “look forward, not backwards” when selecting the next GOP presidential […]

The warm weather is here, the kids are out of school, and Iowans are making plans for extended family vacations. Before backing the packed SUV out of the garage though, AAA’s Nick Chabarria suggests you […]

Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn says the suicide rate among Iowa veterans in the first 12 months after leaving the military is four times higher than the national average. He’s introduced a bill that would create […]