State News

Iowans are among the thousands expected to attend this weekend’s Wingnuts Flying Circus airshow in the northwest Missouri town of Tarkio. Airshow Manager Brooks Hurst says the one-day event Saturday (July 8th) is dedicated to […]

Iowa parents applied for 29,025 of the new state-funded Education Savings Accounts that will cover a child’s private school expenses. The application deadline for a state-funded Education Savings Account was June 30. As of today, […]

Fort Dodge police have released the name of the boy who was shot and killed Tuesday night. The victim is identified as 15-year-old Jameel C. Redding Pettrigrew of Fort Dodge. Pettigrew died of his wounds […]

Iowa State University researchers are trying out a machine which could greatly improve capacities for future epidemic-related testing surges. ISU’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory received nearly one-million dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study […]

The monthly survey of business leaders in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states shows the regional economy is still growing, but slowly. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says June was the fifth straight month where […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is calling the state legislature back into special session next Tuesday to pass abortion restrictions. A  statement from the governor’s office does not indicate what the governor wants to see in a […]

A  preliminary report indicates net taxes paid to the State of Iowa over the past 12 months declined slightly when compared to the previous fiscal year. The state fiscal year ended last Friday, June 30. […]

You may’ve missed it over the long holiday weekend, but the experts confirm a rare derecho blasted across far southeastern Iowa last Thursday. It was relatively minor compared to the derecho that swept over Iowa […]

The new law allowing the sale of raw milk went into effect on July 1st, but it is unclear how much of the unpasteurized product will be sold here. Iowa State University Extension Dairy Specialist, […]

Iowans are being warned about a new type of phone scam called “smishing.” It’s similar to “phishing” except now crooks are using text messages to try and get you to give up your personal financial […]