State News

Saturday, July 1, 2023 is the day dozens of state laws take effect, including the massive plan to reorganize state government. The number of state agencies is shrinking from 37 to 16. Next week, thousands […]

The summer travel season is starting to pick up with the Independence Day holiday. TSA spokesperson Jessica Mayle works at the state’s busiest airport, and says they one key to successful air travel is to […]

Air quality due to smoke across Iowa’s eastern half remains in the “very unhealthy” category today and comparisons are being drawn about the equivalent of how many cigarettes you’d be smoking just by being outside. […]

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says small and mid-sized farms are part of the country’s “muscular core” and specialized farming is how they’re likely to flourish. “The notion of getting big or getting out runs […]

Iowa Lottery sales have already hit records for the fiscal year with the June numbers still to be added to the total. Lottery CEO Matt Strawn gave an update to the Lottery Board today. “Fiscal […]

Marshalltown is now starting to give tickets from its speed camera system after a grace period where drivers only received warnings. Police Chief Mike Tupper says there were less than 100 fines issued as the […]

Iowa junior guard Caitlin Clark has been named 2022-23 Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year. Clark, from West Des Moines, Iowa, is the third Hawkeye student-athlete to win the award, joining Kristy Gleason (field […]

Waterloo’s Arena Football team that begins play in 2024 will be known as the Woo. The four-team league will also have teams in Duluth, Kansas City and Springfield, Missouri. Waterloo native Bailey McRae was also […]

The poor air quality that’s forcing some Iowans to stay indoors this week may also be impacting our pets. Laura Van Vertloo is a professor of small animal internal medicine at Iowa State University. She […]

Cancer patients in Iowa are facing delays in potentially-life-saving treatments as two important drugs used in chemotherapy are in very short supply. Dr. Richard Deming, medical director of the Richard Deming Cancer Center at MercyOne […]