State News

A recent statewide report found the number of people in the Spencer area who were homeless more than doubled between 2019 and 2021 — and Clay County and the City of Spencer are launching an […]

Iowa is the nation’s top corn grower, with more than 13 million acres devoted to the vegetable, but some Iowans are planting their first small crops of -sweet- corn this spring. Aaron Steil, consumer horticulture […]

Wetter weather slowed the planters in the fields a bit last week.  The U.S.D.A. crop report showed an increase of 16% in the amount of corn planted during the week — about half the amount […]

An Iowa State University economist says there was a whole lot of uncertainty in the hog market well before last week’s Supreme Court opinion on pork production. The court ruled California may require that any […]

A scientist who’s monitored Iowa’s water quality in the public and private sectors for 36 years is retiring this week, while also publishing a book about what he says are the reasons our waterways are […]

Police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old whose body was found in an eastern Iowa river. Two teenagers camping in the Ben Martinsen Wildlife Area called for help Saturday morning and told first responders […]

Marion County has learned more about the large sinkhole that has become an attraction after opening up in the county. County Public Information officer Emily Feagins says borings from the Department of Agriculture have confirmed […]

An Eastern Iowa native finally got to walk down the aisle in the graduation ceremony at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon this weekend — eight decades after getting his degree in music. Fred Taylor he […]

A new report finds the number of Iowa teens in foster care has dropped significantly. The Annie E. Casey Foundation report says the number of Iowa foster kids 14 and older fell 40% from 2006 […]

A historic wooden roller coaster in northwest Iowa will be taking on riders again when the Arnolds Park Amusement Park opens for the season on Saturday. “The final part of The Legend has been redone, […]

National Bike to Work Week starts today  and the sudden proliferation of electric bikes, e-scooters and even e-skateboards is bringing a new series of risks and challenges — as well as benefits. Cara Hamann, director […]

State Patrol troopers who look for illegal drugs on the interstates that crisscross Iowa say our state is no longer just a drive-through area on the way to larger cities. Captain Nathan Andrews says the […]

4A 1. West Des Moines Dowling (27-15) 2. Ankeny Centennial (25-14) 3. Johnston (36-4) 4. Cedar Rapids Prairie (31-9) 5. Waukee Northwest (27-13) 6. Pleasant Valley (24-12) 7. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (25-15) 8. West Des […]

An 18 year old found lying on a Fort Dodge street this weekend was suffering from a gunshot wound and another 18 year old is now charged with murder. According to the Fort Dodge Police […]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — expected to announce soon that he’s running for president — is urging Iowa Republicans not to be distracted by the past. During a speech in Sioux Center today, DeSantis did […]

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says legislation she voted for along with other House Republicans is a conservative border security package that could address the humanitarian and safety crisis issues. “Well, I certainly hope that Senate […]

There are Iowans who continue to struggle to put food on the table. Food Bank of Iowa spokesperson, Annette Hacker, says their demand has not eased at all. “We have really seen the numbers just […]

More rain today  is making for muddy fields and poor conditions for planting in many parts of Iowa. Farmers made exceptional progress a week ago, as corn plantings shot from 29 to 70% statewide, and […]

The governor has signed a bill into law that extends new liability protection to the trucking industry. When someone is injured or killed in a crash with a semi, a large commercial vehicle or tow […]

Two Iowans have filed a lawsuit accusing Governor Kim Reynolds of violating state law when she ended federal unemployment benefits that had been expanded at the beginning of the pandemic. Americans who were eligible for […]