State News

The state is launching a website designed to inform Iowans about new and emerging drugs and other products, both legal and illegal, many of which can be deadly. Dale Woolery, director of the Iowa Office […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says the recent deal to raise the nation’s borrowing limit wasn’t perfect, but it was acceptable to enough Republicans and Democrats to avert a federal government default. “I actually think Republicans […]

After a few weeks of modest improvements, drought conditions are again worsening in many parts of Iowa as the hottest, driest season of summer is about to begin. Despite a few recent rain showers that […]

Recovery crews have ended their work looking in the rubble of the partially collapsed building in Davenport for survivors, and now the focus shifts to accountability for what happened. A Philadelphia-based structural collapse attorney Jeffery […]

The newest list of Best Places to Live in America from U.S. News and World Report ranks Des Moines 19th this year, though Iowa’s capitol city has ranked as high as fourth in previous years. […]

A new law requires the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to come up with a formula to raise the Medicaid reimbursement rate for Iowa nursing homes that accept registered sex offenders. The higher […]

The Iowa DNR started conducting annual summer bat surveys in part in response to the outbreak of white-nose syndrome about ten years ago. DNR wildlife diversity biologist, Stephanie Shepherd, says the surveys have helped them […]

A Cedar Rapids teen who admitted to killing his parents in 2021 was sentenced to life in prison Monday, with a chance for parole after 50 years. Ethan Orton pleaded guilty in March to stabbing […]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is sending staff from two Florida agencies to the site of a partial building collapse in Davenport. On May 28, one of the support braces on the apartment building in Davenport […]

Iowa City leaders are expected to vote today to approve a two-year pilot program that would end fare requirements on city buses, making it free to ride starting this fall. The plan is in Iowa […]