State News

Today is Jeremy Parsons’ first day as the Iowa State Fair’s CEO and general manager. Most of the plans for the 2023 Iowa State Fair in August have been made well in advance, according to […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is appointing a central Iowa businessman to the board that governs the three state universities. Former Governor Terry Branstad nominated Robert Cramer to the Board of Regents in 2013, but Cramer lost […]

Walgreens has announced it will not distribute abortion pills in 20 U.S. states, including Iowa. The move comes after Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and other Republican attorneys general around the country threatened to sue […]

Luther College is being recognized as one of the most sustainable campuses in the country, having cut its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 72% in the past 20 years. Jon Jensen, director of Luther‘s […]

Fourteen Iowans have been honored today for their actions in life-threatening situations. Two groups received the Sullivan Brothers Award of Valor for rescuing people from burning or submerged vehicles involved in traffic accidents. Two state […]

The Iowa high school girls’ basketball tournament isn’t the only tournament underway in Des Moines this weekend. Both Saturday and Sunday, the Iowa State Fairgrounds is the setting for the state archery tournament. It’s gathering […]

Republicans in the legislature are proposing new income thresholds for who qualifies for government food and health care assistance. Committees in the House and Senate have approved bills that say households with more than $15,000 […]

A new study says converting more land to grow crops for biofuels may negatively affect wildlife protected in Iowa and elsewhere under the Endangered Species Act. Researcher Tyler Lark, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, authored […]

Preservationists are raising money to buy historical markers for the 182-year-old Oakland Cemetery in Keokuk. The bronze markers will indicate the historic figures buried there, which include a U.S. Supreme Court justice, a black abolitionist, […]

This first Friday in March is considered the National Day of Unplugging, where people are encouraged to disconnect from digital distractions. Monique Moore of Urbandale is urging Iowans to join her in what’s called Phones […]

Republicans on committees in the Iowa House and Senate have voted to let teenagers work longer hours and let them work at jobs that are currently off-limits for minors. “It provides greater opportunities for our […]

Executives with a major health care provider in Iowa and Illinois are exploring a merger with a New Mexico health care system. Des Moines-based UnityPoint Health and Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque have signed a […]

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says he was “shocked” by the progress shown in the latest economic survey for Iowa and eight other Midwestern states. While he expected another drop, Goss says the region’s overall […]

Five northeast Iowa counties are hiring an attorney to respond to development of a carbon capture pipeline. Navigator’s proposed Heartland Greenway pipeline would run through 33 Iowa counties, covering about 800 miles. Delaware County Supervisor […]

Iowans who are getting a refund on their federal taxes this year should expect it to be a smaller check than it was last year, according to IRS spokesman Michael Devine. “About 11% less per […]

The Clay County Fair Board has hired the general manager of the Alaska State Fair as its new CEO. Jerome Hertel replaces former Clay County Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons, who was hired earlier this year […]

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is joining the investigation into the death of a Cerro Gordo County Jail inmate. The DCI says at about 1:30 on Tuesday morning, jail staff discovered inmate Lamar Anderson […]

The busy Spring Break travel season is just getting underway, and Iowans who want to fly someplace warm — and take along a firearm — are being reminded there’s a right way and a wrong […]

High school students in at least 20 different Iowa districts staged walk outs yesterday to protest bills in the legislature that they say unfairly target LGBTQ youth. “I know I speak for a lot of […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a rule to let E-15 be sold year round in the Midwest — starting in 2024. Governor Reynolds said in a written statement that she is “thrilled” the […]