State News

Creighton University economist Erie Goss says he expects D.C. negotiators will strike a deal to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling. “To paraphrase Winston Churchill, when you try every other thing that doesn’t work, you […]

A non-profit organization that works to bring locally grown food to people in need is getting more money from the U.S.D.A. Giselle Bruskewitz is the director of the Iowa Valley Resource Conservation and Development program […]

Officials say a southeast Iowa man who was allegedly trying to evade arrest was killed in an accident in Bloomfield. The Iowa State Patrol says on Saturday night around nine, 19-year-old Reese Jones of Ottumwa […]

The Iowa Hawkeye baseball team opens the Big Ten Tournament Tuesday morning in Omaha when the third seeded Hawkeyes play sixth seeded Michigan. Iowa finished the regular season 39-13 and coach Rick Heller’s team has […]

A Cedar Rapids man drowned in the Iowa Great Lakes this weekend. Officials say 21-year-old Alexander Glover was in the area on vacation when he jumped off a boat to swim in the Miller’s Bay […]

A Maquoketa native who’s composed music for symphony orchestras in Boston and New York has written two pieces for the instrumental music programs in Spencer. John Frantzen says he rarely writes for school age musicians. […]

A southwest Iowa man has died after his pickup crashed into a semi. The accident happened at around 8 p.m. Sunday in Red Oak. The Iowa State Patrol reports 68-year-old Miles H. Russell of Red […]

A new report ranks Iowa 20th in the nation for the overall health of older adults. The annual “America’s Health Rankings” by the United Health Care Foundation looks at more than 50 factors that affect […]

A University of Iowa study finds people who have a blundering boss will give them a pass if that boss is older, but they’ll judge more harshly if the boss is younger. Michele Williams, a […]

A special traffic enforcement effort target at seatbelt usage gets underway today in the state. Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau spokesman, Brett Tjepkes says Iowa continues to have good numbers in seatbelt surveys. “We’ve been, you […]