State News

Iowa junior Caitlin Clark has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week. This marks Clark’s 18th weekly award from the conference, which is third-most in conference history. She has garnered weekly honors six […]

Thanks to a road trip, the Quad Cities played a small but important role in the invention of modern computers. Shawn Beattie, educational technology manager at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, says John Atanasoff […]

Union workers marched through the Iowa Capitol Monday, rallying against a bill to expand the hours and places teenagers may work in Iowa. The bill would let teens work longer hours at night and work […]

Iowa State University researchers are studying an emerging field called agrivoltaics, the practice of farming on land where solar power is being generated. Matt O’Neal, an ISU professor of plant pathology, entomology and microbiology, says […]

Members of the Iowa House are considering extending a tax break for the Knoxville Raceway. In 2018, the Iowa legislature approved a $1.8 million sales tax rebate for the track. Jason Reed, general manager for […]

The Board which oversees Iowa’s medical marijuana program today denied a petition to allow the use of the dried marijuana plant known as “vaporizable flower.” The petition request was submitted by medical marijuana provider Bud […]

Republican senators had planned to advance a bill that would set some new rules for building carbon pipelines, but after hearing opposition the bill has been permanently shelved. Republican Senator Mike Klimesh of Spillville said […]

The Woodbury County Sheriff released more information Sunday on a shooting in Sergeant Bluff Friday evening. Sheriff Chad Sheehan says it appears 43-year-old Raymond Rogers shot his estranged wife and the man she was living […]

Iowa State University is moving ahead with plans to renovate the Scheman Building after getting approval from the Board of Regents. The ISU athletic department oversees its operation as part of the Iowa State Center […]

A bill eligible for debate in the Iowa Senate would prohibit judges from requiring a divorcing parent to cover some of the costs of their child’s college education. Senator Scott Webster, a Republican from Bettendorf, […]

The president of the Board of Regents addressed concerns this week about the proposal to move the governance of the state’s deaf, blind and visually impaired students to the Iowa Department of Education. Mike Richards […]

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is praising the effort by Ukranians to fight Russia’s invasion of their country. Hinson was in Israel one year ago today when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. “And had just […]

As former President Jimmy Carter is in failing health, it was 48 years ago this weekend the then-Georgia governor and presidential candidate made an appearance in Le Mars, likely his first campaign stop in Iowa. […]

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services says it will no longer require the reporting of positive COVID-19 tests on April 1st. The department started taking test reports in March of 2020 as the […]

It’s said a dog can be a man’s best friend, but a dog can also be a family’s worst enemy if they’re adopting an animal and don’t know about its origins and full medical history. […]

The chairman and CEO of Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer spoke at the annual Deere and Company shareholders meeting this week. John May talked about the successes of the past year and how the Quad Cities-based […]

AARP Iowa state director, Brad Anderson, says the organization is pushing for state lawmakers to enact a cap on insulin costs like the one now in place for federal Medicare users “While more than 18,000 […]

Today marks one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and experts from across the Midwest are gathering in Iowa City tonight for a panel discussion about the war and what may be next for […]

Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley says House Republicans are considering legislation to restrict gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids and teens. Grassley spoke with reporters today shortly before the House Government Oversight Committee held a […]

The host of the HGTV program “Inside Out” will be in central Iowa this weekend, offering landscaping tips to Iowans who are dreaming of springtime weather and improving their living spaces. Mike Pyle has more […]