State News

Governor Kim Reynolds has set a goal of getting rid of the state income tax by the end of 2026, but Reynolds decided not to push for an interim step this year. “We would have […]

Sports betting is now legal in 36 states, including Iowa, and experts are predicting the betting on the Super Bowl is going to double what it was last year. Iowa Racing and Gaming Administrator Brian […]

A Fort Dodge man accused of beating his ex-girlfriend’s mother to death with a golf club in 2020 has been found guilty of first-degree murder. The jury in the case against Mark Russell deliberated for […]

The eastern Iowa lawmaker who represents the city of Anamosa says turning the state prison there into a medium security facility “makes sense.” Late last Friday, state prison officials announced the most dangerous prisoners at […]

Republicans in the Iowa House are proposing a change in a state law passed just two weeks ago. Under that new law, private school students whose parents get state-funded savings accounts are required to take […]

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has joined a lawsuit that challenges a Biden Administration rule requiring registration of gun accessories known as pistol braces. Pistol braces were first marketed in 2012 as a way to […]

The Iowa Natural Resources Commission has approved spending $75,000 on a filter system for the Spirit Lake fish hatchery in Dickinson County to improve the production of muskellunge or muskies. DNR fisheries supervisor, Jay Rudacille […]

Northeast Iowa Community College held its first-ever High Demand Skilled Trades Event for high school students Wednesday in Edgewood. Gena Gesing is the school’s manager of Career and Work-Based Learning. “We’re trying to figure out […]

Teenagers would be allowed to work longer hours and in a wider array of jobs under a bill that’s cleared an Iowa Senate subcommittee. Brad Epperly, a lobbyist for the Iowa Grocer Industry Association, said […]

An expert at Iowa State University is conducting an online survey of Iowa wine drinkers to learn more about how and why they choose products made in the state. Aude Watrelot says the survey on […]

The chairman of a key Senate committee is working on a bill inspired by the case of an Iowa teenager convicted of murdering a man she says raped her repeatedly. The judge who handled the […]

A top five women’s clash in Big Ten action takes place in Bloomington tonight when fifth ranked Iowa visits number two Indiana. This game will feature two of the top post players in the country. […]

The Iowa Hawkeye men face a difficult task when they take a 7-5 Big Ten record on the road to top ranked Purdue tonight. Boilermaker seven-four junior center Zach Edey  is averaging better than 22 […]

There’ll be lots of parties this weekend for the big game and there will also be plenty of patrol cars on the road looking for drunk and impaired drivers. Sergeant Paul Gardner of the Iowa […]

The remains of a Monticello seaman who died in World War Two are coming back to Iowa for burial. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency says Navy Seaman First Class Donald A. Stott was assigned to […]

Most Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate have voted to set limits on pain and suffering damages from medical malpractice lawsuits. The move has been one of the governor’s priorities. Under the new guidelines, […]

A Marshalltown man received a suspended sentence and was ordered to pay restitution in a derecho insurance scam. The Iowa Insurance Division says Oscar Sanchez pleaded guilty to three counts of fraudulent submissions and four […]

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for an area that starts in central Iowa and moves east and northeast. NWS Meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff says it’s hard to predict if the storm […]

A Sioux City man has admitted to having someone else try to claim a $2,400 slot machine jackpot he won at the Hard Rock Casino. Prosecutors say because he owed money to the state, 57-year-old […]

Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson remains pleased with the effort despite a three game losing skid. The Panthers take an 8-6 Missouri Valley Conference record on the road to Evansville tonight. Jacobson says the Panthers […]