State News

The Mayor of the southeast Iowa town of Washington is charged with third-degree sex abuse following an investigation by the DCI. The DCI says a 27-year-old man reported that Washington Mayor Jaron Rosien touched him […]

Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is the new leader of the Des Moines based foundation that awards the annual World Food Prize. “I don’t intend to do this for a long time,” Branstad says, “but […]

The state is launching an advertising campaign targeting children, teens and parents to educate them about the deadly dangers of counterfeit pills and fentanyl. State Medical Director Robert Kruse says the two-fold messaging is designed […]

What’s known as the Point in Time Count will be conducted Wednesday, involving community service agencies across Iowa who are working to gauge Iowa’s homeless population. Tanya Thielen is housing services coordinator for Upper Des […]

Iowa’s governor says she hopes to speak soon with the leader of a Des Moines youth program who’s in serious condition after a shooting at the facility. Des Moines Police have identified the two students […]

Iowa State takes on college basketball’s biggest surprise on tonight when the 12th ranked Cyclones host number five Kansas State. Picked to finish last in the Big 12 preseason poll, the Wildcats are 17-2 overall […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says a state website will be available later today to provide information to low income parents who want to sign up for nearly $7600 in state funding to cover their child’s private […]

Drake opens the second half of the Missouri Valley race at home Tonight against Indiana State. Both teams are 6-4 in the Valley and the Sycamores won the first meeting 75-73 in late November in […]

The first-degree murder trial of a Cedar Rapids man who is accused of killing his father, mother and sister in June of 2021 has wrapped up. Alexander Jackson told police someone broke into their house […]

It may be the dead of winter, but Iowans are looking ahead to spring when they can do some pedal-powered two wheeling. This weekend is the Iowa Bike Expo where all things cycling will be […]

A new eastern Iowa business will soon start recycling wind turbine blades to prevent the massive fiberglass, wood and foam blades from taking up large amounts of landfill space. Jeff Woods, director of business development […]

Des Moines police say an 18-year-old is charged in the shooting deaths Monday of two teens at an alternative education program. Preston Walls of Des Moines faces two counts of first-degree murder and one count […]

Most Republicans in the Iowa legislature have voted for Governor Kim Reynolds’ top 2023 priority — a bill that will provide state-funded accounts for the parents of private school students. Reynolds plans to sign it […]

The Iowa Department of Corrections says a rural Merrill man has died at the Medical and Classification Center after serving a little more than three months of his life prison sentence. The Iowa Department of […]

Des Moines Police Department spokesperson now says two students are dead and a teacher is in serious condition after the shooting at the “Starts Right Here” charter school in downtown Des Moines this afternoon. The […]

Three people were wounded in a shooting this afternoon at a charter school in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Police spokesperson Paul Parizek says two people are in critical condition, and the third person is […]

Dordt University and Sioux Center hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the community’s new $8 million inflated sports complex Friday. Iowa Economic Development Authority Director, Debi Durham was on hand — and says one of […]

Backers of a bill that would require drivers to keep their hands off of their smart phones are hoping this is the year the bill becomes law. Iowa State Patrol Captain Todd Bailey says one […]

Two long-running strikes at eastern Iowa factories ended over the weekend. Some 1,100 UAW workers at Case New Holland plants in Burlington and Racine, Wisconsin ratified a new contract on Saturday, ending a strike against […]

Researchers at Iowa State University are using a grant from the National Science Foundation to develop tools capable of giving people in higher-risk neighborhoods more time to prepare for dangerous heat. ISU architecture professor, Ulrike […]