State News

Police in the Des Moines metro area are investigating an apparent murder-suicide. Windsor Heights police were called to a house Wednesday afternoon where they found the body of 45-year-old Kristie Allen. Investigators say she’d been […]

Four police officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a central Iowa teenager the day after Christmas. Des Moines police were called to a southside apartment early on December 26th […]

Republican Senator Joni Ernst says now is not the time to cut the Pentagon’s budget. “We know that there are areas in our national defense where we are lagging behind,” Ernst says. “If you take […]

Veterans groups are urging lawmakers to find more money for a state fund that helps low income veterans cover unexpected expenses. Iowa Commission on Veterans Affairs chair Elizabeth Ledvina spoke at Wednesday’s Iowa Veterans Day […]

Governor Kim Reynolds’ new plan to let the parents of private school students apply for state funds to cover tuition and other expenses is speeding thru the legislature. It cleared Republican-led committees in the House […]

This year’s inductees into the Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association Hall of Fame are being announced. Association president Ralph Kluseman of Dubuque says this year’s crop of honorees is nothing short of outstanding. “We […]

Lots of snow is expected with this winter storm and that could make driving on the streets and highways difficult this evening. Iowa State Trooper Paul Gardner says the wind shouldn’t pose the same problems […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has announced funding to complete phase two of Iowa State University’s new Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. The governor announced that ISU will receive $40 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding and […]

The Iowa National Guard’s adjutant general is retiring on March 1st. Major General Benjamin Corell has been in the National Guard for 37 years. “My wife has sacrificed much for my career. We’ve got seven […]

The Iowa National Guard’s adjutant general is retiring on March 1st. Major General Benjamin Corell has been in the National Guard for 37 years. “My wife has sacrificed much for my career. We’ve got seven […]

Heavy snow is predicted as a Winter Storm Warning is posted for this afternoon through tomorrow morning for Iowa’s northwestern half. Meteorologist Rod Donavon, at the National Weather Service, says the Sioux City area may […]

Iowa All American Caitlin Clark has been named Big Ten Player of the Week. This marks Clark’s 15th weekly award from the conference, which is fourth-most in conference history. She has garnered weekly honors three […]

The Iowa men’s basketball game tonight was postponed, but the premiere of a documentary about a Hawkeye legend will still be shown on the Big Ten Network. The one-hour documentary chronicles the life of Hawkeye […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts no relief from dry conditions in the Missouri River basin during the year ahead, what’s forecast to be the fourth straight year of drought for the region. Last […]

The Home Builders Association of Iowa is urging the legislature to pass new limits on city rules for construction and renovation of residential property. Dan Knoup, executive director of the Home Builders Association of Greater […]

Parents, educators, school board members and a couple of students testified at tonight’s public hearing on the governor’s plan to give parents state money to cover private school expenses. B ill backer Jennifer Sulgrove told […]

The town of Fayette in northeast Iowa is still without a Fire Chief after the City Council rejected the nomination of firefighters for the job a second time during their meeting Monday. The department members […]

The governor’s bill to establish state funded accounts for the parents of private school students will bypass the House committees that review spending and tax issues. House Speaker Pat Grassley said he created the new, […]

Three members of the Iowa House have voted to advance a bill that would make it a felony to use fake “movie money” to buy things in Iowa. Representative Megan Jones of Sioux Rapids went […]

The men’s basketball game between Iowa and Northwestern that was scheduled for Wednesday in Iowa City will not be played due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Northwestern program. The two schools will […]