State News

Governor Kim Reynolds has taken the oath of office for a second full term as Iowa’s governor. “I am so honored to be here and I want to just start by saying, ‘Thank you,’” Reynolds […]

Iowa Department of Transportation trucks were involved in two separate fatal crashes on Thursday afternoon. State troopers say the first incident, about 1 p.m., involved a state DOT plow truck that was on the left […]

The State Board of Education has approved a change in the bylaws of the organization that oversees boys high school sports to allow them to consider a school’s socioeconomic status for football classification. Iowa High […]

Iowa’s 43rd governor will take the oath of office for another term later this morning. Republican Kim Reynolds — the first woman to serve as Iowa’s governor — has been the state’s chief executive since […]

State Auditor Rob Sand held a reception in his statehouse office to officially mark the start of his second term. “When I started this job four years ago, I had a pretty simple idea of […]

Hundreds gathered in person and online for the first subcommittee hearing on the governor’s latest “school choice” plan. Governor Reynolds is proposing state-funded Educational Savings Accounts for low income parents who enroll their children in […]

The wife of a Woodbury County Supervisor has been arrested and charged with more than 50 counts of voter fraud. Jeremy Taylor of Sioux City lost a Republican primary for Iowa’s fourth district congressional seat […]

Northern Iowa is a long way from the sea, but the so-called seawall in downtown Clear Lake is being placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service. The seawall was […]

Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Benjamin Corell says it’s “increasingly difficult” to recruit new soldiers and airmen and less than 30% of young Americans meet the physical and medical requirements for membership. “We open the […]

The State Board of Education has denied the challenge of a new student club at Johnston High School. Three parents appealed the school board’s decision to approve a chapter of the conservative Turning Point USA […]

Cow manure from local dairy farms will be run through digesters to generate natural gas that will run through a pipeline to the northwest Iowa town of Sioux Center. Aaron Maassen owns one of the […]

The Marketplace open enrollment period for people who don’t have health insurance ends this weekend. Regional Administrator Sharon Graham says there’s still time to sign up. “It’s ending on January 15th. So that’s this Sunday, […]

The four Iowa Republicans serving in the U.S. House have voted to create a new committee focused on China. It passed with the support of all Republicans and nearly 70 percent of the Democrats in […]

Iowa’s largest school district resumed classes today after a cybersecurity attack on Monday forced the canceling of school for 33,000 students. Des Moines Public Schools Interim superintendent Matt Smith says the district is in the […]

State Treasurer Roby Smith recited his oath of office in a ceremony at the Iowa Capitol Wednesday afternoon. “As your state treasurer, I will advocate for the taxpayer, keep the money safe and stand up […]

The Iowa Court of appeals has upheld a Missouri truck driver’s drug conviction for marijuana he obtained with a medical card from his home state. Commercial truck driver Darryl Hurtt was charged with of possession […]

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says elk sightings are becoming more common in Iowa as the number of trail and outdoor cameras has increased. The DNR’s Tyler Harms says the source of the elk […]

The Iowa Court of Appeals has denied the appeal of the man convicted of killing a Fort Doge pastor. A jury convicted Joshua Pendleton of first-degree murder in the death of Pastor Allen Henderson in […]

Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen says there’s a critical shortage of Iowa attorneys who’ll represent indigent defendants and it’s leading to trial delays. “This is a crisis in nearly every rural and urban […]

The American Farm Bureau has reached an agreement with John Deere that will allow farmers to repair their own equipment, or take it to independent repair shops. The director of the Drake University Agricultural Law […]