State News

A total of 51 films from moviemakers around the planet will be screened at this weekend’s Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival. Eric Dean Freese, the festival’s director, says the films were picked from among 99 […]

The Iowa Natural Resources Commission has approved an agreement that moves oversight of the Honey Creek Resort in south-central Iowa from the DNR to the Department of Administrative Services (DAS). DAS director Adam Steen told […]

While Mason City set a record high temperature of 88 degrees on Wednesday, this week’s unseasonably warm weather is prompting many farmers in north-central Iowa to fire up their tractors and start planting. Angie Rieck-Hinz […]

A key Iowa Democrat is hinting his party might sue if the Republican-led legislature passes a bill to forbid Democrats from using a mail-in system for participation in the 2024 Iowa Caucuses. Scott Brennan, a […]

The Iowa Natural Resources Commission has given final approval for a continuous open season for hunting and trapping raccoons on private lands. The DNR says there has been a steady increase in the raccoon population […]

A red flag warning from the National Weather Service covers a large swath of Iowa again today (Thursday) as the combination of low humidity, strong winds and high temperatures could spark erratic fires. A fire […]

Estherville’s fire chief is praising four men for a daring rescue from a locked apartment in a burning building. A fire was reported Monday night in Estherville at the Country View Apartments and emergency responders […]

Outdoor burning is once again not recommended again today across much of the state. National Weather Service Meteorologist Mike Fowle says the combination of strong southwest winds and relative humidity values near or below 25 […]

After a long, snowy winter, this week’s warm weather has many Iowans leaping at the chance to get into their yards and start beautifying and landscaping for the seasons ahead. Adam Thoms, a turfgrass specialist […]

The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota has granted a preliminary injunction, stopping the Biden Administration’s new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule for Iowa and 23 other states. Iowa Attorney […]