State News

The CEO and Manager of the Iowa State Fair is retiring. Gary Slater is a Missouri native who served as manager of the Missouri State Fair and the World Pork Expo before taking the top […]

Frank Fritz, the Iowan who gained fame on the “American Pickers” TV show, suffered a massive stroke in July and court records indicate a judge has appointed a temporary guardian to oversee his care. The […]

Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger says freshmen Tamin Lipsey ands Eli King are two of the options a point guard heading into the season. Big 12 Freshman of the Year Tyrese Hunter transferred to […]

A new report finds poll worker pay for the 2020 Primary and General Elections in at least a dozen counties was either not approved by the county’s board of supervisors or was higher than authorized. […]

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell says dramatic changes are not going to help the Iowa State offense. The Cyclones rank last in the Big 12 in scoring, rushing and total offense heading into Saturday’s game […]

The corn and bean harvest moved ahead quickly last week with dry weather. The U.S.D.A. report shows the beans in the bin went from 26% two weeks to 55% by the end of last week. […]

The state Environmental Protection Commission has referred the owners of a feedlot in Kossuth County to the Attorney General’s Office for failure to submit manure management plans and pay fees. Attorney Kelli Book told the […]

The process for changing Iowa’s bottle and can deposit law is entering the final steps after the Environmental Protection Commission gave its initial approval to the rules. DNR Land Quality Bureau chief Amie Davidson says […]

West Des Moines police have charged a man with third-degree harassment after they say he falsely reported he killed someone. West Des Moines Police were called around 8 a.m. Tuesday and told them the murder […]

The Henry County Board of Supervisors hosted an informational meeting last night about a proposed wind farm north of Mount Pleasant. Supervisor Chad White says it may help avoid confusion about the project. “I think […]

Officials with Bomgaars have confirmed an expansion that gives the Sioux City based company the second largest group of farm-and-ranch stores in the country. Bomgaars acquisition of 73 Orscheln stores is part of a mega-deal […]

Graduates with an associate’s degree from an accounting program at one of Iowa’s 15 community colleges are now eligible to apply for some of the jobs in the state auditor’s office. State Auditor Rob Sand […]

The U.S. Supreme Court has heard more tha two hours of legal arguments over a California law that would impact Iowa farmers raise pigs. A California law approved in 2018 would require that bacon, ham […]

Tyson CEO Donnie King was in Dakota Dunes this afternoon to address employees at that facility after the company announced they are closing the Dunes corporate headquarters in the next few months. Workers must decide […]

The Des Moines Register reports a hearing over state tax credits granted to an ethanol company will not be open to the public. South Dakota-based Poet Biorefining operates a dozen plants in Iowa. In March […]

A small town near one of the Iowa Great Lakes has to set up new oversight of its drinking water supply. For the past eight decades, the City of Orleans has been buying its drinking […]

Election Day is now four weeks away, and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says efforts to recruit more poll workers for elections during the pandemic are appearing to pay off. “We’ve had now a […]

Chuck Grassley says if he’s re-elected and Republicans hold majority control of the U.S. Senate for the next six years, he may become chairman of the committee that oversees the entire federal budget. “I’m going […]

Nearly 100 employees are being laid off from a Waterloo factory that makes kitchen and bathroom cabinets. According to KWWL, employees of Omega Cabinets in Waterloo have been notified the factory’s parent company is “rebalancing […]

Comments from key Iowa Republicans make it clear a prominent GOP critic of former President Donald Trump faces a tough campaign in Iowa’s 2024 Caucuses if she runs for president as a Republican. Harriet Hageman, […]