State News

Volunteers from the Central Iowa Chapter of the American Red Cross are already in Mississippi, which was hit by multiple tornadoes over the weekend, killing at least 25 people. Emily Holley, with the Nebraska-Iowa Region […]

A subcommittee in the Iowa Senate has advanced a bill that would toughen penalties for convicted felons caught with a gun. The bill easily cleared the House last Tuesday on an 88-to-six vote. Tony Phillips, […]

The number of students who took an Iowa community college course while in high school increased by around 6% in the past school year. The Department of Education’s Jen Rathje told the State Board of […]

Republicans in the Iowa legislature are proposing an asset test and a new system to conduct frequent income checks for Iowans who’re enrolled in Medicaid or receiving what are commonly known as food stamps. The […]

Thirty years later The Hawkeye women are headed back to the Final Four. Iowa blew the game open by outscoring Louisville 30-12 to close the third quarter in a 97-83 win in Seattle. It’s Iowa’s […]

A former Fort Dodge man wanted in connection with a Christmas Day murder in Fort Dodge was arrested in southeast Minnesota Saturday morning. Authorities say Darwin Green is currently being held in the Fillmore County […]

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says the Chinese Communist Party shouldn’t be allowed to continue its human rights abuses. “Our job is to peel back the curtain to let the American people know not only about […]

Iowa is being downgraded in a non-profit group’s report which ranks the states for public health emergency preparedness. Dr. Nadine Gracia, president and CEO of Trust for America’s Health, says the past year brought many […]

More Iowa high school and middle school students are enrolling in educational programs offering courses directly related to employment in current or emerging occupations. Dennis Harden oversees the career and technical education area for the […]

The Iowa Supreme Court has overturned lower court rulings that blocked two Missouri-based utility companies from building new electric transmission lines in the state. LS Power Midcontinent and Southwest Transmission challenged a law passed in […]