State News

Five northeast Iowa counties are hiring an attorney to respond to development of a carbon capture pipeline. Navigator’s proposed Heartland Greenway pipeline would run through 33 Iowa counties, covering about 800 miles. Delaware County Supervisor […]

Iowans who are getting a refund on their federal taxes this year should expect it to be a smaller check than it was last year, according to IRS spokesman Michael Devine. “About 11% less per […]

The Clay County Fair Board has hired the general manager of the Alaska State Fair as its new CEO. Jerome Hertel replaces former Clay County Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons, who was hired earlier this year […]

The busy Spring Break travel season is just getting underway, and Iowans who want to fly someplace warm — and take along a firearm — are being reminded there’s a right way and a wrong […]

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is joining the investigation into the death of a Cerro Gordo County Jail inmate. The DCI says at about 1:30 on Tuesday morning, jail staff discovered inmate Lamar Anderson […]

High school students in at least 20 different Iowa districts staged walk outs yesterday to protest bills in the legislature that they say unfairly target LGBTQ youth. “I know I speak for a lot of […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a rule to let E-15 be sold year round in the Midwest — starting in 2024. Governor Reynolds said in a written statement that she is “thrilled” the […]

Drake sophomore Tucker DeVries has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year. DeVries averaged 19 points and more than five and a half rebounds for a Bulldog team that finished the regular […]

A bill that’s cleared the House Education Committee would dismantle the diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa. Republican Representative Taylor Collins of […]

Iowa State will finish the basketball season without senior guard Caleb Grill. The school announced Grill is no longer with the team for failure to meet the program’s expectations. “We hold our players to high […]