State News

Iowa Democratic Party leaders say they’re considering “substantial changes” to make their Caucuses more straightforward and accessible. Iowa Democratic Party chairman Ross Wilburn has released a letter to national party leaders, asking that Iowa’s 2024 […]

After sitting empty for months during the pandemic, cruise ships are filling up with passengers again and Iowans are willing to give another look to setting sail on the open sea or down a scenic […]

Iowa will receive more than one million dollars as part of a multi-state settlement with TurboTax. The Iowa Attorney General’s office says TurboTax has agreed to pay the states involved $141 million following claims the […]

All three Republicans competing for the chance to run against Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne in the fall oppose abortion under any circumstance — but all three say it should be the states that regulate abortion, […]

A doctoral student at Iowa State University is gathering signatures to challenge budget cuts that would cause the history department to end its graduate program. Michael Belding says the program has a unique focus on […]

A state law that goes into effect July 1st sets new parameters for what government agencies and officials may charge for access to public records. Senator Waylon Brown of Osage said the bill sets a […]

The cool and wet weather has delayed planting in the state. The U.S.D.A. crop report shows that 9% of corn has been planted. That is 11 days behind last year and nine days behind the […]

How would a decision from the United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade impact Iowa law on abortion? In 2018, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that Iowa women have a fundamental right to an […]

A monthly survey of supply managers and business leaders in Iowa and eight other states finds the economies in Iowa — and the Midwest — slowed during April. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the […]

Cold, windy spring days have left Iowa’s morel mushroom harvest delayed. By this date, mushroom hunters are typically thick in forested areas collecting the delicacies that only appear for a short time every spring. Matt […]

Three members of a northeast Iowa family who got double federal loans on their farmland and then declared bankruptcy have been sentenced on various charges. Fifty-three-year-old Aimee Rosenbaum of Lawler pleaded guilty to the conversion […]

Republican legislators have approve a bill that would let Iowa child care providers ask parents who get state money to cover child care fees add onto that with their own money. Under the bill, parents […]

An Iowa-based company is now selling eco-friendly shampoos and other hair care products for people and pets around the globe. Joel Roodman is the managing partner of the Logic Product Group, which is headquartered in […]

Numbers from state climatologist Justin Glisan confirm spring jackets weren’t always the best option in April. “We’re about five degrees below average looks like the top 15 coldest April on record in our records go […]

The U.S. Marshals Service has announced that 40 people in Black Hawk County have been arrested over the past four weeks in what the agency calls “Operation Washout – Waterloo.” According to a news release […]

A large group of veterans, mostly from north-central and northwest Iowa, will fly to Washington, D.C. this coming weekend. The Brushy Creek Chapter of Honor Flights will depart Fort Dodge early Saturday for the day-long […]

Today marks the start of National Small Business Week as merchants and entrepreneurs all across Iowa are being credited for their resilience and staying power during the pandemic. Jayne Armstrong, director of the U.S. Small […]

Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is launching a new national organization positioned to compete with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In 2020, Republican leaders criticized the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for endorsing some Democratic congressional […]

The Iowa Democratic Party’s candidates for governor, U.S. Senate and congress rallied with about 600 activists at a party fundraiser this weekend. The three Democrats vying for their party’s U.S. Senate nomination shared their biographies […]

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says President Biden’s Homeland Security chief should resign. Hinson says Secretary Alejandro Mayorkis has failed to secure the southern border. “It’s frustrating to me that I feel like here we are […]