State News

Sioux City high school and college students got hands-on experience Monday in grain bin rescue techniques and first aid training at the Sioux City Fire Rescue Training Center. Sergeant Bluff Fire Chief Anthony Gaul was […]

Gasoline prices remain about 20-cents a gallon shy of their all-time high in Iowa. Meredith Mitts, spokeswoman for AAA-Iowa, says prices at the pump appear to have stabilized. “Gas prices have kind of leveled out,” […]

The Iowa legislature has approved a bill that is estimated to require that the majority of Iowa gas stations sell gasoline with a 15% ethanol blend. Governor Kim Reynolds was speaking with reporters in West […]

The climate-driving weather system known as La Nina may be sticking around still longer, impacting how Iowa’s weather evolves well past summer. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the USDA’s Midwest Climate Hub in Ames, says […]

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee is holding a hearing today on two of Senator Chuck Grassley’s bills which he says aim to improve fairness and competition in the cattle industry. “Lawmakers have begun to realize […]

Grass and field fires remained a big problem this past weekend in western Iowa and bordering states where things remain very dry. Sergeant Bluff Fire Chief, Anthony Gaul says his firefighters worked several hours responding […]

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event at the end of this week in central Iowa. TSA spokesperson Jessica Mayle says the event is in West Des Moines, but they have jobs […]

The Iowa Supreme Court says a Des Moines business cannot collect insurance for business lost during the pandemic. The Wakonda Golf and Country Club in Des Moines made a claim under its all-risk commercial property […]

A new map by University of Iowa researchers shows nearly 450-thousand acres of Iowa farmland is under constant flood threat. Researcher Enes Yildirim says he developed the statewide map to help farmers compare their flood […]

While we’re more than a month into spring already, weather and soil conditions have been far from ideal for Iowa farmers to do much in the way of spring planting. Angie Rieck-Hinz, a field agronomist […]

One person was killed in an apartment fire early this morning in the northwest Iowa town of Sheldon. According to the Sheldon Fire Department, they were called out at 12:51 Monday morning for a structure […]

Crews have been working to clean up and investigate what appears to be a diesel spill at or near a state park in northwest Iowa. Trapper’s Bay State Park sits along the north shore of […]

Canadian Pacific Railway is holding a job fair tomorrow (Saturday) in Davenport for anyone who wants to become a train conductor, rail car mechanic, track worker, or signal worker. Chad Rolstad, a spokesman for the […]

Gamblers bet more on sports in March of this year than last March — but the month fell short of being a record amount for the fiscal year. Racing and Gaming administrator Brian Ohorilko says […]

It was a foul start to the day for the owner of a pet grooming shop in southwest Iowa. Risa Rugaard, owner of In The Dog House Boarding and Grooming, says her business had significant […]

Secretary of State Paul Pate says he’s ready to work with legislators to ensure state law clearly requires Iowans who sign nominating papers for candidates include the date they signed the petition. The Iowa Supreme […]

The leader of a group of Iowa mobile home residents advocating for fair housing practices says the mobile homes bill that’s awaiting the governor’s signature won’t help them. Candi Evans of North Liberty is co-chair […]

The Iowa legislature has passed a bill responding to the case of a Storm Lake man accused of forcing his wife to take medication to end two pregnancies. Tony Wangmeng Lee was convicted of assault […]

Sixty-five dogs and puppies were rescued today from a property near Hedrick. The Animal Rescue League of Iowa was alerted by law enforcement about the animals being moved from a puppy mill in Florida to […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has joined 25 other Republican governors in forming what they call a “Border Strike Force” to deal with crime at the U.S. border with Mexico. The governors of Arizona and Texas announced […]