State News

Republicans in the Iowa legislature have passed a bill to ban local government ordinances that restrict where fireworks may be sold in commercial or industrial zones. Republican Senator Mike Klimesh of Spillville said some cities […]

Two fatal accidents have been reported in two days near the same small northwest Iowa town. The first accident occurred on Monday afternoon, east of the community of Hull. That accident took the life of […]

A Norwalk man has been charged with killing another man who was found dead after an apartment fire in Clinton last Saturday. Earlier this week, the State Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy and determined 41-year-old […]

Republicans in the Iowa Senate have voted for the governor’s plan to provide state scholarships for low and middle income families — to cover private school expenses for 10,000. Senator Amy Sinclair, a Republican from […]

The Iowa Court of Appeals says an age discrimination case brought by a fired Swift Pork Company employee should be heard. Sixty-year-old David Feeback was fired from the Marshalltown Swift plant where he had worked […]

A Kwik Star convenience store in Iowa Falls has been shut down after customers and employees became ill. Three people were taken to the hospital for treatment. In October of 2019, 14 employees from the […]

Executives from 22 of the state’s largest businesses continue to be positive in a survey on their expectations for the first quarter of 2022. Iowa Business Council Executive Director Joe Murphy. says their index measures […]

The Iowa House has passed a bill that requires school districts to post a list of books in the school library and provide parents with an outline of how to seek removal of a book. […]

A state panel has rejected a challenge that would have booted U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer off the ballot for the Democratic Primary in June. The state auditor and Attorney General Tom Miller, both Democrats, […]

Four more young men between the ages of 16 and 18 have been arrested and charged with murdering a 15-year-old outside a Des Moines high school. Six other teenagers were arrested shortly after the March […]

A woman who lived on the Meskwaki Settlement near Tama died Monday after being attacked by a pack of dogs. The fatal attack took place in the area of Springs Road, which is a little […]

The Iowa Senate may start voting later today on changes to Iowa’s “Bottle Bill” — keeping the five cent deposit on cans and bottles of beer and pop, but sending three cents of each deposit […]

Iowa farmers could inadvertently find new markets for their commodities because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Chad Hart, an agricultural economist with Iowa State University, explains. “If Russia and Ukraine aren’t able to export, […]

A state panel will meet later this morning to review challenges to the nominating forms for eight candidates for primary elections in June, including an incumbent who’s seeking an 11th term in office. Iowa Attorney […]

A father and son from Iowa are back in the state after a medical mission to war-torn Ukraine. Charlie Becker, of Monticello, says he and his son Dr. Chad Becker, of Ankeny, took off a […]

This is the first day in a weeklong series of events in Iowa’s largest city that will celebrate the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Olmsted. “He’s probably one of the most influential American figures […]

A bill introduced in the Iowa House would give developers planning to expand a large sports complex in eastern Iowa $5 million in state tax breaks. The TBK Bank Sports complex is located right beside […]

A study from the University of Iowa Post-COVID Clinic research team shows damage to the small airways in the lungs is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19. Doctor Alejandro Comellas says their C-T scans in […]

Two teens were killed in a one-vehicle accident near Dakota City in Humboldt County on Saturday morning. Reportedly, a 2005 Chevrolet pickup truck operated by 17-year-old Gavin Maines of Woolstock was traveling westbound on 230th […]

The Iowa House has voted to forbid some of the secrecy surrounding agreements between school district officials and educators who are dismissed for inappropriate conduct with students. Representative Dustin Hite, a Republican from New Sharon, […]