State News

A top U.S.D.A. official who’s visiting Iowa says containment is key now that highly-contagious bird flu has been detected at six poultry sites in Iowa. Jenny Lester Moffitt is the Under Secretary for Marketing and […]

The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a Tipton woman in a cold case investigation. Fifty-nine-year-old Annette Cahill was found guilty of second-degree murder in 2019 in the 1992 death of 22-year-old […]

A sure sign of spring, the Maple Syrup Festival is this weekend at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids. It’s an all-you-can-eat pancakes and sausage breakfast with plenty of hand-crafted syrup. The center’s […]

Governor Kim Reynolds will soon get to decide whether to approve a state law that would nullify a recent Iowa Supreme Court ruling on “garbage grabs.” Last summer the court ruled that under the state’s […]

The Iowa Department of Agriculture has confirmed another outbreak of bird flu to bring the total in the state to 6. The latest case is in a commercial turkey flock in Buena Vista County with […]

The governor says Iowa is donating 146 protective helmets and 714 ballistic vests to Ukraine. This is excess expired equipment from the Iowa DPS, the police departments in Clear Lake, Coralville, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, […]

After seven years of planning, a new career center for students in southeast Iowa is on-target to open in Montrose later this year. The goal is to help young people explore their capabilities and connect […]

The Iowa House has endorsed a temporary measure in response to landowner complaints about proposed carbon pipelines. Under the proposal, developers wouldn’t be able to apply for eminent domain authority to seize property for the […]

The new map from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows soil conditions in Iowa are improving, slightly, thanks to rain and snow in the past week. The broader picture for the Midwest is worsening, however, with […]

  The latest figures show only 67 people were hospitalized Wednesday in Iowa for treatment of COVID-19, down significantly from the peak in January near 1,000 patients. The CDC says death rates, too, are slowing […]

A new national poll by Grinnell College finds teaching about racism is a big factor in the lack of trust in public schools. Poll Director Peter Hanson says the mistrust is large. “We asked our […]

A jury has approved a more than $97 million verdict for an Iowa City couple after their child was born severely brain damaged. Geoffery Fieger, the attorney for Andrew and Kathleen Kromphardt, told KCRG TV […]

A former Treynor man will spend five years in prison for an investment scheme. Fifty-three-year-old Jeffrey Carley pleaded guilty to wire fraud and was ordered to pay more than $1.3 million in restitution. Carley was […]

Page County Conservation and Public Health officials confirmed today that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was discovered in snow geese at Rapp Park north of Shenandoah. County Conservation Director John Schwab says his office was first […]

Winnebago Industries saw second-quarter revenues rise by almost 39%. The outdoor lifestyle products manufacturer with Iowa factories in Forest City, Lake Mills, Charles City and Waverly matched the record of $1.2 billion set in the […]

Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate have voted to reduce the maximum number of weeks Iowans may receive unemployment benefits by 10 weeks — from about half a year today down to 16 weeks. […]

Iowa Lottery sales so far this fiscal year are nearly even through February when compared to the record set last year. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, says higher gas prices and inflation are starting to […]

Twin brothers from northwest Iowa will be featured in a new national TV show tonight. Alex and Derek Koops of Sioux Center will be competing on “Domino Masters” on FOX. Four teams get 16 hours […]

As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, Iowans are urged to take part in this morning’s statewide tornado drill. Meteorologist Alex Krull, at the National Weather Service in metro Des Moines, says with the number […]

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says he is concerned about the number of cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or Bird Flu, that have already been detected and confirmed in Iowa. “We didn’t start dealing […]