State News

As we start the month of March, many Iowans are looking ahead to spring. Despite this week’s unseasonably warm weather, a prediction from the Farmers’ Almanac indicates winter will be holding on a little longer. […]

The Iowa Senate has unanimously approved a bill designed to let licensed professionals cut hair in far more locations. The bill also would let cosmetologists have mobile salons-on-wheels. Senator Jason Schultz, a Republican from Schleswig, […]

The Iowa House has unanimously voted to get rid of the exit exam college graduates must pass in order to get a teaching license in Iowa. Representative Tom Moore, a Republican from Griswold, was a […]

A bill that’s passed the Iowa House forbids educational institutions in the state from having COVID-19 vaccination mandates for students. The ban would last until July 1, 2029. Republican Representative Henry Stone of Forest City […]

The Board of Regents has approved millions of dollars for the replacement of windows in the bridge between the Stead Family Children’s Hospital and the John Pappajohn Pavilion on the University of Iowa campus. U-I […]

A bill to prohibit the state-run pension fund from owning stock in the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream has cleared the Iowa House and is tentatively scheduled for debate in the Senate […]

The University of Iowa installed Barbara Wilson as the school’s president today. “I am so very honored to serve as the 22nd president of the University of Iowa — especially at the 175th anniversary,” Wilson […]

The Iowa Supreme Court rules a former Polk County massage therapist who was convicted of third-degree sexual abuse of a client should get a new trial because of improper use of evidence. The client filed […]

A Marshalltown native and his family were forced to flee from Ukraine as Russia invaded the country. Burgis Barr moved from Marshalltown to Ukraine after marrying a girl from there he met online. His mom […]

Both of Iowa’s U.S. Senators serve on the committee that will hold the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee. Senator Chuck Grassley is the top Republican on the Senate […]

Members of the Iowa Senate are typically elected to four year terms, but due to the once-a-decade redistricting process, some winning state senate candidates this November will be elected to two year terms. General Elections […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says the situation in Ukraine is weighing very heavily on her heart after Russia attacked there today. “We need to provide a unified front, and push back heavily,” Ernst says.”The repercussions […]

House Speaker Pat Grassley says the agreement Republicans have reached to dramatically cut the personal income tax rate to 3.9% by 2026 includes a backstop if the economy dips. If state tax collections fall below […]

Democrats say the Republican tax plan making its way through the state legislature today gives the biggest benefits to the richest Iowans. “So for every dollar in tax relief that your average Iowan is getting, […]

Tax negotiations among key Republicans at the Iowa Capitol appear to have yielded a final plan. Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver spoke with Radio Iowa after meeting with his fellow Republicans in the Senate early […]

A high-speed chase Wednesday afternoon through Webster and into Calhoun County ended in a cornfield with an arrest and a car in flames. Iowa State Patrol Trooper Paul Gardner says it started when Archester Rodgers […]

Iowa redshirt sophomore Adam Mazur and redshirt freshman Keaton Anthony earned Big Ten Conference baseball weekly honors. Mazur is the Pitcher of the Week and Anthony is the Freshman of the Week. Mazur earned the […]

The Iowa Supreme Court is being asked to overturn its 2018 ruling that said the Iowa Constitution guarantees women a right to an abortion. During oral arguments today, lawyer Chris Schandovel represented the state lawmakers […]

Legislators are planning to spend millions to upgrade facilities and make other changes in response to a federal investigation of the Glenwood and Woodward State Resource Centers. About 300 Iowans with intellectual disabilities and behavioral […]

Officials at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa say 42 dogs and puppies have been removed from an unlicensed breeder in southeast Iowa. Joe Stafford, director of animal services at the organization, said the smell […]