State News

The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of an Iowa City man who killed another man in a failed attempt to commit suicide. Investigators say Stephen Lucore drove his car the wrong way […]

The managers of the Q Casino in Dubuque are asking state regulators today for approval of a multi-million dollar renovation plan. The casino’s chief commercial officer Stacy Kansky  says there are a couple things driving […]

A group of national Democrats has taken another step toward excluding Iowa from a group of five states to host the first voting in the 2024 presidential campaign. Mo Elleithee, a member of the Democratic […]

A federal EPA report says Iowa’s soil has the nation’s worst concentration of radon, with about seven in every ten Iowa homes containing enough of the gas that action is needed. Liz Orton, outreach coordinator […]

Republicans on a committee in the Iowa Senate have approved a bill to set a $1 million cap on non-economic, so-called pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. Governor Reynolds has said it’s one […]

The Iowa Department of Agriculture has confirmed the first case of avian influenza in the state in more than one month. The case is reported at a commercial turkey flock in Buena Vista County with […]

The new Woodbury Jail construction is moving along with early work happening out of state. Jail Authority chairman Ron Wieck  says the new cells are modular units. “The cells were actually built north of Atlanta […]

It’s officially tax season as the Internal Revenue Service has started accepting digital tax returns. Christopher Miller, the IRS spokesman for Iowa, says most Americans qualify to file their taxes online for free. “Each software provider […]

A key Republican lawmaker says the Iowa House will not move forward with a proposal that would have prevented Iowans from using government food assistance to buy things like fresh meat, butter or flour. Representative […]

Iowans paid to work in registered child care centers would not have to pay state taxes on that income if a bill introduced in the Iowa House becomes law. “We certainly don’t think there’s a […]