State News

An Iowa inmate whose conviction for killing an Independence police officer sparked a call for an end to the death penalty has died. The Iowa Department of Corrections says 84-year-old Warren Nutter died from natural […]

The Iowa D-N-R is again collecting samples from deer hunters this year to try and keep a handle on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The DNR’s Tyler harms oversees the program. “Obviously, we are putting more […]

The DCI is investigating a fatal shooting in Iowa Falls this morning. The DCI says Iowa Falls officers, Hardin County deputies, and state troopers responded to a request around 7 a.m. for help from a […]

Forecasters say the first significant snowfall of the season is headed toward Iowa and 22 counties across the state’s northern third are under a Winter Storm Watch. Meteorologist Roger Vachalek, at the National Weather Service, […]

The Covid patient count in Iowa hospitals has reached 777, another record high for 2021. It’s a 7% increase since last Wednesday. “We continue to struggle, as many hospitals in Iowa have continued to struggle, […]

The Ankeny-based Casey’s convenience stores reports continued recovery from the pandemic slowdown despite some continuing challenges. Company president, Darren Rebelez gave an update today on second-quarter results during a conference call with investors. “Diluted earnings […]

The Iowa Cubs have entered into an agreement to become a part of Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH), an organization dedicated to supporting, promoting, and enhancing the sport of baseball through professional management, best practices, innovation […]

Des Moines police say one person is dead after a bad situation turned worse last night during a scuffle with an officer. About a quarter to 8, a Des Moines police officer pulled over a […]

Governor Reynolds has appointed a district court judge from Cedar Rapids to the Iowa Court of Appeals. Mary Chicchelly has been a district court judge for nearly nine years. She’s a 1992 graduate of the […]

State troopers say a north-central Iowa man was killed late Monday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash in rural Webster County. The Iowa State Patrol reported a 1998 Dodge pickup truck driven by 45-year-old Arthur Loyd […]

One person is in custody after a weekend stabbing in southwestern Iowa’s Cass County. Atlantic Police late Monday afternoon said they were notified by staff at Cass Health at around 11:51 p.m. Sunday, that a […]

The Iowa Department of Education’s annual report on the 2020-2021 school year for public schools showed a drop of nearly 6,000 students. Department of Education analyst, Jay Pennington, says it is the first drop in […]

Former Senator Bob Dole, the winner of Iowa’s 1988 and 1996 Caucuses, has died at the age of 98. Dole, who survived nearly fatal wounds in World War II and served 35 years in the […]

There’s been a nearly six percent increase in state tax receipts in the past five months compared to the same period a year ago. “Gains in sales and use tax as well as corporate income […]

One Iowa Christmas tree grower says supplies are already getting short as we enter the first weekend of December. Robin Miller of rural Hawarden owns of T & S Christmas tree farm in Plymouth County. […]

The two southeast Iowa teenagers charged with killing a teacher likely will not be released on bail before trial. Judge Joel Yates has denied the request of two Fairfield teens accused in the November 2nd […]

A fire in northeast Iowa has destroyed the boyhood home of the world-famous Ringling Brothers. Someone walking by the rural McGregor home discovered the fire Thursday morning. Officials say the structure was fully-engulfed by the […]

There’s a fundraiser at the Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association’s Museum and Hall of Fame in Arnolds Park this weekend. Clay Norris, the association’s executive director, says they’re staging a “Rock ‘n Roll Garage […]

The Iowa Attorney General’s office recently announced the end of a project using federal money to clear a major backlog of untested sexual assault kits. The director of the AG’s Crime Victims Assistance Division, Sandi […]

Authorities have released more details about Wednesday afternoon’s fatal accident in rural Humboldt County, about half a mile east of Bode. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2019 Dodge Caravan driven by David Eddington […]