State News

The town of Fayette in northeast Iowa is still without a Fire Chief after the City Council rejected the nomination of firefighters for the job a second time during their meeting Monday. The department members […]

The governor’s bill to establish state funded accounts for the parents of private school students will bypass the House committees that review spending and tax issues. House Speaker Pat Grassley said he created the new, […]

Three members of the Iowa House have voted to advance a bill that would make it a felony to use fake “movie money” to buy things in Iowa. Representative Megan Jones of Sioux Rapids went […]

The men’s basketball game between Iowa and Northwestern that was scheduled for Wednesday in Iowa City will not be played due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Northwestern program. The two schools will […]

Heavy snow is in the forecast for much of Iowa’s northwestern half. A Winter Storm Watch is posted starting Wednesday afternoon that lasts into midday Thursday. Meteorologist Rod Donavon, at the National Weather Service, says […]

After leading Drake men’s basketball to a pair of victories, sophomore Tucker DeVries was named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week. DeVries averaged 21.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists last week in wins […]

Northern Iowa sophomore point guatd Maya McDermott has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week for the first time in her career after two big performances on the road. McDermott led the […]

The Mississippi River town of LeClaire is preparing for its first ever Eagle Festival this weekend. LeClaire Tourism Manager, Cindy Bruhn, says they’ve had some smaller events in recent years that had a good turnout. […]

Iowa State has completed its football strength and conditioning staff, which will be under the guidance of director of football strength and conditioning Reid Kagy. Trever Ryen, who played at Iowa State from 2014-17 and […]

A large crowd is expected at the Iowa Capitol late this afternoon for a public hearing on what Governor Kim Reynolds calls her “school choice” plan. When fully implemented, at least $341 million in state […]