State News

Many Iowans are now harvesting vegetables from their gardens and while our moms or grandmothers may have used pressure cookers to can them in jars, today, preserving the bounty is much easier. Food safety specialist […]

Moody’s, a national company that issues credit ratings on bonds, has given bonds from the State of Iowa its highest rating. It’s sort of like credit ratings for individuals, as investors check bond ratings to […]

A non-profit called the Campaign Legal Center has filed an ethics complaint against Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne and six other House members, accusing the group of “failing to report stock trades in a timely manner.” […]

Advocates for rural Iowans called for rejection of Plan 1 for redistricting, while most of the speakers at a public hearing tonight praised the proposed boundaries for legislative and congressional districts. Steve Woodhouse, who did […]

Parents and school board members were surprised after the Sioux City Schools sent out a notice today that all students must wear masks on school buses to comply with federal law. The school board declined […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says a new state law that raised the penalties for rioting and gave police new legal protections for on-the-job activities is “a recruiting tool” for Iowa law enforcement. Reynolds discussed the new […]

Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is criticizing Democrats in Congress and in the White House for what he says is a worsening “crisis” at the southern U.S. border. Grassley says the escalating troubles are driven […]

The League of Women Voters of Iowa is calling on the Iowa Legislature to approve Plan 1 for redistricting. Maps proposing new boundaries for Iowa’s congressional and legislative districts were released last week. Terese Grant, […]

The U.S. Department of Education has selected five Iowa schools for its Blue Ribbon Schools designation. The five schools were chosen in the high-performance category that is based on their academic performance on state assessments […]

Fort Dodge-based NEW Cooperative confirms it was hit by a ransomware attack last weekend. In a company statement, the ag company recently identified a cybersecurity incident that is impacting some of the company’s devices and […]

Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa has kicked off her campaign for a second term with a fundraiser this weekend. “We’re at a precipice in our country. Which pathway are we going to go down? […]

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller plans to seek reelection in 2022 for an 11th term. Miller, a Democrat, made the announcement this weekend at the Polk County Democrats Steak Fry. “Right now we’re doing some […]

A northwest Iowa native who’s won international renown as an entrepreneur, inventor, and marketer will be in his hometown of Atlantic this weekend to share stories of his adventures. Jack Barringer, better known as “Cactus […]

The Board of Regents has approved a Master of Midwifery program for the University of Iowa. U-I Associate provost, Amanda Thein, presented the plan to the Board. “The development of the MM program is part […]

Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Marion says she will likely oppose the bipartisan infrastructure package that cleared the U.S. Senate last month and she will vote against raising the federal government’s borrowing limit, often called […]

The owner of a western Iowa welding and metal fabricating company is hosting a weekend event to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Duane Weirich, who owns Weirich Welding Plus in Lewis, says […]

Woodbury County Sheriff Chad Sheehan, a Republican, announced his is opposed to the vaccine mandate issued by President Joe Biden. “As Woodbury County Sheriff I will not mandate our employees to receive the vaccination against […]

As the nation remembers the 20th anniversary of the Nine Eleven attacks, the memories are especially vivid for an Estherville woman. Cindy Hood was an air traffic controller at the New York Air Route Traffic […]

A statement from Prestage Foods confirms an employee died at their pork processing plant near Eagle Grove in an accident early today. Fifty-seven-year-old Jeffrey Leonardi was performing routine maintenance duties when he was killed. Officials […]

The State Historical Society of Iowa will mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a bell-ringing ceremony outside the State Capitol in Des Moines Saturday. Historical Society state curator Leo Landis, says they […]