State News

A bill that’s making its way through the legislature could expand the number of people eligible to serve as substitute teachers in Iowa. It would let the Iowa Board of Education Examiners authorize people to […]

Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery has signed a four-year extension to his current contract. McCaffery is now signed through the 2027-28 season and his base salary remains unchanged for the next two seasons, however there […]

The state unemployment rate in January dropped to 3.5% from 3.7% in December. The number of unemployed Iowans decreased by 2,500 hundred in January — and the current estimate is 132,800 lower than the COVID-19 […]

Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks says “people should be outraged” that a U.S. House committee is considering her opponent’s challenge of 2020 election results. After a recount in Iowa’s second congressional district, the state canvassing board […]

March is “Problem Gambling Awareness” month and the head of Iowa’s treatment program says they are trying to let everyone know that things don’t have to get out of control. Eric Pruess says that’s why […]

Iowa and Drake both received at-large bids into the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs are 25-4 and survived a week on the bubble to land the program’s first at-large bid. Drake will play Wichita State Thursday […]

There’s debate among economists about how the American economy will respond to the injection of $1.9 trillion from the new pandemic relief package. Creighton University’s Ernie Goss predicts it will spur inflation. “It’s the wrong […]

Tulips and daffodils are already pushing out of the ground and some Iowa cities set record highs in the 70s this week, but evidently, winter isn’t done with us yet. Parts of Colorado are getting […]

A recent Woodbury County case where a supervisor had to resign because he moved out of his district and then won reelection has started a discussion on the issue. The five supervisors each have to […]

The trial of a Fort Dodge man charged with first-degree murder in February is on hold until he undergoes a psychiatric evaluation. Twenty-six-year-old, Lukouxs Brown is accused of killing 50-year-old, Wayne Smith of Fort Dodge […]

No sooner than the snow melts, some of Iowa’s roads are quickly becoming a moonscape of potholes. Pete Hjelmstad , field services coordinator for the Iowa Department of Transportation, explains what causes those gaping holes […]

The Iowa Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit involving a golf cart accident in Mills County. Terry Jones was seriously injured after being thrown from a bridge when the golf cart he was in and […]

More than five dozen Iowa child care facilities are splitting $13 million in grants and state officials estimate 4000 more child care slots will open up as a result. The Grundy Community Preschool and Child […]

The wait is almost over for the Drake basketball team which will find out Sunday if it will be part of the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs are 25-4 but need an at-large bid after losing […]

Iowa has slipped in an annual state-by-state report that tracks the level of our public health emergency preparedness. The Hawkeye State achieved a score of just four out of a possible ten measures of preparedness […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has assembled a new task force to come up with recommendations for addressing what she calls a crisis in child care. “An issue that precedes the pandemic, but it was intensified during […]

With spring arriving, that can mean the need to shore up county rural roads with more gravel. Plymouth County Engineer Tom Rohe says that gravel is becoming difficult to locate, and in short supply, and […]

The Iowa House has voted to let dentists administer Covid vaccines and give the shots their dental offices if they choose, but there is some push back from the medical community on that last part. […]

The Iowa House has voted to ensure more than 8600 police and firefighters who’re part of a statewide pension and disability system are covered for work-related injuries that developed over time. The bill also requires […]

The one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is in short supply as Iowa drug stores and health departments that get a shipment quickly use it up. Pharmacist Ashley Brehme, owner of Brehme Drug in Manchester, […]