State News

State climatologist Justin Glisan says November numbers were unremarkable except for a slight increase in the amount of precipitation. “A little over two inches for the statewide average — and that’s almost three-tenths of an […]

Pella is working to recreate the holiday marketplaces of the Netherlands with the Kerstmarkt Dutch Christmas Market which opens this morning. Event chairman Lowell Olivier-Shaw, with the Pella Convention and Visitors Bureau, says the second […]

Summertime may be high season for daytime parades in Iowa, but with sunsets trending earlier and earlier, communities around the state are hosting nighttime parades to celebrate this winter holiday season. There are parades tonight […]

Most of Iowa’s 2022 General Election results have been officially certified. According to a news release from the Secretary of State’s office, the governor and other elected officials who serve as the Iowa State Board […]

The search of the body of a newborn child in Fort Dodge is bringing attention back to Iowa’s Safe Haven law. Representative Ann Meyer of Fort Dodge says the law allows parents to drop off […]

Gas prices in the state are following the national trend and continue to drop. AAA-Iowa says the average price of a gallon of unleaded gas in Iowa is $3.21, down about 14 cents compared to […]

If there’s someone on your Christmas list who’s next-to-impossible to buy for, you might consider the splurge of booking them a private nighttime flight over eastern Iowa to see the twinkling holiday lights from above. […]

The four Iowans serving in the U.S. House have voted for a tentative agreement to prevent a railroad strike next week, but Congresswoman Cindy Axne was the only Iowan to vote to force the railroads […]

Polk County’s auditor says he’ll issue a decision soon after hearing testimony over a challenge to the address Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver listed on his voter registration — a decision that could nullify Whitver’s […]

After being closed nearly four years, the only remaining historic movie theater in Des Moines will reopen under new management in just over two weeks. The Varsity has undergone a $5-millionr, top-to-bottom renovation, according to […]