State News

UNI football coach Mark Farley says the Panthers are in the final phase of preseason practice as they get ready for a spring season. An eight game regular season slate begins next Friday at home […]

Bills calling for a statewide moratorium on new factory farms are not expected to gain much traction in the Iowa legislature this session. Several groups are working to stop the development of concentrated animal feeding […]

Republicans on an Iowa House subcommittee have advanced a bill that would pull state funding from public schools if a New York Times series about slavery is used in history classes. Representative Skyler Wheeler, a […]

A special investigation by the state auditor’s office has identified $8025 worth of undocumented fundraising and spending by the advisor of a northeast Iowa FFA chapter. State Auditor Rob Sand said officials in the North […]

The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved funds for roadway improvements to help businesses in Sioux Center and Pella. DOT spokesman Craig Markley says Sioux Center will receive around $390,000 to assist the New Tech company. […]

A bill that would limit the number of out-of-state students admitted to the medical and dental schools at the University of Iowa has cleared initial review in the Iowa House. At least 75% of the […]

The Iowa House has unanimously passed a bill that would set up guidelines for lawsuits filed by people who accuse someone of so-called revenge porn. “Essentially a person whose private, intimate images are disclosed by […]

The Iowa House, for the second year in a row, has passed a bill to limit the co-payments for insulin to a hundred dollars for a one-month’s supply. Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 […]

As the second impeachment trial of former President Trump opens in the U.S. Senate this afternoon, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s optimistic the rules put in place will keep the proceedings moving quickly. Grassley […]

A major credit card company has reached a settlement with the state on the interest it charged customers. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced Citibank will pay around 1,400 Iowa customers refunds totaling some $216,000. […]

The man at the center of a complex double murder case in Muscatine County in February of 1979 has died in prison. The Iowa Department of Corrections says 69-year-old Bryan Kirby Barrett died after an […]

Legislators are planning to send schools more state money to cover pandemic-related expenses. A House GOP proposal would distribute $30 million based on how many days during the fall semester each district had students in […]

Some Democratic lawmakers say they heard the Iowa Department of Public Health’s acting director say Governor Reynolds didn’t consult the agency before eliminating pandemic-related restrictions this weekend. Representative Lindsey James of Dubuque says the statement […]

A woman who was considered the last of Iowa’s great radio homemakers has died. Evelyn Birkby died Sunday at the age of 101. Birkby launched a weekly column entitled “Up a Country Lane” in the […]

Two Cedar Rapids firefighters were seriously injured when a hose came loose and hit them on the scene of an apartment fire early Sunday. Spokesman Craig Buelow says one firefighter suffered a concussion and another […]

Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell has agreed to a new eight-year contract, extending his current deal by three years. His new pact runs through 2028. Campbell led the Cyclones to the most-successful season in […]

Iowans who haven’t blown their New Year’s resolutions about weight loss yet have a new temptation, as Girl Scout Cookie season has arrived. Samie Swinton, spokeswoman for the Girls Scouts of Greater Iowa, says sales […]

One Davenport man died and another is in critical condition after their car plunged through the ice and sank in the Mississippi River early Sunday. Construction workers in Moline, Illinois, spotted tire tracks in the […]

The Iowa DCI is investigating a fatal weekend shooting by an eastern Iowa police officer. The DCI says Bettendorf police were called to a domestic disturbance at a house just after midnight Sunday, but when […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says she’s ready to “educate” fellow Republicans expressing reluctance about one of her legislative priorities. “It’s early in the session,” she says. “It’s part of the process and we’re ready to go.” […]