State News

Iowa now has two representatives on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee. Third district Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, announced earlier this month she’d remain on the panel during her second term. […]

There are new guidelines for participation in Iowa Senate subcommittee hearings after a brief pornographic incident earlier today. Subcommittee hearings are being held online this year, so members of the public don’t have to trek […]

The leader of one of the groups which supports and runs horse racing in Iowa tells state regulators there is a new federal plan in the works that could be “devastating” to the industry. Jon […]

The governor’s plan to provide $5,000 state scholarships to cover private school or homeschooling expenses is being debated in the Iowa Senate this week. The plan would also stop administrators in five school districts with […]

An attorney for Democratic U.S. House candidate Rita Hart is defending Hart’s decision to appeal her six vote defeat in last November’s election to a U.S. House committee, rather than through the Iowa court system. […]

Officials in two northwest Iowa counties have taken votes on the issue of face masks. The Clay County Board of Supervisors, on a 3-2 vote, has adopted a “face covering regulation” for public spaces in […]

A coronavirus expert at the University of Iowa says he’s encouraged by the rapid progress drug companies are making on COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Stanley Perlman is part of a scientific panel that will advise the […]

A northeast Iowa boy who has garnered hundreds of thousands of followers through his “I’ve Pet That Dog” social media accounts is taking his enthusiasm about canines to the page in a new book. Twelve-year-old […]

Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks — certified as the winner of Iowa’s second congressional district race on Monday — is in Washington today, getting the orientation that all new members of Congress receive. “I’m happy and ready […]

A draft list from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources indicates 750 segments of lakes, rivers and streams in Iowa are impaired due to pollution and are not suitable for at least one of its […]

State Climatologist Justin Glisan says preliminary data shows a statewide average of two inches of precipitation fell in Iowa last month. While that’s exactly what’s average for November, Glisan says precipitation amounts were far below […]

A former southwest Iowa sheriff and his wife of 67 years died within minutes of each other last week after contracting Covid. A double memorial graveside service is set for Friday morning at 11 at […]

The CEO of the Iowa-based parent company that operates about 400 Kum & Go stores is retiring as CEO of the Kum & Go chain. Kyle Krause, who is 57 years old, will turn the […]

Iowa’s economy paralleled the Midwestern economy by declining slightly during November, according to a monthly survey of business leaders in Iowa and eight other states. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the regional Business Conditions […]

Republican Governor Kim Reynolds is joining other governors in calling on congress to approve more pandemic relief. “It’s time for congress to come together and get a relief package passed and get some relief to […]

A standoff is underway in Sioux City where police says a man is firing an old-school weapon at officers. KSCJ reporter Mark Hahn says police responded to the house in the eight o’clock hour this […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is applauding reports that say a bipartisan group of U.S. senators will propose a massive economic stimulus package today after many months of delays. Grassley, a Republican, says he’s encouraged that […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has appointed a former Republican legislator who’s been managing a northern Iowa utility system to serve on the Iowa Utilities Board. Josh Byrnes of Osage served six years in the Iowa House. […]

The union representing the largest percentage of state government workers is requesting a three percent, across-the-board raise for employees. Negotiations have begun on the next two-year union contract. Danny Homan, president of AFSCME Council 61, […]

The Christmas shopping season is underway and an Iowa State University logistics expert says finding the items you are looking for is going to get tougher as we get closer to the holiday. Scott Grawe […]