State News

A fifth inmate from the Anamosa State Penitentiary has died after contracting Covid during an outbreak at the prison. According to a news release from the Iowa Department of Corrections, 68-year-old Frederick William Lewis died […]

State officials report there are Covid outbreaks at 147 Iowa nursing homes, with 4,656 residents testing positive for the virus. With holidays ahead, Governor Kim Reynolds said her state agencies are reviewing federal guidelines for […]

More than 2,100 students will be graduating from Iowa State University this weekend and each of them will be given what’s being called a Graduation CY-lebration Box. Since the commencement ceremonies and convocations will all […]

A new bio-manufacturing plant is planned in Sac County, near Odebolt, to make a product called “CornBoard.” Corn stover — the stalks, leaves, husks and tassels left over after the corn kernels are harvested — […]

Farmers took advantage of good weather last week to wrap up some of the remaining harvest work. The U.S.D.A. crop report out Monday shows only scattered cornfields remain to be harvested across the state — […]

A top official in the Iowa Department of Revenue confirms some Iowa communities are getting early holiday gifts from the state in the form of much larger checks than expected from local option sales taxes. […]

State officials say a 59-year-old inmate in the Anamosa State Penitentiary has died, likely from complications related to Covid. Timothy Christopher Bryant is the ninth inmate from the state prison system to die after contracting […]

While there have been scattered showers, parts of Iowa have had very little rain since mid-summer and the continued dry weather is drawing down soil moisture levels. State climatologist Justin Glisan says while drought conditions […]

The annual Farm Bureau survey finds the cost of a typical Thanksgiving dinner for ten people has dropped by two dollars this year. The Iowa Farm Bureau’s director of agriculture analytics and research, Sam Funk, […]

The leader of the union that represents correctional officers says it’s time for the state prison system to quit accepting new admissions from county jails. AFSCME Council 61 president Danny Homan said if that inconveniences […]

A 39-year-old man has been arrested and accused of shooting at the federal courthouse in Cedar Rapids. Federal officials notified Cedar Rapids Police that a man shot flares at the courthouse on Thursday, sparking a […]

Two sports betting companies have agreed to penalties from state regulators for violations involving the self-ban gambling rules. Racing and Gaming administrator, Brian Ohorilko, says Points Bet Iowa agreed to a penalty of $5,000. The […]

There’s a sign on the Iowa Department of Transportation’s website, acknowledging “technical difficulties.” The Iowa DOT’s Andrea Henry says the private company that provides the online capacity for the agency’s website is dealing with a […]

Native Americans in Sioux City are following a tradition of honoring their children who’ve been placed into the non-Native foster care system. The 18th annual Memorial March to Honor Lost Children will start today with […]

The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors has approved its last application for a commercial wind farm and a moratorium on new wind farm applications is now in effect. The supervisors approved a wind farm in […]

Two teenager were killed in a crash in south-central Iowa on Sunday evening. The state patrol says a Jeep tried to make a turn into the path of an oncoming pickup on Highway 34 in […]

A major upgrade is planned for the Koch Fertilizer plant near the Webster County town of Duncombe to boost ammonia production. The upgrades will boost yearly production by 85,000 tons. The work on the project […]

The Iowa Insurance Division recently reported more than $1.6-billion was paid out for claims of damage from the August 10th derecho, which includes more than $70-million just for crop damage. Iowa Corn Growers Association president […]

Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer is integrating fifth-generation technology — or 5G — broadband cellular networks into many of its facilities. Quad Cities-based John Deere won an auction from the Federal Communications Commission last week to […]

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says Iowans may spend more online this holiday season, but in-store sales are likely to be down. His Rural Mainstreet Index indicates the combination means retail activity in the 2020 […]