State News

Iowa State University economist Peter Orazem says if there’s a railroad strike next month, it could affect the supply of a major source of fuel for power plants. “Coal is, of course, one of the […]

Dozens of farm animals are being rescued from a property in southeast Iowa. “It’s an evolving situation quite frankly at this point,” said Animal Rescue League of Iowa CEO Tom Colvin. Three dozen adult pigs […]

A graphic novel by a northeast Iowa man contrasts two radically different musicians who faced similar, simultaneous challenges. Author and illustrator Gary Kelley, of Cedar Falls, says blues legend Robert Johnson and master cello player […]

Net sales for Deere & Company were up 40% in its last quarter. The company’s net income for its fiscal year was over $7.1 billion. CEO John May said Deere’s just-concluded fiscal year was “unprecedented” […]

The Republican who’ll be the new member of Iowa’s congressional delegation next year is hoping to be appointed to the House Ag Committee, the panel that will write the 2023 Farm Bill. Congressman-elect Zach Nunn, […]

Governor Kim Reynolds pardoned two tom turkeys today — signing a proclamation in a video. “Iowa’s turkey pardoning event is something that I look forward to every year — but with a statewide order currently […]

Retailers are facing a dilemma with their return policies as the holiday shopping season is upon us. Iowa State University assistant professor of supply chain management Robert Overstreet says return policies that are too restrictive […]

Around eight in ten nursing home residents on Medicare received psychotropic drugs during the past decade, according to a watchdog report from U.S. Health and Human Services that was requested by Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. […]

Looks like we’ll have a brown Thanksgiving. National Weather Service meteorologist, Dylan Dobson, says the rest of our snow should melt away by Thursday. “So, we’re gonna expect it to warm up here through the […]

An Ottumwa native is coming home to Iowa as one of the stars in the touring Broadway production of “Come From Away,” which opens tonight in Des Moines. Harter Clingman plays several roles in the […]