State News

State officials are providing a $1 million forgivable loan to a Japanese company that plans to make what it calls “spider silk” at a facility in Clinton. Spider silk is plant-based and, according to a […]

Republican Congresswoman-elect Ashley Hinson of Marion says some Iowans are raising concerns with her about the electoral process. Hinson says President Trump’s legal team should be able to present their evidence in court. “The cases […]

Iowa’s unemployment rate fell a full point during October, to 3.6%, tied with South Dakota for third lowest in the country, behind only Nebraska and Vermont. About 4700 people were hired in Iowa’s construction industry […]

Agencies like the Iowa State Patrol and the Iowa Department of Transportation are working with the National Weather Service to prepare for the winter ahead. While the calendar says winter starts December 21st, the DOT’s […]

Jim Hallihan, former Iowa State assistant men’s basketball coach, who was a member of Johnny Orr’s staff for 12 years, died today. He was 75. Hallihan, a native of Decatur, Ill., was Orr’s top assistant […]

An Iowa-based non-profit organization dedicated to planting and protecting trees plans to launch a massive campaign in the spring to restore thousands of trees that were destroyed by the August 10th derecho. John Bright, spokesman […]

This is the final day of classes at Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa. Students will start taking finals tomorrow and the fall semester will end on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. […]

The University of Iowa participated in the trial of a Covid-19 vaccine that appears to be on the fast track for distribution. The company today will ask the Food and Drug Association to grant Pfizer […]

The state reports 980 nursing home residents have died of Covid and a record 118 Iowa nursing homes now have active Covid-19 outbreaks. Brent Willett, president and CEO of the Iowa Health Care Association, which […]

With Thanksgiving next week, many Iowans will be facing more stress because they won’t be able to spend time with their families due to the pandemic. Emily Kroska, a clinical psychology professor at the University […]

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating a death at the Cerro Gordo County Jail. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says correctional officers at the jail at about 8:45 Wednesday morning observed an […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says the number of new coronavirus cases in Iowa is going up so quickly that contact tracers with the state Department of Public Health are having a hard time keeping up. Dr. […]

Tyson Foods has suspended the manager of its Waterloo plant who’s accused in a lawsuit of running a betting pool this spring on how many workers would get Covid. Another manager who allegedly ordered sick […]

While the number of people hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19 in Iowa fell slightly in the past 24 hours, the number of outbreaks in the state’s nursing homes is taking a huge leap. Late this […]

This year’s National Thanksgiving Turkey is from Iowa and it will be presented to President Trump and the First Lady in a White House ceremony next week. Morgan Minnehan, spokeswoman for the Iowa Turkey Federation, […]

A lawsuit related to the Covid outbreak at a Tyson meatpacking plant in Waterloo alleges managers and supervisors placed cash bets on how many workers would contract the virus. The Iowa Capital Dispatch was first […]

More than 6,300 Iowa workers filed an initial claim for unemployment benefits last week. That’s about 1,100 more first-time claims for unemployment than the previous week. It mirrors the national trend in rising claims for […]

A central Iowa grandmother who beat the overwhelming odds as a five-year pancreatic cancer survivor is pushing for greater awareness on this World Pancreatic Cancer Day. Pam Anderson, of Clive, says in order to fight […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has modified her ban on certain group fitness activities that she ordered Monday night. The governor did not order gyms, fitness centers or exercise clubs to close, but her Monday night declaration […]

An employee in Iowa’s prison system has died “with Covid-19” according to the agency’s website. The Iowa Department of Corrections website lists the number of staff and inmates from each state prison who’ve tested positive […]