State News

The board that governs the three state universities will keep its tuition freeze in place for the spring semester. Board of Regents president Michael Richards made the announcement during the board’s virtual meeting yesterday. “In […]

The CEO of the state’s largest hospital says if the number of Iowans testing positive for Covid continues to accelerate, he expects to implement the next phase of a “surge” plan — and expand the […]

The UNI men’s basketball team will take part in the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from November 25-27. The tournament consists of West Virginia, UNI, St. […]

Hospitals across Iowa are seeing overwhelming numbers of COVID-19 patients, while also dealing with understaffing and packed intensive care units. In recent days, UnityPoint Health Trinity in Davenport had ICU beds available, but it didn’t […]

Forecasters say drought conditions that spread across much of Iowa earlier this year will likely linger well into winter. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the USDA’s Midwest Climate Hub — based in Ames, says it […]

A sign posted outside the Woodbury County Law Enforcement Center says masks are required for entry and most people are complying. There’s no specific penalty for those who refuse to mask up and the sheriff’s […]

The margin in Iowa’s undecided second congressional district race has changed, by three votes, after ballot recounting started Tuesday in Scott County. All 24 counties in the district will be recounting the nearly 400,000 ballots […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is questioning whether Facebook and Twitter employees are politically hostile to conservatives. Ernst was among the Republicans on a Senate Committee who complained yesterday that conservatives were being censored on the […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says the State of Iowa is getting a shipment of a new treatment designed to stimulate the immune system in high-risk patients with mild to moderate Covid symptoms. “Iowa will be receiving […]

State officials say coronavirus outbreaks at three of the state’s prisons appear to be subsiding. A week ago, more than 1100 inmates at state prisons in Anamosa, Clarinda and Rockwell City had tested positive for […]

Officials say Iowa may soon run out of convalescent plasma — an experimental treatment for Covid and they’re urging Iowans who’ve recovered from the virus to donate.. “In the past two weeks, more than 900 […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley has tested positive for the coronavirus. Grassley, who is 87 years old, says he feels fine, but was exposed to someone who had the virus, so he got tested. Grassley was […]

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says mask wearing in public places is the “responsible thing to do,” but not every situation requires a face covering. Reynolds issued a public health proclamation last requiring masks in these […]

Iowans who are looking for seasonal work and a little exercise might consider going brown for the season of red and green. UPS plans to hire about 1,000 workers in Iowa for the holidays, including […]

As of this morning, the state website tracking coronavirus data shows more than 2000 Iowans have died of Covid. 2024 Iowans have died of the virus since March, when the first cases of Covid was […]

The recount of more than 400-thousand ballots cast in Iowa’s second congressional district race has begun. Democrat Rita Hart asked for the recount after preliminary results last week showed her trailing Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks by […]

Senator Chuck Grassley has been exposed to COVID-19 and has taken a test to see if he’s contracted the virus. Grassley, who is 87, is the senate president pro tempore and third in line to […]

Des Moines police leaders are considering adjustments to how officers use force and manage crowds after large demonstrations were held this summer protesting police violence and racial injustice. Police Chief Dana Wingert says the goal […]

A child was killed in an accident outside a southwest Iowa school on Monday afternoon. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to Woodward Granger High School in Woodward around 3:45. They say […]

A new report says Iowa has one of the nation’s worst rates for early diagnosis of lung cancer. Alyssa DePhillips, spokeswoman for the American Lung Association in Iowa, says Iowa ranks 44th in the country […]