State News

An Iowa farmer who’s president of the National Association of Conservation Districts is sending a letter to President-elect Joe Biden outlining the importance of conservation programs to all Americans. Tim Palmer, who farms in Madison […]

Governor Kim Reynolds tonight said Iowa’s health care system is being “pushed to the brink” and she has issued a statewide mask mandate for many public places. “If Iowans don’t buy into this, we lose,” […]

State officials say a 72-year-old inmate at the state prison in Clarinda has died of complications related to Covid. Gene Edward Dryer was sentenced to life in prison in 1994 after he was found guilty […]

Governor Kim Reynolds plans to deliver a statewide address this  to unveil new pandemic-related policies — and it appears to be more than six decades since an Iowa governor has delivered a televised address at […]

As Iowa farmers await passage of the next Farm Bill, they’re also waiting to see who will lead the debate in congress. Iowa Farm Bureau president Craig Hill says the Minnesota Democrat who was the […]

Governor Kim Reynolds intends to deliver a special statewide address to Iowans tonight, “to announce new steps to fight the virus,” according to an advisory from her office. Iowa governors deliver an inaugural address and, […]

Iowa senior defensive lineman Zach VanValkenburg has been named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, following Iowa’s 35-7 win at Minnesota, as the Hawkeyes retained Floyd of Rosedale for a school-record sixth straight […]

The Iowa State Education Association says schools should be allowed to go online until coronavirus infections subside, without seeking approval from state officials. More than 40 school districts are currently operating all or some grades […]

Iowa cattle producers could soon be able to use a cell phone app on their animals that’s based on bovine facial recognition. Kansas State University animal scientist K.C. Olson says they gathered about a thousand […]

Iowa remains the nation’s top pork producer and 2020 will go down as a record year for pork exports, according to new report from the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Pork exports during September bounced ten-percent […]

There were 1392 Covid patients in Iowa hospitals Sunday evening. That’s three times as many as a month ago and nearly double the number that were hospitalized on November 1. “I think the word unprecedented […]

Former Iowa Senator Roger Jepsen, a Republican, has died at the age of 91. Jepsen, a Cedar Falls native, worked in the insurance industry before his career shifted to politics, He died in at a […]

After disappointing statewide election results for their party, Democrats in the Iowa Senate have chosen a new leader, but Democrats in the House are keeping theirs. Zach Wahls of Coralville is the new minority leader […]

The leader of the community college based in Fort Dodge has been picked to take over at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs. Daniel Kinney is the son of long-time Iowa Western president Dan […]

After seeing coronavirus cases escalate, the Greene County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a face covering mandate. The resolution says everyone must wear a face mask in public settings indoors, like grocery stores, and […]

The two hospitals in Cedar Rapids have issued a joint statement, announcing elective surgeries like joint replacements that require an overnight hospital stay are being rescheduled to clear the calendar from now through November 20. […]

After more than three years of construction, traffic is moving on the Iowa-bound lanes across the new highway bridge over the Mississippi River. The west bound lanes of the new I-74 bridge are open between […]

Morningside College in Sioux City will become Morningside University on June 1st of next year. President John Reynders says Morningside has evolved over the past quarter century and the name change reflects that. “Twenty-five years […]

A Manchester dentist’s office is offering free dental services to veterans again this year. Dental Associates is offering the free care today from 7 a.m. to noon. Dental assistant Michelle Hettinger says it’s their fifth […]

Nearly 10% of schools in the state have shifted from in-person to online classes. Iowa Department of Education director Ann Lebo said her agency approved 19 different waiver requests since Tuesday from public and private […]