State News

The Iowa DNR says a unique weather phenomenon led to the death of several migrating birds in northwest Iowa. State waterfowl biologist, Orrin Jones, says the birds ran into trouble after flying into a weather […]

Police have made arrests stemming from a June shooting in Fort Dodge that left two dead and two others injured. Three of the five men wanted in conjunction with the shooting have been arrested, two […]

A state investigation cites missing and “tampered with” evidence connected to a Plymouth County Sheriff’s Deputy who was placed on leave in April. Deputy Aaron Lensink had worked on the county’s drug task force and […]

Drugmaker Pfizer says early results of its COVID-19 vaccine trial show it’s more than 90% effective, but the University of Iowa experts say it could be a while before it’s widely distributed. Carver College of […]

More previously unreported votes have been added to the tally in Iowa’s second congressional district race and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks is shown leading Democrat Rita Hart by just 49 votes. The Lucas County Auditor discovered […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a public health emergency proclamation that will limit the number of spectators at high school and youth sporting events. Starting at midnight, no more than two people per athlete will […]

As COVID-19 cases climb in Iowa, Governor Kim Reynolds is requiring mask wearing at indoor gatherings of 25 or more people and imposing new restrictions on the crowd size at high school basketball games, wrestling […]

An update from the Iowa Insurance Division puts the amount of claims paid out following the August 10th derecho is more than $1.6 billion. Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen says that’s the tally through November 2nd. […]

The corn and bean harvests are down to the final days. The U.S.D.A. crop report shows just six percent of the corn crop remains in the fields. The most work remains in south-central Iowa — […]

There are Covid outbreaks at three state prisons. More than 1100 inmates and at least 100 staff in the prison system currently have the virus. Cord Overton, the communications director for the Iowa Department of […]

  The closest U.S. House race in the country is in Iowa — and the second congressional district race between Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa and Democrat Rita Hart of Wheatland is still too close […]

There are currently coronavirus outbreaks at state prisons in Anamosa, Clarinda and Rockwell City. And state officials say a 70-year-old man sentenced to life in prison 29 years ago for murder has died, likely from […]

An Iowan who was a leading defender of the state’s first-in-the-nation Caucuses has died. Steve Roberts, a Des Moines attorney, served as chairman of the Iowa Republican Party for four years in the late ’70s […]

Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley says it’s too soon to say what sort of a tax plan might emerge from the Republican-led legislature in 2021. “We have 14 new members,” Grassley said this afternoon. “I’m […]

Congresswoman Cindy Axne of West Des Moines, a Democrat, says now that the campaign is over, the current congress should act before year’s end to provide another round of assistance to help individuals and businesses […]

While many Iowans have enjoyed the unseasonably warm weather the past several days, it’s all about to change. Meteorologist Andrew Ansorge, at the National Weather Service, says the sunny days with high temperatures in the […]

The Ankeny-based Casey’s convenience store chain has purchased another chain with stores in several states. Casey’s announced the agreement today to acquire Buchanan Energy — the owner of Bucky’s Convenience Stores — in an all-cash […]

An effort is underway to save a derecho-damaged cow sculpture done by Norma “Duffy” Lyon — who sculpted butter cows at the Iowa State Fair for more than 40 years. It stands near the town […]

Iowa All-American Luka Garza has been named the 2020-21 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year. The announcement was made on Monday by the Big Ten Conference. Garza was a dominant force in 2019-20, earning […]

According to the Iowa Department of Public Health and Iowa Department of Corrections, more than 200 inmates at the North Central Correctional Facility have tested positive for COVID-19. The state says that 254 of the […]