State News

An election official in Iowa’s second congressional district says he won’t be surprised if there’s a recount in the race between Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Rita Hart. The vote count posted on the Secretary […]

Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer is sponsoring an online country music concert next month to benefit a charity that helps struggling farmers. Nate Clark of Bettendorf, president of the John Deere Foundation, says the show is […]

Iowa’s seeing temperatures some 15 degrees warmer than normal the past few days, but forecasters warn much colder weather will arrive late Sunday, with snow possible. Today is Winter Weather Awareness Day and National Weather […]

Ashley Hinson of Marion will be sworn in as Iowa’s first district congresswoman in January after defeating Democratic Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer in this week’s election. Hinson says she’s ready to get to work and will […]

The 2020 Harvest is speeding toward completion. Ninety-seven percent of soybeans have been harvested. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says about 1.5 million acres of corn was left to be combined when the week started […]

Democratic Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer of Cedar Rapids has called Republican challenger Ashley Hinson of Marion this afternoon to concede. The Iowa Secretary of State’s website shows Hinson with about 11,000 more votes than Finkenauer — […]

Far fewer Iowans are expected to travel for Thanksgiving this year due to the pandemic which will likely mean smaller gatherings around dinner tables — and a potential drop in sales for Iowa turkey producers. […]

Over 393,000 votes have been counted in Iowa’s second district congressional race — and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks leads Democrat Rita Hart by just 282 votes. Hart’s campaign issued a statement just after one o’clock this […]

State officials say fish were killed when farm chemicals spilled into a stream in northeast Iowa Fayette County this week. The DNR responded to a truck roll-over about two miles south of Wadena. The Nutrient […]

State officials say it’s time to install a new pond filtration system at the Spirit Lake Fish Hatchery, located in Orleans. Hatchery Manager Kim Hawkins says the existing system was installed in the 1970s and […]

While several close races captured much of the attention in the election coverage, there was a clear decision by Iowa’s voters on calling a constitutional convention. This year’s General Election ballot asked voters if there […]

At 12:20 this morning, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced on Twitter that Iowa has “shattered” the previous voter turn-out record — by at least 80,000 votes. The previous record was nearly one-million-five-hundred-99 thousand […]

Iowa Republicans had a big night and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds led the cheers at the party’s election night headquarters in Des Moines. “Iowa is a red state,” Reynolds said, to cheers. President Trump carried […]

Secretary of State Paul Pate says his survey of county auditors indicates voter turn-out today “is pretty strong” and he says there’s no doubt Iowa will set a significant record for voter participation this year […]

State officials distributed 200,000 face masks to the 99 county auditors who are in charge of conducting today’s election. Emmet County Auditor Amy Sathoff says the disposable masks are for precinct workers and for voters. […]

Export markets helped Iowa pork producers sell some animals this past spring when their usual processing paths were disrupted by the pandemic. Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes says a key aspect of overseas markets […]

Perhaps a love of politics is something that can be passed from parent to child in the DNA. Iowa’s senior U.S. senator has a fond memory of his long-gone mother on this Election Day. As […]

Election officials in Iowa’s largest county have announced the backlog of absentee ballots received by Monday from Polk County residents has been processed. According to the Iowa Secretary of State’s website, that means at least […]

The weather can sometimes be a big influence on whether people decide to leave the sanctity of their homes and venture into the world — especially on Election Day. Meteorologist Jeff Zogg, at the National […]

A Fort Dodge woman is sentenced after a fatal crash more than two years ago. Twenty-six-year-old Aisha Ismail was sentenced to up to ten years in prison on a charge of vehicular homicide by reckless […]