State News

A political scientist at Iowa State University says for all of the twists and turns of the 2020 presidential race, the long road to Election Day has actually been quite straight-on this time around. With […]

A bug that’s common from Iowa all the way east to the Atlantic Ocean and south to the Gulf of Mexico is poking at humans this time of year. It’s called the minute pirate bug. […]

The Iowa Statewide Veterans Conference will be held virtually Tuesday as a way to show businesses, educational institutions, and community leaders how best to support veterans and their families. The event is being co-hosted by […]

Republican Senator Joni Ernst today said the focus of Senate hearings for President Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee should be on Amy Coney Barrett’s judicial philosophy, not on her religion. “I’m struck by the irony […]

If you are looking to get out of the house and take an Iowa trip, the supervisor of the DNR’s Northeast Iowa regional fisheries suggests visiting one of the state’s hatcheries. Mike Steuck, says can […]

Woodbury County firefighters spent Sunday trying to contain a massive field fire near Anthon. County Emergency Manager Rebecca Socknat says a farmer working in the field northwest of Anthon set it on fire around 12:30 […]

Class 4A 1. Southeast Polk (6-0), LW #1 vs C.R. Jefferson or Ames 10/23 2. Dowling Catholic (5-1), LW #2 vs Sioux City North 10/23 3. Ankeny (6-1), LW #4 vs Sioux City West or […]

The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division has filed two more complaints against businesses for violations of the governors’ COVID-19 emergency public health disaster proclamation. IABD filed complaints against the Rodeo Saloon & BBQ in Council Bluffs, […]

Fort Dodge police are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that happened shortly after 7 o’clock this morning. When officers arrived, they found an unresponsive male lying in the grass near the intersection of Hawkeye Avenue […]

Advocates for Iowa’s 50,000 blind and visually-impaired residents are asking state officials to let them vote by mail independently, using assistive technology for absentee ballots. Right now, blind Iowans are unable to vote from home […]

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley today dismissed “doomsday predictions” about how Amy Coney Barrett might rule as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court. “Democrats and their allies shouldn’t claim to know how any judge would […]

Republican Senator Joni Ernst hosted a motorcycle ride across the state this weekend, with rallies in five different cities. It started Saturday in Sioux City, then a stop in Carroll where many in the crowd […]

Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is back on the Iowa campaign trail after he resigned as U.S. Ambassador to China. Branstad and his wife, Chris, returned to Iowa last Monday after a little over three […]

Republican Joni Ernst today said she and other members of the Senate committee should be tested for Covid before they convene confirmation hearings on Monday for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. “I actually do think […]

Today is the two-month mark since the derecho blew across the state and there is still debris that some people just can’t take care of themselves. Mark Nolte of Iowa City talked with KCRG TV […]

Several northwest Iowa school districts now have mask mandates in place after the state relaxed its quarantine guidelines. Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District is requiring students and staff in grades seven through 12 to wear masks […]

State officials have announced low income Iowa households may be eligible for up to $2000 to help pay overdue utility bills. Under this new program, Iowans who’ve had a pay cut or lost their job […]

FEMA has extended the deadline for those hit by the derecho to register for federal help. The deadline has been extended through Monday, November 2nd for those residents in Benton, Boone, Cedar, Clinton, Jasper, Linn, […]

It’s been a warm week in Iowa with highs in the 70s and 80s, but make no mistake, the cold weather will be here soon enough. Deb Grooms, CEO of the Iowa Propane Gas Association, […]

The reds, yellows, and oranges of fall are already putting on a spectacular color show across northern Iowa, with the leaves in central Iowa beginning to change hues as well. Emily Hobbs, executive director of […]