State News

The IRS is sending out a special mailing to some residents of Iowa and the U.S. who may be eligible for the Economic Impact Payment. IRS spokesman, Chris Millers, says they want to get a […]

Secretary of State Paul Pate says Iowans will easily break the early voting record in this state, as county election officials have received 642,000 absentee ballot requests as of this morning. In addition, early in-person […]

Class 4A 1. Southeast Polk (5-0), LW #1 vs Johnston 2. Dowling Catholic (4-1), LW #2 vs Fort Dodge 3. Urbandale (5-0), LW #3 @ #6 Waukee 4. Ankeny (5-1), LW #4 vs Indianola 5. […]

Police are investigating a fatal weekend accident at the Target Distribution Center in Cedar Falls. Cedar Falls public safety officials were dispatched to the Target Distribution Center Sunday just after 11:30 a.m. on a report […]

Early in-person voting began this morning at 8 a.m. in Iowa at county auditors’ offices. A couple who gave their names as Harry and Kate were waiting in a line outside the Polk County Election […]

Sioux County authorities say a body was found inside a burning vehicle in the middle of a cornfield near Ireton on Friday night. Responders discovered a 2007 Jeep Commander fully engulfed by fire. The body […]

Three Republicans in the U.S. Senate have tested positive for Covid, but Senator Chuck Grassley’s spokesman says the 87-year-old senator will not be tested. Grassley and Senator Mike Lee of Utah, who has the virus, […]

J.D. Scholten, the Democrat running for Iowa’s fourth district congressional seat, says he’s hoping President Trump’s Covid diagnosis raises awareness about what health experts recommend to combat the spread of coronavirus. “First of all, my […]

The 29-day “early voting” period in Iowa starts today. For Iowans planning to mail their absentee ballot, election officials caution against procrastinating and getting it mailed by October 26 — a week before Election Day. […]

A man has been taken into custody after an all night standoff with the Fort Dodge Police over the weekend. The man identified by police as Christopher Smith faces multiple charges from the incident. There […]

Republican Senator Joni Ernst and Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield sparred Saturday in a televised debate in WHO TV studios, each accusing the other of being dishonest. The debate was taped 24 hours after President Trump […]

The archery deer season opened Thursday, and DNR deer program leader Tyler Harms says the weather conditions are looking good. “We’re pretty excited about this first weekend. The cold weather we are experiencing here today […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a new public health proclamation that allows the bars to reopen in Story and Johnson counties Monday. Wineries, breweries, and distilleries will be allowed to reopen starting at 5 p.m. […]

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says she’s praying for a quick, healthy recovery for President Trump. “You know, there’s various ways that the virus impacts individuals,” Reynolds says, “so we’ll wait and see what kind of […]

The Iowa Department of Public Health has announced changes in visitor COVID-19 restrictions at long-term care facilities. The changes allow for indoor visits at nursing homes in parts of the state with relatively low positivity […]

The Marshalltown Police Department and the local Fraternal Order of Police lodge are joining with other law enforcement agencies across the country to sell pink police patches as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. […]

Several lawsuits are being filed by family members of the victims of a plane crash that killed four people from the Le Mars area. The Piper plane piloted by Ed Anderson of Le Mars crashed […]

After bottoming out this spring, Iowa’s economy is seeing rapid, significant improvement this fall, according to the monthly Creighton University survey. The regional economy is also quickly coming back, according to Creighton economist Ernie Goss. […]

Plymouth County authorities are now releasing the name of the person who died in a two-car crash near Remsen on Wednesday afternoon. Killed during that accident was 68-year-old Israel Verategui of Worthington, Minnesota. Verategui was […]

September saw a split that had some parts of the state wetter and cooler. “We were around normal for much of the northwestern corner of the state. And then if we look at southern and […]