State News

A mass shooting in Waterloo over the weekend left one person dead and nearly a dozen others injured. The incident happened Saturday around 3:15 a.m. at a former downtown nightclub that’s been closed for several […]

The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division has filed five more complaints against businesses for violations of the governor’s COVID-19 disaster proclamation requirements. IABD announced the first six charges against bars earlier this week. Those charged can […]

Only a few days remain to respond to the 2020 U.S. Census and Iowans who haven’t filled out the form yet are being urged to do so. State Data Center coordinator Gary Krob says the […]

Republican Senator Joni Ernst today said confirming President Trump’s third U.S. Supreme Court justice is a way to prevent the “radicalization” of the court. In 2016, Ernst said she wouldn’t support confirming a justice in […]

The man convicted of killing an Oskaloosa couple in 1999 was executed Thursday evening. Forty-year-old Christopher Vialva was executed at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. In June of 1999, Vialva and four others […]

Iowans who’ve spent a lot of time cooped up in their houses during the many months of the pandemic have a good, new excuse to get outside and go for a hike or drive. The […]

The University of Iowa’s Vice President for Medical Affairs, Brooks Jackson, says he is encouraged about the prospect for a COVID-19 vaccine. “The data emerging on the leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates currently in large phase-three […]

Volunteers are invited on Saturday to help restore and catalogue the condition of grave markers a Spencer cemetery that are more than a century old. Maureen Oechslin of Spencer’s Historic Preservation Commission says 160 Civil […]

The two major party candidates in Iowa’s second congressional district discussed their differences on Social Security, the federal minimum wage and several health-related issues during an hour-long “Iowa Press” debate tonight on Iowa PBS. Republican […]

Iowa State University athletic director Jaimie Pollard announced today that they will allow fans into the next home football game on October 3rd against Oklahoma. Pollard says they made the decision after a drop in […]

The Iowa Department of Transportation has its supplies ready for whatever the winter ahead brings. DOT winter operations administrator Craig Bargfrede says several hundred-million pounds of rock salt are tucked away in giant storage domes […]

Continuing weekly unemployment claims dropped by 2,131 last week — despite an increase in new claims. Iowa Workforce Development deputy director, Ryan West, says it is good to see the downward trend continue. “Hopefully, we […]

A recent survey published by the Centers for Disease Control found anxiety and depression are at an all-time high among Iowans. Nearly 40% of Iowans reported feelings of despair and worry during the pandemic. “Last […]

Iowa’s largest hospital is struggling to keep up with patients’ needs due to a shortage of beds. Because of a lack of capacity, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is denying some transfers from […]

As new cases of COVID-19 increase in some northwest Iowa counties, local school administrators say they’re doing what they can to keep students in class. More than 200 students and staff in the Sibley-Ocheyedan Community […]

A north-central Iowa school district has canceled classes for today and Friday due to COVID-19 cases being reported. Officials with the Eagle Grove Community School District announced Wednesday their decision to cancel classes due to […]

The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division has filed complaints against six businesses in four cities for violating the COVID-19 social distancing rules in the governor’s emergency proclamation. IABD lawyer, Lolani Lekkas says they meet with the […]

Despite this week’s warm fall weather, the Iowa Department of Transportation is putting out the word it’s looking for hundreds of snowplow operators to help clear the roads during the winter ahead. DOT winter operations […]

Theresa Greenfield, the Iowa Democratic Party’s nominee for the U.S. Senate, today said adding more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court is not a priority for Iowans. “I don’t that’s what we should be doing […]

We are in the midst of national farm safety week and an Iowa expert says the use of older equipment poses one of the biggest dangers to farmers. Iowa State University professor Charles Schwab says […]