State News

Students in Des Moines Public Schools will continue with virtual classes as the school board wrestles with its response to a judge’s ruling and the state’s refusal to waive a requirement that students spend at […]

With 53 days left until Election Day, a handful of prominent Republicans are traveling the state in a red bus, rallying with Iowans who support President Trump. “They tell us in the swamp that we […]

Des Moines University broke ground today as it marked the start of construction that will see the medical school campus move to West Des Moines. University President Angela Franklin says the current campus and buildings […]

After many weeks and — in some areas months — of dry weather and varying degrees of drought, Iowa’s seen several days of steady rain. Lawns that had turned brown are starting to green up […]

A teenager has been charged in connection with a fire at a Little League field in Ottumwa. The Ottumwa Police Department announced the arrest of a 13-year-old girl on Wednesday. The minor was charged with […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is calling on officials from Des Moines Public Schools to meet with state officials and come up with a plan to get the district’s students back in the classroom. Most Des Moines […]

Hunters shouldn’t have much problem finding game birds when the seasons open next month. Iowa DNR Wildlife Biologist, Todd Bogenschutz has already indicated the surveys show good numbers for pheasants. He says the same is […]

State officials are exploring how to buy and distribute a single test that can detect both Covid and seasonal flu. Governor Kim Reynolds says public health officials are discussing how to get the materials for […]

Some Iowa schools have only been back in session a few days and there are already multiple reports of vehicles passing stopped school buses. Iowa State Patrol Trooper John Farley says it’s a recurring problem […]

The number of ongoing unemployment claims have dropped for the eighth straight week. Iowa Workforce Development reports ongoing claims dropped by 4,233 in the last week. Continuing claims are now just under 72,000 — which […]

It’s been one week since family and friends last saw a missing Page County resident. A nationwide search continues for Donald Eugene “Gene” Ripley. Ripley of rural Clarinda left Uvalde, Texas, last Thursday and has […]

Dordt University is the latest private college in Iowa to cancel what is often the largest weekend gathering on a college campus — the annual parents weekend and homecoming for alumni. Dordt University in Sioux […]

A report by the Iowa Waste Reduction Center finds rural K-12 Iowa schools waste tens of thousands of tons of food and beverages every day. Joe Bolick, director of the center based at the University […]

The Fort Dodge Community School District was hit by a cyber attack on Wednesday. Officials with the Fort Dodge Community School District issued a statement Wednesday afternoon that said the district was hit by a […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says she cannot confirm what the Trump Administration may be planning to announce regarding oil company waivers from ethanol blending requirements. During a stop in Atlantic this afternoon, Reynolds said she saw […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says if a school district moves to virtual instruction because of fears about Covid spreading through crowded classrooms, then it makes sense to cancel sports and other extracurricular activities in the district. […]

An eastern Iowa woodworker who’s won international acclaim for his art is finding endless opportunities following last month’s powerful derecho that downed many thousands of trees. Seventy-eight-year-old Steve Sinner of Bettendorf says he chooses his […]

The Ankeny-based Casey’s Convenience store chain reports strong earnings in the first quarter of this year. CEO Darren Rebelez talked about the numbers in an investor call today. “We achieved a record first quarter with […]

The judge who nullified about 50,000 absentee ballot requests in Linn County will rule on a similar case in Johnson County. Republicans and the Trump campaign sued over absentee ballot request forms sent to voters […]

Iowa Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg today toured a performance hall in Forest City that is now serving as temporary classroom space for Waldorf University students. Dan May, the facility manager for the Boman Fine Arts […]