State News

Governor Reynolds today said all the inmates at the state prison in Fort Dodge who’ve tested negative this month for COVID-19 are being re-tested today. An inmate died of complications of the virus and 186 […]

The development of the corn and soybean crops continues to be ahead of past years. The U.S.D.A. crop report says 35% of the corn is at or beyond the silking stage of development– which is […]

Des Moines city workers and the public are now required to wear masks inside city buildings to reduce the chance of spreading coronavirus. In a resolution passed Monday, the Des Moines City Council also encouraged […]

The Sioux City Council has approved an initial agreement to provide one daily round-trip flight from Sioux Gateway Airport to Denver, Colorado. The agreement with SkyWest Airlines would provide air service through United Express beginning […]

The Iowa Insurance Division is beginning a series of Fraud Fighting webinars Wednesday featuring at topics to help older Iowans. Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen says his office has held informational sessions for several years. “To […]

New Iowa State University research suggests young people between the ages of 16 and 24 have been hardest hit by job losses during the pandemic. ISU economics professor John Winters said the analysis indicates 37.5% […]

Today marks a somber anniversary in northeastern Iowa. Eight years ago — July 13, 2012 — cousins Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappeared while riding their bicycles in the Waterloo suburb of Evansdale. Hunters discovered […]

The Iowa Department of Corrections says an autopsy will be done to determine if COVID-19 was a factor in the weekend death of a Fort Dodge prison inmate. The department says 62-year-old Ronald Holdsworth had […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has released a video message to Iowans, urging them to voluntarily wear a mask and practice other public health measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “COVID-19 is far from over and […]

The Mount Pleasant prison has reported its first positive COVID-19 test for an inmate. The Department of Corrections says the inmate was placed in medical isolation when he first reported he was not feeling well […]

The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting at the Camp of the Woods Campground at Plymouth. Upon arrival, it was determined that 21-year-old Levi Max Ekwall of Stillwater, Minnesota, and 22-year-old Sean […]

Video of a weekend incident involving a black man and Dubuque police is now on social media and has led to an investigation. Dubuque’s city manager says a thorough investigation will be done after the […]

Authorities are searching for the driver of a vehicle involved in a serious hit-and-run accident in Denison. The wreck happened shortly before 7:30 Sunday evening. According to the Iowa State Patrol’s accident report, a motorcyclist […]

The recent U.S. Drought Monitor report shows abnormally dry conditions in about 35 percent of the state, with eight west-central counties classified as being in moderate drought. Iowa DNR analyst Tim Hall says the state […]

Class 4A (final poll) 1. Johnston (19-3) 2. Ankeny (17-7) 3. Urbandale (15-9) 4. Dubuque Hempstead (11-1) 5. Sioux City East (15-3) 6. Southeast Polk (14-10) 7. Waukee (12-12) 8. Ankeny Centennial (13-11) 9. Cedar […]

Des Moines Black Lives Matter activists are proposing their own language for an executive order to restore felon voting rights as they continue to pressure Governor Kim Reynolds to act. “After giving Reynolds nearly a […]

The Lake City Council has expressed support for a new dog park in the community, next to a building that’s on the National Register of Historic Places, but it’s not clear whether the project will […]

A young inventor from southeast Iowa finished first in his grade at the National Invention Convention. Charles Smith, a student at Eisenhower Elementary in Ottuwma, topped the first grade division for his invention that he […]

A first-ever event in Sioux Center will guide people to stop and smell the roses. The Sioux Center Parks Department organized the flower tour to highlight the beauty flowers create in the city scape. Maps […]

Mississippi River boat traffic and air traffic over the river were diverted as an Alliant Energy power plant in Clinton was imploded today. The plant in Clinton started as a coal-fired plant more than 70 […]