State News

The University of Iowa announced it has paused ticket sales for the 2020 football season. Only individuals who have renewed season tickets and completed per-seat contributions by June 30 will be included in potential Kinnick […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden will be the keynote speaker at the Iowa Democratic Party’s “virtual” fundraiser next week. Due to the pandemic, the annual event will be live-streamed. The Hall of Fame dinner honors […]

Republican Senator Joni Ernst posted a short video online this (Monday) morning, challenging Democratic opponent Theresa Greenfield to half a dozen debates before the General Election. “You know, I haven’t heard Theresa Greenfield say one […]

Nearly one-quarter of Iowans live in a “child care desert” while the annual cost of child care can be higher than public university tuition. More than 930 licensed child care and in-home centers have closed […]

An Iowa State University researcher is working on a test you can take at home to find out if you have COVID-19. Robbyn Anand and other researchers won a $55,000 grant for the “COVID Initiative” […]

KCCI Television is reporting a southwest Iowa man has been accused of stabbing his mother to death this weekend. According to a news release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety, local authorities got a […]

A Cedar Rapids man is under arrest for a shooting at a Cedar Rapids apartment complex and his mother is charged with stabbing him earlier in the day. Twenty-year-old Dondre Devon Lee is charged with […]

The Iowa Supreme Court disciplinary committee has suspended the license of the former Van Buren County Attorney for an indefinite amount of time for sexual harassment. The district court ordered the removal of Abraham Watkins […]

A television pioneer who managed two stations in Sioux City died this week at the age of 90 at his home in Naples, Florida. Bill Turner started the TV station in Rapid City, South Dakota […]

For many Black Lives Matter activists in Iowa, there is a feeling of being a part of historic change. At a recent rally in Cedar Rapids, Kentrell Petties said he joined the throng because he […]

The state unemployment rate moved down slightly in May. Iowa Workforce Development says the May jobless rate is 10% — down from 10.2% percent in April — as the impact from the coronavirus pandemic lingers. […]

The president of the Iowa-Nebraska NAACP says her organization has been seeking action on a variety of racial justice issues for years, but Betty Andrews says getting the governor to issue an executive order that […]

Quad Cities-based John Deere is restructuring and implementing a new operating model. Spokeswoman Jen Hartmann says it’s been eleven years since the last “global” restructuring. The new model is called the Deere Smart Industrial strategy.  […]

Three new “Test Iowa” sites are opening next week for Iowans seeking a COVID-19 screening. On Monday, a drive through site will open in Spirit Lake at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds and another will open […]

The news conference Governor Kim Reynolds held Thursday is the last to be televised statewide as part of state government’s response to the pandemic. “A heartfelt thanks to all the Iowans and the notes and […]

There’s still no word from the U.S.D.A. on requests from Iowa leaders to help the state’s turkey producers recover from serious production problems caused by COVID-19. Iowa Turkey Federation executive director Gretta Irwin says the […]

Woodbury County is joining the nationwide effort to install signs commemorating the history of Highway 20. County Economic Development Director David Gleiser says it’s part of a national project to mark the original route. He […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has signed the bill into law that gives businesses and health care providers new liability protections from COVID-related lawsuits. Senator Zach Whiting, a Republican from Spirit Lake, said it sends an important […]

Governor Kim Reynolds today said there is no “hard and fast deadline” for her to sign an executive order to automatically restore felon voting rights before the November 3rd General Election. “It’s a priority of […]

Governor Kim Reynolds today said there is no “hard and fast deadline” for her to sign an executive order to automatically restore felon voting rights before the November 3rd General Election. “It’s a priority of […]