State News

Iowa’s two U.S. senators want more money pumped into programs to compensate hog producers who are forced to euthanize herds due to the pandemic. With some meatpacking plants closed, processing capacity is down by 20- […]

The $3 trillion economic recovery plan introduced in the U.S. House includes $2.25 billion for the biofuels industry. Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer, a Democrat from Dubuque, is part of the House Biofuels Caucus that lobbied […]

Barbers and hair stylists throughout the state are awaiting the governor’s announcement later this morning about reopening more of the state’s economy. On March 22, Reynolds ordered hair and nail salons and barbershops to close. […]

Nearly 200 people in Clinton County have teamed up to make and distribute cloth face masks. Dianne Prichard of DeWitt is coordinating the “Clinton Mask Force,” which has delivered masks “by the hundreds” to hospitals […]

A new “Test Iowa” site for drive-through COVID-19 tests will start operating Saturday in Storm Lake, which is home to two Tyson facilities. About 800 work at the turkey processing facility and 2400 work at […]

A new “Test Iowa” site for drive-through COVID-19 tests will start operating Saturday in Storm Lake, which is home to two Tyson facilities. About 800 work at the turkey processing facility and 2400 work at […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has delayed her announcement about when she may ease more pandemic-related restrictions. “I’m still reviewing some information with the Department of Public Health and my team today and will be announcing the […]

State campgrounds reopened this past weekend and the head of the Department of Natural Resources Parks Bureau says things went pretty well. Todd Coffelt says it was evident when the opening time hit that many […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the pandemic is putting law officers, paramedics and other first responders at even greater risk as their routine interactions with the public could leave them with a potentially deadly case […]

Black Hawk County health officials are fighting another battle in their effort to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Outbreaks among residents and staff at three long-term care facilities in Waterloo and Cedar Falls have accounted for […]

An iconic breakfast and lunch restaurant in northern Iowa is starting to hit its stride again. Earlier this month, Mary Jo’s Hobo House in Britt reopened its dining room under specific guidelines set down by […]

Iowans will learn late this morning if more businesses in their area may open this weekend. Some of the closures Governor Reynolds ordered are set to expire this Friday, May 15th. “I’ve been really impressed […]

The planting season continues to move rapidly ahead following a year where farmers had to sit and wait for things to dry out. The weekly crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows 91% […]

A Quad Cities woman who’s recovered from COVID-19 is now donating her blood in hopes of helping others recover. Kirby Winn, spokesman for the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center in Davenport, says the 60-year-old (who […]

An investigation dating back almost two years has led to the arrest of an Algona woman on prostitution related charges. According to the Algona Police Department, the investigation began in November of 2018 when a […]

A University of Iowa researcher says the country could reopen more quickly and safely if everyone wore a clear plastic face shield. Doctor Michael Edmond, chief quality officer at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, […]

Governor Kim Reynolds today said 9400 employees of 14 different Iowa manufacturing and meat processing facilities have been tested for COVID-19. Another 1300 staff members who work in 115 Iowa nursing homes have been tested. […]

Des Moines police say a teenage motorist was at fault in a fatal crash late Saturday afternoon. Police say an SUV and a motorcycle collided at an intersection near the downtown, killing the motorcyclist. He’s […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is adopting a “modified quarantine plan” after potentially being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. The governor visited the White House last Wednesday and hosted Vice President Pence in Iowa […]

A Des Moines teenager is in critical condition after being shot in the head late Sunday afternoon. While on patrol in the Drake neighborhood, a Des Moines police officer heard gunshots and saw a car […]