State News

Iowa farmers were able to get a lot done with dry weather last week. The U.S.D.A. report shows corn planting went from 2% to 39% planted in the last week as farmers used five days […]

The mayors of five cities in the Sioux City metro are asking local public health officials as well as state officials in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota to reveal more information about Covid-19 cases in […]

Local public health officials say one-fifth of the state’s confirmed COVID-19 cases are in Black Hawk County and more than 90 percent of the county’s cases are connected to the Tyson pork processing plant in […]

Governor Kim Reynolds will allow many businesses in 77 Iowa counties to reopen May 1 and church services may resume in the entire state this weekend. “The reality is that we can’t stop the virus, […]

The Calhoun County Board of Supervisors and the county attorney met today and accepted the resignation of Sheriff Scott Anderson. Anderson’s resignation comes about two weeks after he was arrested and charged with domestic abuse […]

Some Iowa school districts have deployed Wi-Fi hotspots in their communities to make internet access more equitable while schools are closed. Sioux City students have been doing voluntary learning from home. With that, Superintendent Paul […]

Iowa’s Attorney General Tom Miller is suing a northwest Iowa man for alleged price gouging. Spokesman Lynn Hicks says the lawsuit accuses Michael Evan Noteboom of Orange City of charging excessive prices for some 250 […]

With Iowa’s K-through-12 public schools sealed off through the end of the school year by the pandemic, an effort is gaining momentum to show support for graduating seniors through social media. Sarah Olthoff of Webster […]

Organizers of the Country Thunder Music Festivals have decided to postpone its Forest City event due to the continuing uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Festivals spokesperson Gerry Krochak, explained the decision. “It is just a […]

Handshakes and public gatherings are not an option for politicians in the age of Covid-19 — so the candidates competing in Iowa’s June 2nd primaries are trying to make digital connections. “We’re having to adapt […]

The Republicans competing in the fourth district congressional primary say it’s time to begin rolling back the restrictions on businesses and gatherings that have been imposed during the pandemic. Steve King of Kiron is the […]

Some people are misinterpreting comments made by President Trump during a White House news conference on Thursday as a potential cure or prevention for COVID-19, but that’s not the case. Tammy Noble, a registered nurse, […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says it’s time to start gradually reopening Iowa for business and she plans to begin with the state’s hospitals and medical clinics. “Today, I’m announcing that effective Monday Iowa health systems (and) […]

As businesses await word from the governor on when some of them might be allowed to reopen, one Marshalltown business is seeing success during the pandemic. Black Tire Bike Company is open and even with […]

A group of volunteers has started organizing private parades to celebrate the birthdays of Clinton and Camanche residents who can’t have a crowd for a party in these pandemic times. As you might suspect, kids […]

A group of volunteers has started organizing private parades to celebrate the birthdays of Clinton and Camanche residents who can’t have a crowd for a party in these pandemic times. As you might suspect, kids […]

Even Iowa mushroom hunters need to mind their social distancing if they’re hunting in a group, according to one of the experts at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Lina Rodriguez Salamanca, an ISU plant […]

A north central Iowa golf course is closing as a precaution against the coronavirus. The Hamilton County Conservation Board Thursday voted to close the Briggs Woods Golf Course in Webster City for two weeks from […]

TPI Composites is temporarily halting production at its wind blade manufacturing plant in Newton as employees are tested for COVID-19. Plant General Manager Josh Syhlman said today TPI proactively reached out to the Governor’s Office […]

All four Iowans serving in the U.S. House have voted for a plan to plug more money into the small business loan program that ran out of money last week. Democratic Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer of […]