State News

The elected officials in Sioux Center are asking residents to avoid travel to nearby Minnesota and South Dakota where COVID-19 outbreaks have been identified at meat-packing plants. Sioux Center Mayor Dave Krahling says although he’s […]

Many Iowans are joining the recent trend of posting their high school senior pictures on social media, but it might not be such a good idea. While it’s billed as being in support of the […]

A 24-year-old Fort Dodge man is charged with kidnapping and assaulting a woman, but he says he has proof he’s not guilty. Court documents say Levi Alan Goodell entered a woman’s home in Humboldt in […]

New data from the hospitality industry indicates total revenue for Iowa bar and restaurant owners has declined 80% since the governor ordered their businesses to close March 17th to prevent the spread of COVID-19. During […]

The latest state report shows testing has confirmed another 389 cases of COVID-19 in Iowa, by far the largest single-day total so far in the pandemic. Sixty-seven percent of these new cases are connected to […]

Officials say an inmate who arrived at the state prison intake center last Thursday is the first state prisoner to have a confirmed case of coronavirus. An Iowa Department of Corrections news release indicates the […]

Nineteen elected officials in Black Hawk County are calling on Tyson to voluntarily close its meatpacking facility in Waterloo due to a spike in COVID 19 cases they say are connected to the plant. Waterloo […]

The lights will blaze to life tonight in high school athletic stadiums across Iowa, but there won’t be any crowds in the stands. The “Light Up The Stadium” initiative is an effort to send a […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says she will use a phased-in approach as she lifts the limits she’s placed on public gatherings and business activities – but she’s not giving a timetable for when she’ll announce her […]

A Sioux City businessman and former state lawmaker Rich Bertrand has filed a lawsuit against Woodbury County Auditor Pat Gill’s plan for reducing the number of voting centers for upcoming elections. Only two vote centers […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has announced Iowa schools will not reopen in May and the traditional school year is over. “Believe me, I would like nothing more than to stand before you today and announce that […]

Following Friday’s recommendations to keep Iowa schools closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year due to the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), all spring activities of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union […]

The coronavirus impact is showing up in the March unemployment numbers released today. The rate moved up to 3.7% in March — which is nearly a full percentage point higher than February. A statement from […]

The Iowa Department of Corrections says there were two fights among prisoners Thursday morning at the Fort Dodge prison. The first incident happened around 9:30 in the main yard between two groups of inmates. The […]

Iowa’s thousands of restaurants have been closed for a full month by the pandemic, with some offering only carry-out and delivery, yet an annual contest to name the state’s top breaded pork tenderloin sandwich is […]

The release of around 1,000 gallons of wastewater into a creek near Ainsworth this week is prompting another reminder about flushing the wrong things down your toilet. The DNR’s Brian Lee says a plugged sewer […]

A pesky plant has invaded the largest natural lakes in Iowa and efforts are underway to reduce its presence. “Curlyleaf pondweed has actually a long history in the Iowa Great Lakes and throughout the United […]

A Iowa native who first gained fame from his role on “That ’70s Show” has a COVID-19 message for his home state. Ashton Kutcher’s 30-second public service message about staying at home was debuted by […]

Iowa’s congressional delegation and the leaders of ag and commodity groups are warning the coronavirus pandemic significantly damaging the rural economy. Some dairy farmers have dumped milk due to the dramatic drop in demand. Tom […]

The governor says some state workers are being reassigned to work as pandemic investigators. Some Department of Human Services employees will help local public health agencies do “contact tracing” — tracking down people who’ve had […]