State News

Tonight’s season premiere of CBS-TV’s “Undercover Boss” will feature a central Iowa woman unknowingly training — and gently correcting — her boss’ boss’ boss. Alina Winters of Des Moines will be seen instructing the disguised […]

Republican Chuck Grassley has formally declared his bid for reelection to the U.S. Senate, submitting more than 9000 petition signatures to qualify for the June Primary ballot. Surrounded by campaign staff and volunteers, Grassley gave […]

UNI’s Ben Jacobson has been named the Missouri Valley Conference’s Coach of the Year. In his 16th season at the helm of the UNI program, Jacobson becomes the first coach in MVC history to earn […]

A bill banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports in Iowa schools, colleges and universities is now law. The bill passed the Senate yesterday. Governor Reynolds signed it into law today, surrounded by a […]

The Iowa Business Council is releasing its Competitive Dashboard for 2022, perspectives from executives at Iowa’s 22 largest companies on how the state is competing in the national marketplace. Council chairman Tim Yaggi, president and […]

The man accused of killing an Iowa State Patrol trooper during a standoff in Grundy Center last year will go to trial for murder this spring in Hamilton County. Forty-two-year- old Michael Lang is accused […]

In hopes of luring in more educators, the Sioux City school district will be rewarding new teachers with a $5,000 bonus. Permanent substitute teachers, food service workers and bus drivers will also qualify for a […]

Three-time All-Big Ten linebacker and Hawkeye team captain Abdul Hodge is returning to Iowa City, joining the University of Iowa football staff as tight ends coach. Hodge, who starred for the Hawkeyes from 2002-2005, has […]

The union that represents park rangers is calling on the governor and the legislature to overrule the eviction notices sent to state employees who live in state-owned homes inside 23 state parks. Iowa Department of […]

Emergency management officials in western Iowa are reminding residents open burning is currently banned in Pottawattamie County. Fire fighters in the area had to put out six different outdoor fires on Monday. Pottawattamie County Emergency […]