State News

One of President Trump’s top public health advisers spoke with the governors of Iowa and Nebraska Monday. Dr. Anthony Fauci said late last week that he did not know why all states’ governors weren’t issuing […]

Officials are advising Iowa nursing homes to take additional steps to protect residents and staff. COVID-19 outbreaks have been confirmed in nursing homes in Linn, Washington, and Tama Counties. Sarah Reisetter, the deputy director of […]

The Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Union have released a revised schedule for spring sports. If school resumes on May first that will be the open day for practice […]

Iowa National Guard soldiers and airmen stationed in northwest Iowa are joining forces to be ready to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Soldiers from the Army National Guard’s 2nd Brigade 34th Infantry Combat Team are […]

Tyson Foods says it has suspended production at its Columbus Junction pork processing plant. The company released a statement saying they’ve identified two dozen cases of COVID-19 involving team members at the plant in Muscatine […]

Iowa’s governor has ordered another list of businesses to close down today. It includes country clubs and golf course clubhouses and stores that sell tobacco and vaping products. “This week is critical. Stay home,” Reynolds […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has confirmed there are COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes in Linn, Washington, and Tama Counties. “Ten percent of the state’s total number of positive cases are among residents and staff of long […]

The U.S.D.A. recently approved the state’s plan for hemp production sand producers can now start applying for a hemp license. Robin Pruisner is overseeing the plan for the state ag department and says a public […]

Officials with the Orange City Tulip Festival have decided to cancel this year’s event due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This is not the first time the tulip festival has been canceled. Back […]

Some financial institutions were forced to close after the stock market crash in 1929 as panicked customers pulled out all of their money. While some Iowans are overreacting during this pandemic — snapping up and […]

Des Moines police say a pedestrian and her dog were killed by a hit-and-run driver on a sunny, Palm Sunday morning. Police say it’s clear from the evidence the pickup truck driver intentionally ran down […]

State officials say outbreaks of COVID-19 in long term care facilities have caused more than 40% of the deaths in Iowa that are linked to the virus. Public health officials confirmed an outbreak at a […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has named a fourth justice to the Iowa Supreme Court. Des Moines attorney Mathew McDermott was her pick for an opening on the state’s highest court. He replaces David Wiggins, who was […]

Authorities are investigating an argument between two men over an allegedly excessive toilet paper purchase in western Iowa on Friday afternoon. According to Atlantic Police Lt. Devin Hogue, officers were called at around 4 p.m. […]

Governor Kim Reynolds today said some people are misinterpreting the lack of a statewide shelter-in-place order as a sign there are no restrictions in place in Iowa. Dr. Anthomy Fauci, one of President Trump’s medical […]

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing some changes on lottery games and the way winning tickets are cashed in. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, is getting the word out. “Clearly anything that is going on with […]

The Iowa Supreme Court rules on the definition of a theft detection in the case of a law mower stolen in Mason City. Charles Ross was found guilty of second-degree theft and the unlawful removal […]

The Iowa Board of Medicine met in emergency session by telephone this morning, unanimously passing a resolution asking the governor to issue a statewide shelter-in-place order. “The concern is that individuals or people are not […]

Doctors from the University of Iowa Hospitals say they are ready if there is a surge of people who would need coronavirus treatment in the intensive care unit. Doctor Brooks Jackson says the postponement of […]

State public health officials have drawn up a map that divides the state into six sections. They’re tracking COVID-19 developments in each area. The Iowa Press Citizen obtained the point system being used to determine […]