State News

The University of Iowa installed Barbara Wilson as the school’s president today. “I am so very honored to serve as the 22nd president of the University of Iowa — especially at the 175th anniversary,” Wilson […]

The Iowa Supreme Court rules a former Polk County massage therapist who was convicted of third-degree sexual abuse of a client should get a new trial because of improper use of evidence. The client filed […]

A Marshalltown native and his family were forced to flee from Ukraine as Russia invaded the country. Burgis Barr moved from Marshalltown to Ukraine after marrying a girl from there he met online. His mom […]

Members of the Iowa Senate are typically elected to four year terms, but due to the once-a-decade redistricting process, some winning state senate candidates this November will be elected to two year terms. General Elections […]

Both of Iowa’s U.S. Senators serve on the committee that will hold the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee. Senator Chuck Grassley is the top Republican on the Senate […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says the situation in Ukraine is weighing very heavily on her heart after Russia attacked there today. “We need to provide a unified front, and push back heavily,” Ernst says.”The repercussions […]

House Speaker Pat Grassley says the agreement Republicans have reached to dramatically cut the personal income tax rate to 3.9% by 2026 includes a backstop if the economy dips. If state tax collections fall below […]

Democrats say the Republican tax plan making its way through the state legislature today gives the biggest benefits to the richest Iowans. “So for every dollar in tax relief that your average Iowan is getting, […]

Tax negotiations among key Republicans at the Iowa Capitol appear to have yielded a final plan. Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver spoke with Radio Iowa after meeting with his fellow Republicans in the Senate early […]

A high-speed chase Wednesday afternoon through Webster and into Calhoun County ended in a cornfield with an arrest and a car in flames. Iowa State Patrol Trooper Paul Gardner says it started when Archester Rodgers […]