State News

State officials have confirmed there’s an outbreak of COVID-19 at a Cedar Rapids nursing home. Governor Kim Reynolds made the announcement during her daily news conference. “Twenty-one of Linn County’s 71 total positive COVID-19 cases […]

Iowa Workforce Development has updated its leave policy for filing unemployment benefits following the enactment of the federal coronavirus relief bill. Iowa Workforce Development says employees who are or will be laid off or are […]

The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 88 additional new positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in the state — including two more deaths. That makes a total of 424 positive cases of COVID-19. […]

Church-going Iowans aren’t able to go to church because of the pandemic and many church leaders are resorting to posting their sermons on the internet. Reverend Linda Hunsaker, from First Christian Church in Davenport, says […]

Iowa junior center Luka Garza was named the recipient of the Pete Newell Big Man of the Year Award given to the country’s top post player. The announcement was made by the National Association of […]

The man who oversees Iowa Gambling Treatment program says March is National Problem Gambling Month — but the message has quickly changed as the coronavirus hit Iowa. The state-licensed casinos shut down to prevent the […]

Some of Iowa’s K-12 students may soon be required to participate in online classes during school closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Iowa Department of Education will fast-track requests from school districts and non-public […]

The outlook for spring planting in Iowa is much improved over last year thanks to less rain and snow during the past winter. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Joel DeJong, based in Le Mars, […]

Recovery efforts will resume this morning for the body of a missing Mason City man who fell into the Winnebago River near Hanlontown Friday afternoon. The Worth County Sheriff’s Department says 43-year-old Adam VanSyoc was […]

There were multiple reports of tornadoes, funnel clouds, hail and high wind as severe thunderstorms rolled across the state Saturday. National Weather Service officials say an EF-1 tornado — with winds estimated at 107 miles […]

A person from Linn County with COVID-19 died Saturday night. State public health officials say the person was between the ages of 61 and 80. It’s the fourth death in the state connected to the […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says surgical abortions are included in her temporary ban on elective and non-essential surgeries to preserve medical supplies in the midst of a pandemic. “Making sure that we have the personal protective […]

The Iowa Utilities Board has approved a request from Dakota Access to up the amount of oil pumped through the Bakken pipeline. The order allows the pipeline company to increase the flow of oil from […]

Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer thinks Governor Reynolds isn’t going far enough in restricting the movement of Iowans to address the coronavirus outbreak. The Democrat from Dubuque has sent a letter to the governor, asking her to […]

Iowa’s governor grew emotional today when addressing claims that the threat of COVID-19 is being overblown. Governor Kim Reynolds told reporters she’s well aware of those claims. “Iowans are scared and they’re nervous and I […]

Volunteers across Iowa are making face shields with 3-D printers to restock health care providers and first responders who are short on personal protective equipment. Earlier this week, Eric Engelmann of Cedar Rapids used social […]

A few other states have announced hotels and convention centers are being converted into triage centers to deal with COVID-19 patients and a top public health administrator in Iowa says discussions are underway here to […]

The Iowa Department of Public Health reports two more people in the state have died from coronavirus. The two latest deaths are a person in Allamakee County between 61 and 80 and another in Poweshiek […]

A new drive-through lab is opening today in the Sioux City area to test residents for coronavirus, but you can’t just drop by. Siouxland District Health Director Kevin Grieme says the lab is in an […]

The Iowa Supreme Court says two people who filed, then dropped lawsuits against the owners of animal confinement operations have to pay the company’s legal costs. Michael Merrill of Batavia and Karen Jo Frescoln of […]