State News

Pella’s three-day “Tulip Time” festival in early May has been canceled. The annual festival, which started in 1935, has only been canceled once before, back in 1946. Valerie Van Kooten is the executive director of […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is asking Iowa families who’re returning to the state after spring break elsewhere to check the guidelines set up to try to contain the spread of COVID-19. “Check the CDC’s website to […]

The coronavirus pandemic has led the Iowa Department of Transportation to make a series of concessions for the state’s motorists which have never been made before. For starters, DOT spokeswoman Andrea Henry says extensions are […]

State officials report the price of gasoline has fallen 18 cents in the past week. The average statewide price for regular unleaded was $2 a gallon on Wednesday. Iowa State University economist Dave Swenson says […]

Students won’t be returning to Iowa City, Ames or Cedar Falls for the rest of the spring semester. The University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa have all announced plans […]

The Iowa Capitol building in Des Moines opened to visitors 134 years ago. It is now closed to the public, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Capitol is being deep-cleaned and it is closed through […]

Leaders in many of Iowa’s rural communities are planning for worst-case scenarios with the spread of the coronavirus. Don Kass, chair of the Plymouth County Board of Supervisors, applauds the governor’s latest efforts to halt […]

Drake University has postponed the 2020 Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom along with related special events and programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 111th edition of the event was scheduled for […]

The U.S. Senate is preparing to vote on a three-phase plan to address the problems created by the coronavirus pandemic. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, says one of the items being […]

A woman was found dead in a Des Moines home early this afternoon and police are seeking tips from the public to help to find a man authorities describe as a witness. Des Moines Police […]

Advances in technology have already made it easier for banks to address coronavirus concerns. Iowa Bankers Association President and CEO John Sorenson says the trend has been toward online banking now for some time. “Traffic […]

Many Iowans are making the switch from dining out to getting carry out, following Tuesday’s order from the governor that temporarily closes all restaurants statewide, except for pick-up, drive-through or delivery. Jessica Dunker, president and […]

A priest on the St. Ambrose University faculty has been accused of sexual misconduct in the early 1990s and the bishop of the Des Moines Catholic Diocese has placed the priest on administrative leave. According […]

Many businesses across Iowa are encouraging or ordering employees to work from home indefinitely, but it’s not an option for many of us, especially factory workers. Mike Ralston, president of the Iowa Association of Business […]

The state teacher’s union is urging Iowa school officials to “do the right thing” and continue paying hourly workers who’ve been laid off during school closures. The Iowa State Education Association issued a statement after […]

University of Iowa men’s basketball junior Luka Garza was named National Player of the Year by ESPN and Stadium, and to their five-member All-America first teams on Tuesday. The ESPN and Stadium honors are the […]

Following the advice from state and national health officials, the Iowa State Athletics Department decided today to cancel the 2020 Cy’s House of Trivia event and all 2020 Cyclone Tailgate Tour stops. Cy’s House of […]

With recent timelines and guidance released by the CDC in reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak, UNI Athletics and the UNI Alumni Association has canceled the 2020 Panther Caravan. The decision was made with the welfare […]

The U.S.D.A. has issued a waiver to the state, allowing Iowa schools that are closed amid the COVID-19 outbreak to continue serving free meals to low-income students — on a grab-and-go basis. The Sioux City […]

The state’s two major grocery store chains are adjusting their hours in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Boone-based Fareway stores spokesperson, Emily Toribio, says starting today, stores will be open Monday through Saturday from 8 […]