State News

A three member panel says it is too soon to calculate what, if any, impact the coronavirus pandemic may have on state tax revenue. “I think everybody in the world would like to know what […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes run at a Big Ten tournament titled has ended before it could start as the conference today canceled the tournament over concerns about the coronavirus. Iowa was scheduled to play this afternoon. […]

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has given the go-ahead for a remodeling project at the Q Casino in Dubuque that will include a new upscale eight-story hotel. Architect Matt Coen told regulators the hotel […]

A central Iowa woman who loves to dance and teach others to dance is being named Iowa’s Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Sabetha Mumm owns Dance Vision in […]

A Geneseo, Illinois man has admitted to five bank robberies last year in Iowa and Illinois. Forty-one-year-old Christopher Schultz pleaded guilty to robbing the American Bank and Trust in Moline, Illinois in January, the DuTrac […]

The suspect who was shot during the attempted robbery of an armored truck outside a Waterloo bank Wednesday morning has died — and a second suspect is in custody. Waterloo police confirmed the suspect’s death […]

The husband of the University of Iowa women’s basketball coach is releasing his debut novel next week which focuses on gambling and corruption in college sports. David Bluder says the story, “The Great Gamble,” follows […]

Iowa is one step closer to having the honey bee as the official state insect. Senators endorsed the idea on Wednesday. It happened right after Senate President Charles Schneider and Senator Chris Cournoyer had an […]

The Iowa Senate has passed a bill to clarify that county officials have control over local courthouses. The bill is a response to the “break-ins” at courthouses in Polk and Dallas Counties that were conducted […]

This spring semester will be one that is long remember by students at UNI, Iowa State University and the University of Iowa.  All three schools decided in an unprecedented move to finish spring semester classes […]

The apparent attempted robbery of an armored vehicle outside a Waterloo bank this morning left one person with serious injuries and forced the lockdown of two nearby schools and some medical facilities. 9:45 a.m. When […]

Iowans who get sick from asbestos exposure may soon have to provide more detailed information in order to sue for damages. Republicans in the House and Senate have sent a bill to the governor with […]

All three state universities now plan to finish the Spring semester with online classes in response to concerns about the coronavirus. The Board of Regents asked the UNI, Iowa State and the University of Iowa […]

Two northeast Iowa communities are playing tug-of-war in the recruitment and retention of police officers. Dyersville recently lured away two police officers from Manchester, including the town’s only trained K-9 officer and his dog. Now, […]

State-licensed casinos in Northwood, Sioux City, and Altoona were issued fines Tuesday by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission for violations related to customers who had banned themselves from betting. The Diamond Jo Casino in […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is again lobbying President Trump and his Administration on ethanol policy. The EPA has signaled it will appeal a court ruling that sided with the ethanol industry and against some of the […]

Two down and one to go for William Penn’s men’s basketball team. After winning the Heart of America Athletic Conference regular season championship last month, the fifth-ranked Statesmen won the Conference tournament Tuesday night, defeating […]

Colleges and universities across the country — and in Iowa — are talking about having students complete the semester online rather than on campus. The leaders of the legislative and executive branches of state government […]

Republicans in the Iowa House have voted to make changes in the state-regulated medical marijuana program — changes the governor has said she’ll accept. Representative Jarad Klein of Keota was the Republican assigned to lead […]

Hy-Vee is closing its Urbandale fulfillment center in May – impacting about 360 workers. Company spokesperson Christina Gayman says some fulfillment employees will be transferred to its grocery stores to continue filling online orders there. […]