State News

The top Republican in the Iowa Senate is pushing back against Democrats who say the Republican-led legislature intends to adopt new maps for congressional and legislative districts that favor Republicans. “Iowa law is very specific […]

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Republican Chuck Grassley’s bid for an eighth term in the U.S. Senate. Trump made the announcement this weekend during a rally in Des Moines. “A great American patriot, a […]

If you filed for an extension time to file your 2020 taxes, you now have one week to get it done. IRS spokesman Christopher Miller says the deadline is next Friday (October 15th). “In Iowa, […]

A federal district court judge has granted a preliminary injunction that lets Iowa school district mask mandates remain in place. Governor Reynolds is appealing the ruling to a three-judge panel on a federal appeals court […]

There were more than $210-million dollars bet on sports in Iowa in September. “September handle numbers were the highest to date. That goes back to when sports betting was legalized,” Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian […]

The Iowa State University Extension Service is getting reports of a pest that’s damaging hay fields, pastures and even some lawns. Gentry Sorenson, an ISU Extension field agronomist based in northwest Iowa, says it’s a […]

Firefighters are working a fire at a grain elevator fire at the Ag Partners facility in Albert City. Initial reports indicate that the fire is believed to be electrical in nature in the outside conveyers. […]

The Iowa Business Council’s third-quarter Economic Outlook Survey shows a continued positive outlook among its business members for the next six months. IBC executive director, Joe Murphy, says while it is the fifth straight positive […]

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sioux City has announced a man from the South Dakota side of the Sioux City metro has been sentenced to four years in prison for trading guns for drugs. Forty-year-old […]

Two teens have been charged with murder in the investigation of a body found Saturday along a roadway northeast of Estherville. The body was later identified as 20-year-old David McDowell of Estherville. Authorities executed simultaneous […]