State News

Residents along the Missouri River are hearing repeated warnings of likely flooding in 2020 due to saturated soil conditions from a very wet 2019. Kevin Low, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service, says the […]

The U.S. Census Bureau says Iowa is one of the states where the agency is having an especially difficult time finding temporary workers. The Census is hiring for office jobs in Des Moines as well […]

The Waterloo School District plans to replace an elementary school after part of the building’s roof collapsed under the weight of heavy snow last year as the battle over an insurance settlement continues. Structural engineers […]

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker says he’s taking a gamble that he’ll be among the top three candidates when the Iowa Caucus results are announced. “We’ve said from the beginning that this is our state, […]

The winner of Iowa’s 2004 Caucuses is traveling the state this week, campaigning for one of the candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination. John Kerry is reminiscing about the campaign he ran here […]

The medical director of the Iowa Department of Public Health confirms the flu is spreading much faster than usual this season. Doctor Caitlin Pedati says there were nearly 700 confirmed flu cases statewide through the […]

The Story County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a possible murder-suicide in the central Iowa town of Colo. Deputies were called this morning around 9:30 after a family member found the two people dead at a […]

Iowa’s two congresswomen are responding to residents in mobile home communities in Iowa and other states who are facing steep rent hikes. Congressman Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, says a Utah company […]

With recreational marijuana now legal just over the Mississippi River in Illinois, Iowa officials are warning residents to comply with state law. Iowans can now buy pot in Illinois but it’s still illegal to transport […]

A former northeast Iowa police chief faces a possible prison term for falsifying her time card and collecting unearned pay while working for the city of Dunkerton. Twenty-five-year-old Katherine Krieger pleaded guilty to second-degree theft […]

Iowans are encouraged to skip the elevator today and opt for the stairwell instead as part of National Take The Stairs Day. Heather Johnson, a development manager at the American Lung Association of Iowa, says […]

One of the groups that pushed to limit the use of seclusion rooms in Iowa schools says it supports a revision of the rules that will go before the State Board of Education. The proposed […]

Democratic presidential candidate and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker campaigned in Iowa Tuesday afternoon, then flew back to Washington, D.C. “I”m a member of the Foreign Relations Committee,” Booker said yesterday. :I’m going to go […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says all pending applications from Iowans with felony records who’re seeking restoration of their voting rights will be reviewed before the Iowa Caucuses. “Right now we have 347 that are being processed,” […]

At least 30 military veterans have moved to eastern Iowa’s Clinton County in recent years, thanks in large part to incentives being offered through Home Base Iowa. The Clinton County board of supervisors recently approved […]

New Cedar Falls Mayor Rob Green wants the city council to review the city’s controversial Public Safety Officer program. The city has been slowly replacing firefighter positions with Public Safety Officers, or PSO’s, which are […]

The legislature’s top Republican leader says GOP lawmakers raised concerns about state institutions that care for intellectually disabled patients a year ago and were told everything was fine. House Speaker-select Pat Grassley, a Republican from […]

A former eastern Iowa school bus driver is facing charges after a report of inappropriate behavior. The College Community School District sent a notice to parents Monday that 57-year-old Thomas Alan Williams was fired from […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says “this day is years in the making” as the Senate Finance Committee which he chairs will take up the U.S. Mexico-Canada Agreement this morning. “This is good news for millions […]

A central Iowa man’s debut novel about disaster striking a futuristic cityscape goes on sale at book stores today. Author Sean Adams says “The Heap” is about a near-500-story skyscraper that was simply too big […]