State News

A study is underway to learn more about a slimy creature that lives in some of the state’s waterways. Iowa DNR fisheries technician, Kevin Hanson, has been running his flat-bottomed boat along the Mississippi River […]

The Iowa Department of Public Health is part of an ovarian cancer study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mary Charlton at the University of Iowa says they are trying to find […]

Lobbyists from business groups used a public hearing in the governor’s office to tout proposals that would improve and expand affordable housing and child care options for working parents. “We know that we have to […]

Legendary former Iowa football coach Hayden Fry died today at the age of 90. Fry’s family released a statement saying that Fry died with his family at his side following a lengthy battle with cancer. […]

Supporters of impeachment held outdoor rallies in six Iowa cities tonight. A few hundred gathered near the steps to the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines, chanting and singing songs. Kristin Peyton of Ames came with […]

The City of Ames operates the only garbage-to-electricity power plant in Iowa, but trash is being temporarily diverted to the Boone County landfill while the plant undergoes an upgrade. Don Kom, Ames’ director of electric […]

The two first-term congresswoman from Iowa, both Democrats, announced early this afternoon that they will vote “yes” on the articles of impeachment against President Trump. Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer of Dubuque said her decision on impeachment […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst leading a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee today on the opioid crisis. Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is on the committee and questioned how the federal Drug Enforcement Agency determines how […]

Republican Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is joining with House Democrats Cindy Axne and Abby Finkenauer in working to revive national biodiesel tax credits. The tax credits would be extended 5 years under amendments being added […]

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren says a female candidate will not be sidelined in 2020 merely because voters cannot imagine a women in the Oval Office. “I remember when people said, particularly the pundits, Barack […]

Iowa’s December 27th Holiday Bowl game against USC will conclude one of the best five year runs in program history. Ranked 16th in the College Football Playoff Poll the Hawkeyes take a 9-3 record against […]

California billionaire Tom Steyer has spent nearly $86 million on advertising since he entered the Democratic presidential race this summer. Some competitors have accused him of buying his way onto the stage for the televised […]

A southwest Iowa man’s front yard is now adorned with what he’s calling the world’s largest Bible as part of a lighted Christmas display. Albert Morgan says the big book was hand-built by a friend […]

The snow that dropped on Iowa Sunday is not expected to stay around long. The 2.5 inches reported near Centerville in southeast Iowa’s Appanoose County was the heaviest amount — with most of the state […]

One man was killed in a weekend shooting in Sioux City. Emergency dispatch received a shots fired call shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday. A short time later, a private citizen returning home found a male […]

Republican Congressman Steve King has made it clear he’ll vote against impeaching President Trump this week, but the three Democrats from Iowa who serve in the U.S. House have not announced how they’ll vote. About […]

Employees of Quad Cities-based Elliott Aviation are very busy working to help jet owners add new technology and meet new, federal requirements before 2020 arrives. The company has a contract with Garmin to install an […]

A Carroll man was arrested Sunday after the operators of a central Iowa animal shelter say he killed an animal. The CEO of the Animal Rescue League of Iowa says they were closing up and […]

California billionaire Tom Steyer today said President Trump will win re-election if Democrats don’t nominate a candidate who can compete with Trump on the economy. Steyer, who delivered a speech on the economy today in […]

Investigators are trying to determine what caused several cars of a freight train to jump the tracks Sunday night in the northern Iowa town of Manly. The Manly Police Department responded to the Union Pacific […]