State News

The State Medical Examiner says the death of a man whose body was found north of Clarinda was accidental. Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer says the State Medical Examiner has confirmed that the body was […]

The Iowa State Cyclones return to practice on Friday to begin preparations for the December 28th Camping World Bowl. The Cyclones will play 14th ranked Notre Dame in Orlando. ISU coach Matt Campbell says the […]

A new state program will mail free kits with the drug used to reverse opioid overdoses to anyone in the state after they have a video consultation with a pharmacist. The director of Department of […]

A Virginia-based company is announcing plans to build up to 85 wind turbines in central Iowa starting next year. Holly McCoy-Nelson, spokeswoman for Apex Clean Energy, says the development will be called the Great Pathfinder […]

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders nearly crossed paths in Ottumwa today, but the two competitors for the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination steered clear of conflict with one another. At a […]

Researchers at an Iowa City-based think tank says some communities face bigger challenges than others when it come to protecting themselves from flooding. David Osterberg of the Iowa Policy Project says low-income people often live […]

When the movie about the creator and host of TV’s “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” opens next week in Webster City, no one will have to pay for a ticket. In an unprecedented move, the manager of […]

Iowa Department of Transportation Director Mark Lowe announced today he is resigning on January 10th. A spokesperson tells Radio Iowa that the governor asked Lowe to resign. The Governor’s spokesperson released this statement: “Governor Reynolds […]

The three Iowa Democrats serving in the U.S. House voted for a bill to curb the costs of presscription drugs. Democratic Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer of Dubuque spoke during House debate of the measure, mentioning the […]

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue was in southwest Iowa on Thursday afternoon to announce more than $6.4 million in grants and loans to expand broadband service in rural Iowa. Stanton-based Farmers Mutual Telephone Company has […]

The amount of money wagered on sports in Iowa increased again in November. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission reports $59,344,805 was spent on sports betting in November — nearly 13 million dollars more than […]

The president of the Iowa Soybeans Association says he was a little surprised when the announcement was made this week that a deal had been reached on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement. Tim Bardole farms near Rippey and […]

Medical researchers at the University of Iowa have landed a substantial grant to continue their work in unlocking a potential cure for Huntington’s disease. U-I neuroscientist Doctor Peg Nopoulos says they’re making significant progress in […]

Today is a sporty day on the campaign trail for Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Yang is going to the Iowa-Iowa State basketball game in Ames tonight and bought tickets for two supporters to sit […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says there could be a push for the leader of the Senate to bring up a vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement before the end of the year — but she says […]

State revenue forecasters are a bit more optimistic about how much tax money is flowing into Iowa’s coffers than they were two months ago. The Revenue Estimating Conference predicts state revenue for this fiscal year […]

A California man is ordered to spend 30 years in a federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually exploiting a Mason City teen. Twenty-two-year-old David Vogelpohl of Vista, California, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty […]

People getting out of Iowa prisons after serving time for a felony will now have some more help in getting their voting rights restored. Anyone with a felony conviction must apply to the governor to […]

State and federal officials will visit the southwest Iowa town of Stanton this afternoon for an announcement about the expansion of rural broadband services. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will join Governor Kim Reynolds in […]

The leaders of Iowa’s largest businesses are urging Iowa lawmakers to address the lack of affordable housing and child care in the state. Iowa Business Council executive director Joe Murphy says those are two key […]