State News

Deep snow did not materialize in northwest Iowa, but the wind is whipping up the snow that did fall. National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Small says between two and five inches of snow fell north […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says she’s confident the state will be successful in its appeal of the $1.5 million discrimination verdict against the State of Iowa and former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad. “I sat down with […]

A nurse from Dubuque who helped save a man’s life in March is Iowa’s hero chosen to be honored at halftime of the Iowa-Nebraska football game Friday. Katie Gudenkauf says it started as she was […]

It happened again this year. “A longstanding Thanksgiving tradition and that’s the Iowa Turkey Federation annual turkey pardoning,” Governor Kim Reynolds announced late this morning. Two male turkeys and about two dozen humans gathered outside […]

The city council in Sioux City passed the final reading Monday of a repeal of a portion of its animal control code that bans the ownership of pit bulls. The pit bull issue has been […]

Travel conditions are expected to deteriorate as a winter storm approaches the state. State Patrol Trooper Tom Williams of Mason City says if you do plan to travel, pack a winter survival kit in case […]

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board has approved state tax incentives for five companies in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and West Des Moines. Economic Development Authority spokesperson, Jessica O’Riley, says Bio Springer North America Corporation […]

The Iowa Department of Agriculture is still working on the fate of deer on private farms in Van Buren County after tests came back showing Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). State Veterinarian Jeff Kaisand says there […]

The legal dispute is over between managers of the national “Hot Lotto” game and the Iowa man who argued that because an insider rigged a previous jackpot, his $9 million prize should have been bigger. […]

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the northwest quarter of the state throughout the day, into the early evening and into the early morning hours of Wednesday. Todd Heitkamp, the […]

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren began her latest campaign swing through Iowa by criticizing the New York billionaire who has just entered the race. “I am here on day two of Michael Bloomberg’s $37 million […]

Police in Arizona confirm a missing southwest Iowa man has been found dead there. The body of 90-year-old James Lewis Larson of Sharpsburg was found north of Yuma, Arizona Sunday. Police had issued a silver […]

An Iowa State University grain quality specialist, Charles Hurburgh says some growers are choosing to leave corn in the fields because the kernels’ moisture content is too high for safe storage. The late harvest and […]

A missing Monticello man was found dead this weekend. Monticello Police say the body of 67-year-old Jay Hanken was discovered in a stretch of Kitty Creek in a remote section of Monticello not far from […]

Waterloo police have identified the two victims involved in a weekend shooting that turned fatal. Authorities said Monday that 19-year-old Marquavion Brown of Waterloo died from the gunshot wounds he suffered in the shooting. The […]

The man accused of stealing money from a Le Mars bank last December — and using a rented truck as the get-away vehicle — has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Phillip White pleaded […]

Iowa sophomore Jack Nunge suffered a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of his right knee in Sunday’s home game versus Cal Poly. The announcement came Monday by head coach Fran McCaffery. The injury occurred […]

Forecasters say a storm system will move into the state tomorrow (Tuesday), with the potential for rain, freezing rain and high winds and well over half a foot of snow in SOME areas. Kenny Podrazik, […]

All 19 state-licensed casinos now have a sports gambling licenses. Racing and Gaming Administrator Brian Ohorilko says commissioners approved a license for the Casino Queen Marquette at their meeting last week. “Marquette has not selected […]

The funeral for former Iowa Lieutenant Governor Jo Ann Zimmerman is set for late tomorrow morning in Des Moines. Zimmerman was the last independently elected lieutenant governor and the first woman to hold the office. […]