State News

It’s predicted tens of thousands of Iowans will be traveling at least 50 miles from home next week to share a Thanksgiving meal with family and friends. Rose White, at AAA-Iowa, says the state’s highways […]

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss is projecting growth for retailers in Christmas sales this year. “Based upon our surveys, in these two surveys of manufacturers and bank CEO’s in ten states, including Iowa — the […]

Snow last week added to what have been continual delays in the harvest. The U.S.D.A. crop report out Monday shows the northwest and north central districts have harvested more than 85 percent of their expected […]

Despite an increasing number of reports about the health hazards of electronic cigarettes, studies find the popularity of vaping continues to rise in Iowa. Erika Sward, spokeswoman for the American Lung Association, says more Iowa […]

Authorities in northwest Iowa are investigating two fatal car crashes that occurred within 30 miles of each other on Friday. Sheriff’s deputies in Kossuth County received a report of a single-vehicle accident about two miles […]

A Denison High School teacher has been placed on administrative leave after students complained the teacher used the “n” word in the classroom. Crystal Holt said she had divided students into juries, to discuss a […]

A Las Vegas man who was convicted of sending marijuana plants to Iowa has been sentenced to 5 years in federal prison. Sixty-two-year-old Oliver Maupin was found guilty in June by a jury of conspiracy […]

Iowa defensive end A.J. Epenesa has been recognized as Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week following Iowa’s 23-19 win over seventh-ranked Minnesota. The announcement was made Monday by the Big Ten office. Epenesa […]

Iowa Department of Public Health Medical Director Caitlin Pedati says the flu-related deaths of two women should be a reminder to everyone to get a flu shot. Doctor Pedati says a flu shot is still […]

A dyslexia task force is submitting recommendations to Iowa lawmakers today  designed to improve instruction for kids with the common learning disability and other struggling readers. Task force member Katie Greving says the group conducted […]

The former RAGBRAI organizers who’ve been planning a competing event have changed the dates of their week-long bike ride across the state so that it no longer happens at the same time as RAGBRAI. Former […]

A public celebration of life is set for Wednesday in Des Moines to honor Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady. Cady died unexpectedly of a heart attack Friday. The memorial will be held at […]

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds just returned from a trade mission to Japan. Reynolds talked about the mission during an event in Sioux County. “As we met with the different individuals that are marketing our products, […]

The racing season at Iowa Greyhound Park in Dubuque ended November 10, just before the snow started falling, and the track’s manager sees storm clouds ahead for the industry. Brian Carpenter, the track’s racing director […]

The Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court has died. The Judicial Branch has confirmed in a statement from the family of Chief Justice Mark Cady that he died unexpectedly this evening from a heart […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a seven million dollar grant today to Premier Communications of Sioux Center to expand broadband internet to rural areas of northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota. Iowa U.S.D.A. Rural […]

Northeast Iowa’s Delaware County is the pick for a pilot project to boost the rural workforce through an initiative from the Iowa Workforce Innovation Network team, known as i-WIN. Working with the Iowa State University […]

The amount of money spent on sports betting increased again in October. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission reports there was about $46.5 million spent on sports betting in the month. That is up by […]

A report from a nonprofit group shows nearly one in ten Iowa babies were born premature this year. That’s up from 9.2 percent last year and is the highest rate in a decade. Plus, the […]

Woodbury County Sheriff Dave Drew says mug shots from the county jail will no longer be publicly sown on the jail’s website. Drew says the decision was prompted by complaints about the mugshots being shown […]