State News

Iowa’s attorney general is joining his counterparts in 21 other states in calling for the forgiving of loans to former ITT Tech students. Tom Miller and the other attorneys general are calling on the head […]

Some 63 years after it was founded in eastern Iowa, the Stanley Foundation has changed its name to the Stanley Center for Peace and Security. President Keith Porter says the Muscatine-based organization has always worked […]

Just one dollar. That’s the purchase price for the deal that will see the State of Iowa turn the former Iowa Braille and Sight-saving School campus over to the City of Vinton. “The property includes […]

The remains of an 18-year-old from Granger who was killed in the Pacific during World War II is being flown to Iowa for burial. In late October, the Defense Department announced it had identified the […]

Bitter cold temperatures made it harder to fight an already-difficult fire in central Iowa. A fire at a mobile home in Gilman kept firefighters busy Tuesday afternoon in Marshall County. The call to the fire […]

An investigation is underway into the cause of an early-morning train derailment in southwest Iowa. Montgomery County Emergency Management says the county’s communications center was notified by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad at around 4 […]

The mayoral race in the Waterloo suburb of Elk Run Heights has finally been decided, one week after the municipal election ended in a tie. On Tuesday, challenger Kristi Lundy won the race when Black […]

Researchers at Iowa State University are confirming something many of us already know — we’re just not getting enough sleep. While it’s recommended most adults get seven to eight hours of shut-eye per night, ISU […]

Democratic president candidate Julian Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio, escorted an asylum seeker to an immigration check in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. “Jose and his family are simply seeking a better life in […]

A southwestern Iowa woman died Tuesday night after being struck by an SUV on Interstate 80. The Iowa State Patrol reports 26-year-old Kristina Schmidbauer, of Council Bluffs, was apparently standing on the traveled portion of […]

Democratic president candidate Julian Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio, escorted an asylum seeker to an immigration check in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. “Jose and his family are simply seeking a better life in […]

Iowa’s governor and the state’s agriculture secretary are in Japan, meeting with government officials and grocers to tout Iowa beef and pork. Ag Secretary Mike Naig said Iowa meat has been sold in Japan “for […]

There will be no merger between Iowa-based UnityPoint Health and South Dakota-based Sanford Health. Executives abruptly announced today that the merger which had been in the works since June was called off. A merger would […]

The Storm Lake Post Office is temporarily closed to the public due to a Sunday evening car wreck. Storm Lake Police say a car crashed into the front of the post office, damaging the lobby, […]

If it’s this cold in mid-autumn, many Iowans may be wondering how horrible it’ll be when winter actually arrives. At least seven Iowa cities broke all-time cold records this morning, all in single digits just […]

Law enforcement agencies in the Iowa Quad Cities have recently conducted investigations that led federal charges against nearly 20 men. There’s a Gun Investigation Unit in the Davenport Police Department. Officers from Bettendorf’s Police Department […]

After a recent survey found thousands of sexual assault evidence kits were left untested in Iowa, the state is launching a plan to keep close track of such rape kits in the future. Lynn Hicks, […]

Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is ending his long-shot G-O-P challenge of President Trump’s reelection. During a news conference on the steps of New Hampshire’s statement, Sanford said because of the impeachment fight, there […]

Northern Iowa coach Mark Farley says he is cautiously optimistic as the Panthers get set to visit South Dakota State. At 7-3 thew Panthers are ranked fifth in the FCS Coaches Poll and with two […]

The co-founder of a non-profit who has been focused on international food safety and food security issues for the past decade will be the new leader of the Iowa-based World Food Prize Foundation. Iowa native […]