State News

Governor Kim Reynolds spoke this morning with the task force she’s assembled to come up with a series of criminal justice reforms. The group’s first meeting comes in the same week as more than 400 […]

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says he’s continuing to work on a plan to fix the flaws in Iowa’s list of people who cannot vote due to felony convictions. “My office is going to […]

This is Winter Weather Awareness Day in Iowa and while the cold temperatures have made everyone well aware the season is coming — there are still some reminders of things to prepare. National Weather Service […]

A spacecraft carrying instruments designed and built at the University of Iowa is now the second man-made object to leave our solar system and it’s heading off into interstellar space. Don Gurnett, a U-I professor […]

The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the firing of an Ottumwa policeman, but the case will be appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court. In early 2017, former Ottumwa police Sergeant Mark Milligan and another […]

Forecasters say much colder, unseasonable weather will hit Iowa in a few days, with lows in the single digits and teens, so the time may already be past due for having our furnaces serviced before […]

A new poll shows the Democratic presidential race in Iowa is close, with “a crowded field of front-runners.” The Quinnipiac University poll of likely Iowa Caucus-goers found a cluster of four candidates at the top […]

An Iowa State University study finds farm equity across the state is on the decline. The study of more than 200 mid-size Iowa farms found 44% could be classified as having vulnerable liquidity in December […]

A Briar Cliff University student is facing several charges for allegedly forging checks and using them to pay for sex acts. Twenty-year-old Davion Sandifer of Austin, Texas is charged with five counts each of forgery, […]

Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) and the University of Northern Iowa announced a program today that allows students to get a UNI degree in Des Moines. DMACC president Rob Denson made the announcement at […]

State officials have distributed more than $3 million in federal grants to nine communities for water and sewer system upgrades. The federal money comes to Iowa in the form of a block grant. Twenty-one Iowa […]

The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team opened the season against Old Dominion in the McLeod Center, defeating the Monarchs 58-53. The Panthers led the game for all but 32 second on Tuesday night. Strong defense […]

A few of Tuesday’s municipal races are undecided and will require run-off elections as some Iowa cities require winners to get a clear majority — or 50 percent plus one — of the vote. In […]

An Independence man will spend time in jail for torturing the family dog. In August, a jury found 42-year old Jason O’Neil Johnson guilty of animal torture after he held down the family dog, Daisy, […]

While many Iowans are spending a large portion of time toiling in their yards with the chore of raking leaves, an environmental expert suggests they leave the leaves alone — at least some of them. […]

Governor Kim Reynolds will meet early this (Wednesday) morning with a small group of business owners — the beginning of an effort to boost the job prospects for inmates being released from prison. “This is […]

The Board of Regents will consider a policy at its meeting next week in Cedar Falls that prevents members from betting on state university sports teams. Information from the board says the policy was developed […]

Iowa Congressman Steve King says he expects to be placed back on several legislative committees in the near future. King, a Republican from Kiron, was removed from all committee assignments in January following a New […]

The Waterloo city council approved the amendments on a narrow 4-3 vote Monday night, following another heated debate concerning the so-called “ban-the-box” ordinance. The amendments clarify that businesses with 15 or more employees can’t ask […]

Governor Kim Reynolds today said there are nearly 750 registered apprenticeship programs in Iowa where more than 7600 people are learning new skills that will lead to a full-time job. “We are outpacing states like […]