State News

A 35-year-old Sioux City woman has been sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison for doing drug deals within a thousand feet of a city park. Winona Freemont entered a guilty plea this summer, […]

A former postal worker in Pocahontas has admitted to stealing mail. Thirty-year-old Cassandra Rheuport of Rolfe, pleaded guilty to theft of mail by a postal employee and admitted that from about February 2018 through July […]

Iowa’s first measurable snowfall of the season is expected to start arriving within a matter of hours. Meteorologist Rod Donavon, at the National Weather Service, says snowfall amounts will vary from just a trace to […]

The governor and the leader of the state Education Department say the program that allows veteran teachers to become mentors to their less-experienced colleagues is showing benefits. Department of Education director Ryan Wise says schools […]

Class 4A 1. WDM Valley (9-0), LW #1 vs Indianola 2. Dowling Catholic (8-1), LW #2 vs DSM Roosevelt 3. Cedar Falls (9-0), LW #3 vs Dubuque Senior 4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (8-1), LW #4 […]

Many Iowa farmers have been dealing with excessive moisture this year along with harvest delays due to wet weather and, in many areas, flooding. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Paul Kassel, who covers ten […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says due to legal challenges of executive action in other states, she’s ruled out issuing an executive order that would restrict electronic cigarette sales. Reynolds met Friday with key staff to discuss […]

Two weekend events in Iowa clearly illustrated the divide between the two major political parties in America. On Saturday morning at Drake University, hundreds of Democrats greeted Nancy Pelosi with a standing ovation. “Thank God […]

Today is another chance for you to get rid of your unused medication. West Des Moines Police Chief Chris Scott says you should use the National Drug Take Back Day as an opportunity to dispose […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says she plans to focus her lobbying efforts on the EPA to change their policy to fulfill the promise made by the president on the amount of ethanol and biodiesel that should […]

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says a one-thousand dollar reward is now being offered for clues in the death of a Creston man. Forty-five-year-old Paul Allen Scheel was found dead at his apartment on […]

The new leader of Republicans in the Iowa House says increasing the options Iowa parents have for child care is likely to be a priority in the next legislative session. Pat Grassley’s GOP peers elevated […]

There may be more than just frost on the pumpkin next week. We’re only a little over a month into fall, but forecasters say wide sections of Iowa could soon be looking more wintery — […]

The man who tracks pheasant numbers in the state is expecting a good season when hunters take to the fields this weekend. DNR wildlife biologist Todd Bogenschutz says the roadside survey in August usually gives […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working to release stored floodwaters in the upper Missouri River Basin to reduce the chances of flooding next spring. The Corps has about two-and-a-half months to get rid […]

Dordt University is hosting its second “Presidential Politics Conference in Iowa” — patterned after a similar gathering in 2015. “We are focusing on presidential politics, but this is sort of the inspirational, the hopeful part […]

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders today called campaign spending by outside groups “an outrage.” “I don’t need a ‘Super PAC.’ I am not going to be controlled by a handful of wealthy people,” Sanders said in […]

After years of planning New Vienna has a new fire station and community center with city office space. New Vienna/Luxemburg Fire Chief Mark Lukan says the fire station portion of the building is a big […]

Heavy winds and rain have help knock down more leaves and they are starting to create a ground cover in many yards. DNR air quality specialist Christine Paulson says there are still some areas of […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says she has signed on to a resolution from a fellow Republican which condemns Democrats for failing to follow the proper process in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. “Because […]