State News

Iowa’s weather has been a series of extremes in recent years, switching from drought to flooding and back to drought. Just this year, we’ve seen both ends of the moisture spectrum. Last month was the […]

The number of goat herds is growing in Iowa. The latest data from the U-S-D-A shows there’s been a 61 percent increase nationally in dairy goat herds — and Iowa ranks behind Wisconsin and Texas […]

The man who raised more than three million dollars in donations for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital with a single sign is being honored with his own bobblehead. The founder and CEO of the […]

An 18-year-old has been arrested in connection with vandalism at a Catholic Church in downtown Council Bluffs. Police says a person used a baseball bat to break five windows at St. Peter’s Church in Council […]

The governor’s budget director is urging caution as state tax revenue growth is expected to be much lower this budget year than in the previous one. Iowa Department of Management director Dave Roederer says he […]

The Fort Dodge man wanted in connection with a fatal weekend shooting during a suspected drug deal has been apprehended in the Deep South. The Lowndes County Georgia Sheriff’s Office said they arrested 19-year-old Damion […]

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Around 20 Iowa communities are hosting local employers and state leaders this fall for what are known as Future Ready Iowa summits. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says it’s an ideal opportunity to discuss […]

The City Council in Sioux City is expected to vote to repeal the nearly decade old ban on pit bulls at its meeting this afternoon. Mayor Bob Scott says the vote will take place to […]

Republican Congressman Steve King is suggesting his run for a 10th tern in the U.S. House is in better shape than Republican Senator Joni Ernst’s bid for a second term in the U.S. Senate. “I’m […]

Construction of the new Interstate 74 bridge over the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities was making good progress this year until repeated flooding caused multiple delays. Project manager Danielle Alvarez says they are making […]

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg addressed hundreds of supporter Saturday night in Des Moines, telling the crowd keeping America safe means more than just “hugging the flag.” “When I’m president, the United States in the […]

October is recognized as “National Domestic Violence Awareness Month”, and Cathy Van Maanen with the Le Mars officer of the Council on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence says statistics show one in every three to […]

A South Dakota man was killed in Fort Dodge Friday evening and police suspect he was shot during a drug deal. The victim is identified as 28 year old Mohammad Yaquib of Sioux Falls, South […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden today said if he’s elected president, he will build on what he called “the squeaky clean…environment” of the Obama White House and have a policy for his family’s work that’s […]

More federal land is being opened up for fishing and hunting in Iowa as part of the Trump administration’s move to make public land more accessible. Margaret Everson, of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, […]

Another lawsuit challenging the updated process for selecting Iowa Supreme Court justices and appeals court judges was heard in Polk County District Court Friday. A judge dismissed the first lawsuit that claimed Republican lawmakers violated […]

A University of Iowa pain researcher has won two grants as part of a national effort to improve treatments for pain and cut the use of opioids. Professor Kathleen Sluka says one grant funds research […]

Democratic presidential candidate Steve Bullock says until the recent revelations about President Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president, he was hesitant to support an impeachment inquiry. “I sure want to make, you know, this next 15 […]

There’s a sendoff in central Iowa tonight for a group of National Guard soldiers who are deploying overseas. Guard spokesman, Colonel Michael Wunn, says the sendoff is at the unit’s headquarters in Boone. “It’s Company […]