State News

Vice President Mike Pence will visit a central Iowa farm this afternoon, part of the Trump Administration’s effort to pressure congress to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Angela Hofmann of “Farmers for Free Trade” says farmers […]

The Iowa Transportation Commission approved up to $884,000 Tuesday to improve a roadway to a business in Perry. DOT spokesman, Craig Markley, says it would improve access to three acres of an industrial area and […]

Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker tonight said President Trump’s actions are veering into “absurdity” — but Booker did not mention impeachment during a campaign event in West Des Moines until a man in the crowd […]

A Dubuque man linked to an overdose death has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison. In late April, a jury convicted 29-year-old Michael Stevenson of Dubuque of conspiracy and distribution of heroin […]

State investigators are asking for the public’s help in finding information on a woman who was found dead in a farm field west of Wayland. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman found August […]

Studies on cancer patients from Iowa and Nebraska who are undergoing chemotherapy find there are great benefits from low-intensity exercise. Creighton University Professor Eric Bredahl, in the department of exercise science, says even moderate physical […]

An administrative law judge has affirmed the City of Spencer’s decision to refuse to renew the liquor license of a “gentlemen’s steakhouse” accused of serving alcohol to underage and intoxicated customers, as well as an […]

The state Transportation Commission today gave conditional approval for funding to improve roadways to a site in Bondurant as an incentive for the city to get a company to commit to building there. The DOT’s […]

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will host five meetings across the state to discuss the proposed waterfowl season and zone structures for 2021-2025. DNR spokesman Mick Klemsrude says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service […]

Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission administrator, Brian Ohorilko, says the Wild Rose Casinos opened their on-site sports betting facilities last week and now all the casinos that sought to conduct sports betting are operating. He […]

A new “great pumpkin” for Iowa was crowned at the Anamosa Pumpkinfest over the weekend. People from all over bring their giant pumpkins to Pumpkinfest every year for the Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off, and […]

The latest U.S.D.A. crop report out Monday showed there were less than two days suitable for fieldwork last week — which didn’t help farmers catch up on the harvest. The report says three percent of […]

A University of Iowa researcher says climate change may eventually threaten Iowa’s state tree, the bur oak. Matt Dannenberg, a professor in the U-I Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, says we’re already seeing the […]

Iowa Congressman Abby Finkenauer, a Democrat from Dubuque, emphasized infrastructure needs in the district Monday and answered questions about impeachment. Finkenauer toured aging bridges and held a roundtable discussion in Cedar Rapids with the Oregon […]

Two young women who sued the State of Iowa for sending them to a juvenile detention facility in Wisconsin where they were allegedly mistreated will each be paid a $350,000 settlement. State Solicitor General Jeffrey […]

Pat Grassley — the 36-year-old grandson of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley — is the new GOP leader in the Iowa House of Representatives. The 53 Republicans who serve in the House met this  morning to […]

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The Iowa National Guard has unveiled an updated logo that features red, white, and blue colors with a “Minute Man” in the middle. Guard spokesman, Colonel Michael Wunn says the new logo comes as Major […]

Des Moines police are asking the public for help following a homicide. Officers responded to a disturbance call at a house on Saturday and found 43-year-old James Moss Junior critically injured and he died later […]

Frequent users of Interstate 29 in western Iowa can’t seem to catch a break. Renewed flooding over the weekend has again forced the closure of a ten-mile section of Interstate 29. Due to water over […]