State News

University of Iowa president Bruce Harreld tells the student newspaper he doesn’t want to play the Cy-Hawk football game again until there are some guidelines set down for security of the band and everyone involved. […]

As new polling data in Iowa suggests Democrats are conflicted about having their 2020 presidential nominee run on a “Medicare for All” platform, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is putting the issue front-and-center as he campaigns […]

Class 4A 1. WDM Valley (4-0), LW #2 vs CB Thomas Jefferson 2. Dowling Catholic (3-1), LW #4 @ #8 Ankeny 3. Cedar Falls (4-0), LW #5 vs Dubuque Hempstead 4. Bettendorf (3-1), LW #3 […]

The Iowa Economic Development Authority has approved state incentives for three businesses that have promised to create 150 new jobs. IEDA spokesperson, Jacque Matsen, says Cargill was awarded tax benefits through the High Quality Jobs […]

A northwest Iowa man caught with half-a-pound of meth has pleaded guilty to drug and gun-related charges. Thirty-five-year-old Dustin Julich of Estherville entered the guilty plea Friday. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s […]

The owner of a business in Spencer has pleaded not guilty to 12 separate charges of supplying alcohol to a person under the legal age. Court documents show Chris Burg, the owner of Southside Grill, […]

The “applause meter”at a weekend event in Iowa illustrates what appear to be new contours in the race for the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination. Cheers, applause, whistles and some cowbells rang out from the […]

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker this morning said he’s being “brutally honest” with supporters and the public and will end his presidential campaign if he’s unable to raise at least $1.7 million in the next […]

The stepmother of a Sioux City teenager who was stabbed to death in early 2018 was in court today to speak directly to the 19-year-old found guilty of murdering her daughter. Tran Walker of Sioux […]

Veterans from 25 Iowa counties will depart the Fort Dodge Regional Airport to Washington,D.C. Saturday morning for the 19th Brushy Creek Honor Flight. Organizer Ron Newsum  says the flights started in 2010 with World War […]

Iowa Department of Natural Resources staff is investigating a fish kill on a stream in Sioux County, near the Rolling Hills Golf Course north of Hull. The fish kill was reported late Wednesday. Preliminary information […]

National Democratic Party leader have given conditional approval to a new plan by Iowa Democrats to hold satellite caucuses in addition to traditional precinct caucuses on February 3, 2020. “Satellite caucuses allow us to bring […]

Iowa Workforce Development reports the state’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.5% for August. The state has seen very little change in the rate in the last 14 months. It held at 2.4% for 12 […]

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says he’s concerned when economic pressure — like tariffs — are used to reach non-economic goals, like trying to get China to stop stealing intellectual property. “When economics and politics […]

The Iowa farmer accused of killing his wife with a corn rake told jurors on Thursday he didn’t do it. KCRG TV was in the courtroom when Todd Mullis testified on the third day of […]

The Iowa farmer accused of killing his wife with a corn rake told jurors on Thursday he didn’t do it. KCRG TV was in the courtroom when Todd Mullis testified on the third day of […]

There’s a “saturation project” underway today (Friday) in three northwest Iowa counties. Officers from the Iowa State Patrol and the Iowa D-O-T’s motor vehicle enforcement division are joining deputies from sheriff’s departments in Lyon, Osceola […]

A portion of Interstate 29 in western Iowa was closed overnight due to flooding. The closure is in the Honey Creek area and Interstate 29 traffic is being detoured onto I-680 and I-80. State and county […]

It could wind up being among the largest political events in state history. More than 11,000 tickets have been sold for the Polk County Democratic Party’s Steak Fry tomorrow in Des Moines. “When you have […]

After national party leaders raised security concerns and rejected the Iowa Democratic Party’s plan for “virtual” caucuses, Iowa Democrats have come up with a plan for “satellite” caucuses. Satellite voting is a familiar term for […]