State News

A storm packing big winds left a lot of the state without power today. National Weather Service meteorlogist Jeff Zogg, says it was a derecho. “And that is a line of severe storms that produces […]

An Iowa State University study finds that tearing down abandoned houses may lead nearby homeowners to spruce up their their own properties. Dan Kuhlmann, an ISU professor of community and regional planning, says he did […]

A powerful storm system with recorded wind gusts of up to 99 miles an hour is striking the state, causing significant tree and property damage. Tens of thousands of Iowans have lost power. The City […]

The Democratic candidate for Iowa’s 4th district congressional seat has a new twist on campaigning during the Covid era. J.D. Scholten has equipped his “Sioux City Sue” RV with special equipment so he can hold […]

Muscatine police say two local men tried to ram a key city building early Sunday. Police say the two men intentionally tried to drive a vehicle into the Muscatine Public Safety Building, which houses several […]

A motorcyclist was killed in a weekend wreck in Des Moines. Police say the motorcycle collided with a car on the MLK Parkway about 8:30 Sunday night and the car sped off — then ran […]

As grade school leaders debate how classes will be held this fall, higher education will continue in eastern Iowa with a mix of in-person and virtual classes. Don Doucette, chancellor of Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, […]

Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer got married this weekend. Last October, Finkenauer and Daniel Wasta, who was working at the time as presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s Iowa political director, got engaged. Finkenauer congressional office announced Sunday […]

The stadium seating Major League Baseball set up at the new field it built at the  “Field of Dreams” movie site in Dyersville is coming down – for now. Last week, crews began removing the […]

Iowa State University has released the results of the first round of COVID-19 tests for students moving back to campus. The information shows 3,037 students moving into the residence halls and campus apartments have been. […]