State News

Residents of the western Iowa town of Le Mars found a way to beat the boredom of being isolated by the coronavirus took to their cars to “scoop the loop” Sunday. Close to 200 cars, […]

Today marks the annual observance of Severe Weather Awareness Week. National Weather Service meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff says they will be focusing on different issues each day of the week. Monday will focus on severe thunderstorms, […]

A long-time, well-known Iowa journalist has died. Dean Borg was host and moderator of the weekly “Iowa Press” program on Iowa PBS for more than four decades. “There’s no better place to cover politics than […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says it’s important to keep child care centers open for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged kids, so workers in health care, emergency response and the food industry can stay on the job. […]

Both of Iowa’s Republican senators say they did not interact this past week with Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, who has tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesman for Senator Chuck Grassley said the senator’s doctor is […]

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has put out an urgent plea for donations of new or used protective face shields for its employees. The hospital is in Johnson County, where 32 of the […]

Governor Kim Reynolds held a news conference this afternoon at the Iowa National Guard headquarters, announcing she is ordering the closure of hair salons, barber shops, tattoo parlors and swimming pools at 10 p.m. tonight. […]

The fight against coronavirus is bringing changes almost daily in many aspects of our lives — including relaxing the deadlines on when we have to file our state and federal income tax returns. Urbandale CPA […]

State officials will release a full report next Friday, but Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend is offering a glimpse of the huge increase in jobless claims as businesses shut down during the COVID-19 outbreak. […]

It’s been a year since everyone in the small, northwest Iowa town of Hornick had to evacuate because of flooding. Hornick Mayor Scott Mitchell says there’s been progress, but they still have a long way […]