State News

After three consecutive winters dominated by the La Niña weather pattern, we’re now a few weeks into an El Niño winter, which state climatologist Justin Glisan says could very well mean significant changes ahead for Iowa’s […]

Iowa’s fleet of snow plows and trucks is ready for the first big statewide blast of winter. Craig Bargfrede, the winter operations administrator for the Iowa Department of Transportation, says the approaching storm is expected […]

Forecasters say the approaching winter storm threatens to bring heavy snowfall to much of Iowa, with wide areas of the state expecting up to a foot of snow, along with strong winds that could make […]

The 2024 Iowa legislative session begins later this morning, with more tax cuts at the top of the majority party’s agenda. Republican Governor Kim Reynolds will outline her priorities during a speech at the Capitol […]

Former President Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis say they’re counting on hundreds of precinct level volunteers to spur turn-out in the Iowa Caucuses next Monday, despite frigid temperatures in the forecast. Trump told a […]

The Iowa DCI has released more information on the shooting at Perry High School today. The information says the State Medical Examiner performed and autopsy on the Perry Middle School student who was killed. The […]

Iowa business groups are calling for passage of new state tax incentives for “Major Economic Growth Attraction or “MEGA” sites where a business spends at least $1 billion, House Speaker Pat Grassley has an idea […]

A Gaza, Iowa native who is a former Army Ranger and CIA operations officer announced he is running against Republican incumbent Fourth District Congressman Randy Feenstra. Kevin Virgil says growing up in northwest Iowa’s O’Brien […]

Two Iowa business groups are asking state legislators to let foreign businesses buy vast tracts of Iowa farmland for massive facilities focused on manufacturing, biosciences or research. The bill would lift the 320 acre limit […]

American teenagers are heavy users of social media, which is often associated with a decline in their mental health, but a report on social media’s impact says the connection is more complicated. Douglas Gentile, a […]