State News

Forecasters warn severe weather is possible this afternoon for much of central and southern Iowa. It’s the first day of spring but up to 2 inches of snow is likely for northwest Iowa by tonight […]

Pella’s three-day “Tulip Time” festival in early May has been canceled. The annual festival, which started in 1935, has only been canceled once before, back in 1946. Valerie Van Kooten is the executive director of […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is asking Iowa families who’re returning to the state after spring break elsewhere to check the guidelines set up to try to contain the spread of COVID-19. “Check the CDC’s website to […]

State officials report the price of gasoline has fallen 18 cents in the past week. The average statewide price for regular unleaded was $2 a gallon on Wednesday. Iowa State University economist Dave Swenson says […]

The coronavirus pandemic has led the Iowa Department of Transportation to make a series of concessions for the state’s motorists which have never been made before. For starters, DOT spokeswoman Andrea Henry says extensions are […]

Students won’t be returning to Iowa City, Ames or Cedar Falls for the rest of the spring semester. The University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa have all announced plans […]

The Iowa Capitol building in Des Moines opened to visitors 134 years ago. It is now closed to the public, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Capitol is being deep-cleaned and it is closed through […]

Leaders in many of Iowa’s rural communities are planning for worst-case scenarios with the spread of the coronavirus. Don Kass, chair of the Plymouth County Board of Supervisors, applauds the governor’s latest efforts to halt […]

Drake University has postponed the 2020 Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom along with related special events and programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 111th edition of the event was scheduled for […]

The U.S. Senate is preparing to vote on a three-phase plan to address the problems created by the coronavirus pandemic. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, says one of the items being […]