State News

A public celebration of life is set for Wednesday in Des Moines to honor Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady. Cady died unexpectedly of a heart attack Friday. The memorial will be held at […]

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds just returned from a trade mission to Japan. Reynolds talked about the mission during an event in Sioux County. “As we met with the different individuals that are marketing our products, […]

The racing season at Iowa Greyhound Park in Dubuque ended November 10, just before the snow started falling, and the track’s manager sees storm clouds ahead for the industry. Brian Carpenter, the track’s racing director […]

The Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court has died. The Judicial Branch has confirmed in a statement from the family of Chief Justice Mark Cady that he died unexpectedly this evening from a heart […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a seven million dollar grant today to Premier Communications of Sioux Center to expand broadband internet to rural areas of northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota. Iowa U.S.D.A. Rural […]

Northeast Iowa’s Delaware County is the pick for a pilot project to boost the rural workforce through an initiative from the Iowa Workforce Innovation Network team, known as i-WIN. Working with the Iowa State University […]

The amount of money spent on sports betting increased again in October. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission reports there was about $46.5 million spent on sports betting in the month. That is up by […]

A report from a nonprofit group shows nearly one in ten Iowa babies were born premature this year. That’s up from 9.2 percent last year and is the highest rate in a decade. Plus, the […]

Woodbury County Sheriff Dave Drew says mug shots from the county jail will no longer be publicly sown on the jail’s website. Drew says the decision was prompted by complaints about the mugshots being shown […]

All classes and activities are canceled through Sunday after a threat was made against a northeast Iowa school district. Officials with the Benton Community School District say they’re working with the FBI to find whoever […]