State News

Council Bluffs police say a man who was shot to death by a police officer Wednesday was involved in two murders before the fatal confrontation. Police say a Pottwattamie County deputy tried to stop 28-year-old […]

Cedar Rapids began using its automated traffic cameras on Interstate 380 again on July 1st after a two-year shutdown. The city has since found errors in some of the 6,000 citations sent out in the […]

One of the nation’s leading drug molecule companies with a facility in northeast Iowa is being bought by an international investment firm. Cambrex Corporation announced Wednesday it’s signed an agreement worth two-point-four billion dollars with […]

Some Iowa lawmakers are touring businesses that use solar panels in the wake of a proposal that would’ve allowed utilities to charge new fees to solar customers. Russell Vannorsdel is vice president of Fridley Theatres, […]

Major League baseball says it will play the first ever regular season game in Iowa at the iconic Field of Dreams site near Dyersville. The MLB announced the White Sox and Yankees will play in […]

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is calling on Congress to take action on gun reform in the wake of two deadly shootings last weekend. “We have a gun crisis in this country,” Warren said Wednesday. […]

A farm in the Loess Hills of southwest Iowa where corn, soybeans and cattle were once raised is now home to acres of wildflowers and lavender. Mary Hamer and her husband, Tim, run the Loess […]

The iconic “butter cow” has been a part of the annual Iowa State Fair since 1911 and Sarah Pratt of West Des Moines sculpted this year’s dairy cow — as she’s done each of the […]

A body found near Oskaloosa has been identified. The Iowa Department of Public Safety has identified the victim as 24-year-old Ashley Shafer of Oskaloosa. She was reported missing to the Oskaloosa Police Department on Monday. […]

Voters in Estherville approved a $4.1 million bond issue Tuesday to fund a new Aquatics Center. The issue got 69% approval and needed 60% for passage. Estherville City Administrator Penny Clayton was pleased with the […]