State News

A 19-year-old has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing five Iowa pharmacies. Authorities say in December of 2017, Rontel Mial drove from Indiana to Iowa, entered a Walgreens pharmacy […]

A wildlife biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is encouraging landowners to plant some food plots this spring to help out pheasants and other birds. Todd Bogenschutz says the severe winter weather this […]

On the strength of its six straight series wins, including taking two of three games from No. 18 UC Irvine last weekend at Duane Banks Field, the University of Iowa baseball team has made its […]

This week marks one year since federal immigration officials raided a concrete plant in Mount Pleasant, detaining 32 workers. On Sunday, worshipers marked the anniversary with a bilingual prayer service and a community meal at […]

Iowa is joining 29 states in creating some basic rules of the road for vehicles without a human behind the wheel. Representative Ashley Hinson of Marion said although it may be years before driverless or […]

Three people were killed, including two children, in a crash on Interstate 80 just west of Coralville on Sunday afternoon. The state patrol says an SUV was trying to make an illegal U-turn and had […]

The state’s hunters and anglers will be able to access a range of services through a new section on the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ website, according to DNR spokesman Alex Murphy. Murphy says, “GoOutdoorsIowa […]

The Iowa Cubs launched six home runs to snag their season-best sixth straight victory over the Omaha Storm Chasers 8-1 on Sunday at Werner Park. Omaha was the first to score in the second on […]

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke held town hall meetings in four southwest Iowa cities Sunday. In Atlantic, O’Rourke drew a round of applause in Atlantic when he called for letting Americans refinance their student loans […]

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday said there’s a “major crisis” in rural America and the federal government must break up monopolies in the ag sector that treat farmers like “modern-day indentured servants.” “Farmers know […]