The Iowa Senate has voted to confirm dozens of appointments Governor Kim Reynolds has made to state boards and commissions as well as four year terms for several of her state agency directors. All Republicans […]

Crews with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Bureau have been collecting walleye eggs for the next crop of the fish in the state’s lakes. Chris Clouse helped with the collection on Lake Rathbun, […]

Two men from northwest Iowa have been charged with stealing an ATM in Minnesota. A news release from the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office indicates three men broke through the front door of a general store […]

Human remains that were found in southwest Iowa last month are now identified as a Missouri man who vanished in February of 2022. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office said the remains are identified as 30-year-old […]

Republican Congressman Zach Nunn of Bondurant is leading a bipartisan group that’s sponsoring two bills to crack down on so-called puppy mills. Nunn says responsible dog breeders support closing the legal loopholes that have allowed […]

More residents in northeast Iowa report spotting a large black bear, lumbering around north of Dubuque, sniffing garbage cans and gobbling bird seed from feeders. DNR wildlife biologist Vince Evelsizer says they’re sending educational pamphlets […]

One of the nation’s largest state gatherings of agricultural education students is underway at Iowa State University. Scott Johnson, executive director of the Iowa FFA Association, says it’s gratifying to see how membership in the […]

A big display of tiny works of art is now open as a temporary exhibit at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch. Assistant curator Melanie Wier says the collection called “Exquisite […]

A bill that has cleared the Iowa House unanimously may protect officers in Iowa police and sheriff’s departments from faulty products — and it may help an Iowa company that makes body armor. RMA in […]

Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn says it appears there were “multiple breakdowns” that led to the apparent theft of top secret Pentagon documents that were leaked on the internet. A 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman was […]

Some Monona County residents in northwest Iowa have been warned they may have to evacuate as a large grass fire continues to burn there. County Emergency Management director, Patrick Prorok says the fire expanded after […]

The Iowa Supreme Court says an open records lawsuit against the governor can proceed. The Iowa Freedom of Information Council (FOI) and two others sued after open records requests from the governor’s office about the […]

An environmental advocacy group is launching a new river clean-up project with an event in Des Moines tonight to introduce the effort and recruit volunteers. Luke Hoffman, executive director of Iowa Rivers Revival, says the […]

A bill to require more screening for Iowans receiving government food and health care assistance is headed to the governor for her signature. A household with more than $15,000 worth of assets that could be […]

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says she’s concerned after a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman was arrested at his home for allegedly disclosing classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other top national security issues. “I […]

A bill to require more screening for Iowans receiving government food and health care assistance is headed to the governor for her signature. A household with more than $15,000 worth of assets that could be […]

A total of 51 films from moviemakers around the planet will be screened at this weekend’s Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival. Eric Dean Freese, the festival’s director, says the films were picked from among 99 […]

The Iowa Natural Resources Commission has approved an agreement that moves oversight of the Honey Creek Resort in south-central Iowa from the DNR to the Department of Administrative Services (DAS). DAS director Adam Steen told […]