A Sioux City man is jailed in the weekend shooting death of a woman on the city’s north side. Police say 23-year-old Austyn Self is charged with first-degree murder and three counts of child endangerment. […]

A former Iowan is being released from a Minnesota prison after spending nearly 25 years behind bars. Sixty-three-year-old Thomas Rhodes was accused of the 1998 murder of his wife. The Minnesota Attorney General on Friday […]

A bill introduced in the Iowa House would set up a state licensing process for “rural emergency hospitals.” Federal rules now let small rural hospitals discontinue in-patient care and just provide an emergency room and […]

Among the events underway in Iowa today to honor the birthday and legacy of Martin Luther King, Junior, jazz musicians will be performing a concert late this morning at Southeastern Community College in West Burlington. […]

An Elma man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a New Hampton man. The Howard County Sheriff’s Office says 26-year-old Sayvonne Jordan is accused of killing Jonathan Esparza  on October 20th […]

A Des Moines man is now jailed in the murder of his motel roommate. Police were called to the southside motel Friday on a report of a man bleeding and in apparent cardiac arrest. They […]

Individual Iowans, schools, teachers and organizations that go above and beyond in demonstrating good character traits can now be nominated for statewide recognition. Megan Wesselink  is the communications coordinator for the Robert D. and Billie […]

Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg says the State of Iowa will be testing a smart phone app that could improve emergency response times in rural Iowa. “Last year on a trade mission to Israel I learned […]

The Mega Millions jackpot has grown again after no one won in Tuesday’s drawing. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, says this drawing comes on a day that is superstitious for some. “And obviously, we human […]

The FBI says it is continuing the investigation of alleged voter fraud by the wife of Woodbury County Supervisor Jeremy Taylor. Kim Taylor was arrested and charged Thursday with 52 counts of alleged voter fraud […]

Iowa Department of Transportation trucks were involved in two separate fatal crashes on Thursday afternoon. State troopers say the first incident, about 1 p.m., involved a state DOT plow truck that was on the left […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has taken the oath of office for a second full term as Iowa’s governor. “I am so honored to be here and I want to just start by saying, ‘Thank you,’” Reynolds […]

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, and when it’s the dead of winter in Iowa, you make ice sculptures. Davenport is hosting its annual Icestravaganza this weekend on the Mississippi riverfront. Jason Gilliland, […]

Iowa Department of Transportation trucks were involved in two separate fatal crashes on Thursday afternoon. State troopers say the first incident, about 1 p.m., involved a state DOT plow truck that was on the left […]

The State Board of Education has approved a change in the bylaws of the organization that oversees boys high school sports to allow them to consider a school’s socioeconomic status for football classification. Iowa High […]

Iowa’s 43rd governor will take the oath of office for another term later this morning. Republican Kim Reynolds — the first woman to serve as Iowa’s governor — has been the state’s chief executive since […]

State Auditor Rob Sand held a reception in his statehouse office to officially mark the start of his second term. “When I started this job four years ago, I had a pretty simple idea of […]