State News

Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that’s designed to establish data privacy rights for Iowans. The bill first passed the Iowa House last year and it cleared both the House and Senate […]

Some speculate Friday night’s Final Four match-up between Iowa and South Carolina will be the most-watched college women’s basketball game in U.S. history. If you’d like to see the game in Texas in person you […]

The board of Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant has voted to close the school at the end of the academic year on May 31st. Board president, Bill Miller, spoke with reporters on a conference […]

A compromise between Iowa’s trucking industry and trial lawyers would create new liability protection from lawsuits filed over accidents involving commercial vehicles. he Iowa House, on a 58-42 vote, has approved a bill that would […]

The housing market in Iowa continued its holding pattern in February. The Iowa Association of Realtors reports there were 33 more homes sold in February compared to January. But compared to one year ago — […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has appointed former State Auditor Mary Mosiman to lead the Iowa Department of Revenue. Mosiman has been the Iowa Department of Revenue’s deputy director and head of its tax division since 2019. […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is joining the chorus of Republicans who are working to dismantle President Biden’s proposal to eliminate student loan debt. Grassley says the plan would unfairly transfer the burden of payment from […]

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Alex Dinkla says law enforcement officials are hoping it will be the month Iowa law is changed — to forbid motorists from handling […]

The University of Northern Iowa is using a U.S. Department of Education grant to try to improve access to mental health professionals in rural schools. UNI’s School Psychology Program coordinator Nicole Skaar says it continues […]

Iowans should remember the phrase, “Turn around, don’t drown,” as the risk of spring flooding grows, especially after two tragedies over the weekend in the state to our south. Three people were killed in Missouri, […]