State News

A federal jury has ordered former Congressman Steve King’s campaign to pay $750 for using a copyrighted image in online fundraising. The Florida mother who took the photo of her young son in 2007 sued […]

The latest data indicates about 25% of Iowans have gotten a flu shot. “It seems to be still a little bit less uptick than we’d like in comparison to years past,” says Dr. Robert Kruse, […]

Two people died in a house fire this afternoon in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids Firefighters were called out just after noon on a 911 call reporting smoke coming from the windows of a home. The […]

From Sioux City to the Quad Cities, Iowa hospitals are reporting surges in children being brought to emergency rooms with cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Dr. Amy Groen, a pediatric emergency medicine physician […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has been elected chair of the Republican Governors Association. Reynolds said, via tweet this morning, that “Republican governors and candidates must show voters an alternative to the chaos and dysfunction” in the […]

Iowa’s unemployment rate inched up slightly in October to 2.9 percent from 2.7 percent in September. Iowa Workforce Development spokesperson, Jesse Dougherty, says there are positive signs despite the increase. “In large part what we’re […]

Iowans who smoke cigarettes are being encouraged to quit — just for today. As part of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout, it’s hoped if smokers can kick the habit for one day, they […]

The sale of 73 acres of farmland near Sheldon appears have set the record price for Iowa ag land. Mark Zomer of Zomer Company Realty and Auction of Rock Valley handled the sale last Friday. […]

A central Iowa man admits he’s a “rare bird” as he beat the long odds and was recently declared a pancreatic cancer survivor. On this World Pancreatic Cancer Day, 70-year-old Andy Lyons of Johnston is […]

A motivational speaker is urging Iowa teachers, administrators and students to separate from their smart phones and connect with the humans around them. Joe Beckman, a consultant based in Minneapolis, was at the School Administrators […]