State News

Election Eve politicking saw the the top Republican statewide candidates flying to rallies in eight cities around the state, while Democrats at the top of the statewide ballot rallied in Council Bluffs, Sioux City and […]

The U.S.D.A. says another dry week led to a lot of combine time in the fields, and the harvest season is quickly nearing an end. The report shows 97% of the beans are already in […]

The Iowa Department of Agriculture has confirmed two more cases of avian influenza. The virus was found in a non-commercial backyard flock in Louisa County and a commercial layer flock in Wright County. An Ag […]

Iowa State University  kicked off its 100th anniversary remembrance of Jack Trice Friday. Trice was the school’s first black athlete, who died from injuries suffered in a football game. Trice’s cousin, George Trice, spoke at […]

State troopers had to do some unusual traffic control on Interstate 35 Sunday. The Patrol posted a picture of a truck hauling a houseboat that jackknifed on the interstate near Osceola — blocking one lane […]

Three of Iowa’s U.S. House races are considered among the most competitive in the country. Both political parties have been listing Iowa’s third congressional district race as among the three dozen that could decide which […]

The Iowa DOT has its trucks ready to roll to handle snow and icy conditions. Winter operations director, Craig Bargfrede says many of those trucks will have more miles on them than is normal. “We […]

Two central Iowa families are mourning the loss of four children. The Iowa State Patrol says a car carrying two sets of siblings ran off the road in Marshalltown late Friday night, hit a utility […]

Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson has been named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week following his performance in the Hawkeyes’ 24-3 win at Purdue on Nov. 5. Johnson rushed […]

Five Iowa State University students who died serving our country in uniform will be honored this afternoon with a ceremony in the Gold Star Hall of the Memorial Union. Rita Case, with ISU’s military-affiliated Student […]