State News

The Iowa Supreme Court says defendants do not have to be present in some misdemeanor trials if the person is intentionally trying to delay justice. The case involved Randall Hurlburt of Le Mars who was […]

Six writers from central Iowa will be featured in this weekend’s Author Fair in Des Moines. Organizer Jan Kaiser says they have a children’s author whose story deals with bullies, another writer provides a close-up […]

For many Iowans, Super Bowl Sunday means camping out in front of the big screen, watching football, snacking on pizza, and sipping a few adult beverages. That’s all fine, as long as you don’t plan […]

Lawmakers working for the past few years on legislation to protect mobile home residents from being priced off the properties have reached a bipartisan compromise. Republican Representative Brian Lohse of Bondurant had hoped to do […]

Mosquito surveillance efforts led by Iowa State University entomologists have found evidence for the first time of a new mosquito in three counties. Entomologist Ryan Smith says it was believed the Aedes albopictus mosquito would […]

A bill that would ban transgender athletes from competing in girls sports in Iowa has cleared a House subcommittee after a nearly hour-long public hearing. Poppy Malone of Boone, a 7th grader in Ames Middle […]

A special investigation by the State Auditor’s office has found the former director of the ISU Extension Office in Jones County was responsible for nearly $86,000 in improper and undocumented spending in the agency. The […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst appeared with colleagues from both parties Wednesday to introduced the bipartisan bill reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. Ernst says it is something she has been working on for more than […]

The Iowa Department of Public Safety is relaunching its Missing Person Information Clearinghouse website after making some upgrades. Medina Rahmanovic says the iowamissingpersons.com site now has a comprehensive search feature. “Where you can search the […]

The top Democrat on a key committee is calling for extensions on the eviction notices sent to employees who live in state-owned housing inside 23 state parks. The Department of Natural Resources estimates it would […]