State News

The Adams County Sheriff has agreed to pay $10,000 to a Red Oak man who was charged harassment when he posted a criticism of a sheriff’s deputy on his own Facebook page. ACLU of Iowa […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is urging all boaters on the Mississippi River to give locks-and-dams a wide berth due to “crazy” currents lately. Corps spokesman Patrick Loch points to a close call a […]

Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper says his first abandoned foray into property development taught him not to give up on “a great idea,” like his current campaign for the White House. “I’m going to keep […]

A University of Iowa earthquake expert says last week’s massive, dual quakes that rattled southern California brought widespread yet mostly-minor damage to roads, homes and buildings, and caused no deaths and almost no injuries. Bill […]

A 38-year-old California congressman who was born in northwest Iowa has ended his presidential campaign and will seek re-election to the U.S. House instead. Eric Swalwell formally launched his candidacy in April. He ended it […]

Authorities say it was a man from Missouri who was shot early Sunday morning by a policeman in Leon. Fifty-five-year-old Patrick Bauer was airlifted to a Des Moines hospital. His condition is unknown. Special Agent […]

The body of an 18 year old Marshalltown woman, missing since Friday, has been found in the Iowa River. Marshalltown Police Chief Mike Tupper says the body of Jazmin Reyes Raya was found around ten […]

The state fire marshal will help investigate the cause of a fire that destroyed a northeast Iowa lumber company early this morning. Crews from seven area departments were called out to battle the fire that […]

  Forecasters say another hot week is ahead for Iowa, with high temperatures in the 80s and 90s along with high humidity, but cooler weather may be just ahead. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the […]

Statistics from the Iowa Department of Health show a 33% drop in opioid-related deaths in 2018. The state went from 206 deaths in 2017 to 137 last year. Opioid Initiatives Director, Kevin Gabbert, says reasons […]