State News

Several thousand shiny, vintage vehicles will be cruising along Iowa’s highways and interstates this holiday weekend from all directions, headed for the annual summer car show in Des Moines. Betsy Bennett is spokeswoman for the […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden is accusing President Trump of failing to defend democratic values in the face of challenges from autocrats like Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Donald Trump, I believe, is incapable of celebrating […]

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says President Trump’s Independence Day “Salute to America” in Washington, D.C. used the military as “props” for his ego. “I’ve always been proud of the fact that our country is […]

There are thousands of barns on farms across Iowa’s landscape, but none that are quite like the structure in eastern Iowa’s Muscatine County near Discovery Park. Jeff Morgan, spokesman for the Iowa Department of Cultural […]

Iowa ethanol producers are hosting a delegation from Mexico this month. Iowa Renewable Fuels Association executive director Monte Shaw says it’s a group involved in retail fuel sales in Mexico. “They’ve had a state-owned oil […]

The Iowa Judicial Branch Building in Des Moines is transitioning from paper to digital files and as filing cabinets are moved out, one big room is being emptied. Andrea Quam, a professor for graphic design […]

Six candidates for president are spending this Independence Day in Iowa and one of the group’s primary activities is participation in parades. Joe Biden and Beto O’Rourke are in Independence, Iowa, today, for the parade. […]

Many Iowans are headed to a public lake to mark the holiday and George Antonio of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the majority are man-made. “Lakes that people would kind of know, their […]

State Fire Marshal, Dan Wood, reminds you to do a little planning and takes some precautions before setting off any fireworks as you celebrate the nation’s birthday. He says you should try to be 300 […]

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission that first landed men on the Moon and one of the University of Iowa’s top space researchers is skeptical we’ll ever top that achievement. […]