State News

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, a former Texas congressman, tonight said it will take sustained public protests to force changes in Trump Administration policies for asylum seekers. “For those of you who wonder what we […]

A new state program began Monday that supporters say will help families of fallen police and firefighters. Department of Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens talked about the Public Safety Survivor Benefits Fund today at the […]

A newly constructed assisted living facility in Rock Valley was destroyed by fire today just weeks before residents were to move in. Rock Valley Police Chief Monte Warburton says they were called to The River […]

Researchers at an Iowa City-based think tank say policy-makers should consider how raising the state sales tax to finance water quality projects would impact low-income Iowans. “Sometimes that’s being left out of the equation and […]

The state of Iowa collected over half-a-billion dollars more in taxes during the last 12 months than during the previous fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2019 for the State of Iowa ended Sunday. Preliminary figures indicate […]

The former city clerk of Westfield is charged with first-degree theft for allegedly taking city funds. The Plymouth County Attorney’s office filed charges against Angela Sorensen. The state auditor’s office conducted an investigation of the […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says U.S. agencies on the southern border are becoming “really strained” by trying to accommodate the “skyrocketing” numbers of immigrants. Grassley, a Republican, says the dramatic increase in immigrants is resulting […]

The June survey of business leaders in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states signals positive growth for the region over the next three-to-six months. Ernie Goss, an economist at Creighton University, says while things are […]

State Climatologist Justin Glisan says June dried out a bit after a very wet May. “Precipitation wise, we were actually drier than normal, which is welcomed since we had a very wet spring,” Glisan says. […]

While tornadoes can strike during any month of the year in Iowa, the peak months are April, May and June. Now that we’re into July, the risks diminish slightly. Meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff , at the […]