State News

The 47-year-old woman who’s now in charge of Iowa’s prison system says an internship she landed years ago was the turning point in her career path. Beth Skinner’s original goal was “to become a cop,” […]

Scientists predict the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico will be bigger than usual this summer, between the sizes of Massachusetts and New Jersey. The oxygen in the area is depleted because of nitrogen […]

Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has appointed a Democrat who’s the longest-serving African American legislator in state history to the Iowa Parole Board. Helen Miller of Fort Dodge served 16 years in the Iowa House and […]

Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery says his roster is set after some unexpected off season losses. Leading scorer Tyler Cook opted for the NBA Draft. Senior guard Isaiah Moss is now at Kansas, one of […]

The Republican state senator who is challenging Republican Congressman Steve King’s bid for reelection is giving up a powerful legislative chairmanship to devote more time to the primary race. Republican Randy Feenstra of Hull has […]

A Waterloo woman has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for giving a potent, illegal and ultimately fatal drug to her cousin. Prosecutors say 39-year-old Marvita Roxanna Causey gave her cousin — […]

An eastern Iowa man will spend six months in prison for wrongly collecting Social Security benefits. A plea agreement with 58-year-old Larry Joe Hanson Senior of Cedar Rapids showed Hanson received Social Security disability benefits […]

A dairy farm in northwest Iowa is hosting an open house today to show off a unique series of robots that keep the operation running smoothly. Scott Schroeder, executive director of the Western Iowa Dairy […]

Two people from Illinois have pleaded guilty to several charges involving the illegal harvesting of ginseng back in July of 2018. State Conservation officer, Paul Kay, says it started after a report of activity in […]

An Iowa farmer invited to speak when President Trump visited a Council Bluffs ethanol plant yesterday (Tuesday) used the moment to make a plea on behalf of “corn country.” “Mr. President, you delivered on E15, […]