State News

It’s steamy hot this afternoon in Iowa and forecasters say it’ll get even hotter tomorrow and through the weekend. Meteorologist Cory Martin, at the National Weather Service in metro Des Moines, says summer’s not even […]

AARP Iowa held the first of what will be several education sessions Wednesday on a new law for family caregivers that goes into effect Monday. The group’s advocacy director Anthony Carroll says the CARE Act […]

State Auditor Rob Sand says the private insurance companies that manage Iowa’s Medicaid system violated their contracts with the state in their treatment of two paralyzed individuals. Both patients were notified their care would end […]

At least one college football preview magazine says the high expectations surrounding the Iowa State football program are justified. Phil Steele’s College Football Preview calls the Cyclones a dark horse in the Big 12 race. […]

Local and state prosecutors say no criminal charges will be filed over the case of improper disbursements to current and former staff of the Mason City Community School District. A special investigative report released last […]

The Missing in America Project (MIAP), national nonprofit group which finds and buries the unclaimed remains of veterans has a funeral set for West Des Moines Friday. The state coordinator for Iowa, Mary Crouse of […]

A Rock Island, Illinois man has been convicted of multiple crimes for going after his ex-girlfriend in Davenport. Forty-three-year-old Chad Eric Mink was found guilty of 15 federal offenses including interstate transportation of a stolen […]

People in nine Iowa counties hit hardest by spring flooding have just a few days to register for aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Registering with FEMA helps the agency determine if people are […]

A restored World War Two-era bomber will be flying into Mason City Friday, offering tours and flights to small groups of passengers. While 12,000 of the Flying Fortresses were built during the war, only a […]

Governor Kim Reynolds today announced the appointment of a new director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Kayla Lyon is a Decorah native who currently lives in Ames and will become the first woman […]