State News

It was the largest gathering yet of the candidates who’re seeking the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination. Many of the 1500 activists and party leaders who were in Cedar Rapids Sunday to hear from 19 […]

The U.S. Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers have closed the Missouri River to all boat and barge traffic indefinitely. The order, which took effect immediately, extends from St. Louis to north of Sioux […]

Forecasters say Iowa may have cooler-than-normal temperatures and much less rainfall throughout June. That may sound great, but not if you’re a farmer. Rains will diminish over the coming weeks and other signs of summer […]

This year’s recipients of the Iowa Character Awards are being announced today. The awards salute Iowans for their positive roles in their communities, schools and businesses. Hilary Ortman, spokesman for the Robert D. and Billie […]

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says the long-awaited passage of a federal disaster relief bill is good news for Iowa farmers. President Trump on Thursday signed the $19-billion package designed to assist victims of several […]

Ground is being broken this afternoon on the new Museum of Art at the University of Iowa, after the previous museum was inundated by floodwaters in 2008. Museum director Lauren Lessing says the site for […]

There’s a brand new Wells Dairy Ice Cream Parlor and Visitors’ Center in the northwest Iowa city that bills itself as the Ice Cream Capital of the World. Adam Baumgartner, the vice president of retail […]

The board that governs the state’s public universities has approved a nearly four percent increase in undergraduate tuition for students at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. There will be no tuition increase […]

Iowans need to dust off their rod and reel and get ready for free fishing this weekend. Joe Larschied, the fisheries bureau chief with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says it’s a family-friendly event […]

Charles City’s chicken processing plant is shutting down. In a notice to employees today, Simply Essentials announced it will be closing its plant and all other operations on August 5. A total of 513 employees […]