State News

Two Democrats are urging Iowans to pressure Republican legislators to return to the Iowa Capitol and override the governor’s veto of a bill that would have expanded Iowa’s medical marijuana law. Representative John Forbes, a […]

The Board of Regents will consider a proposal to sell the old American Institute of Business Campus in Des Moines during their meeting next week in Ames. AIB gave the property to the University of […]

Flooding has forced the closing of Interstate 29 in spots in southwest Iowa. DOT transportation planner, Scott Suhr  says,”We currently have I-29 closed at the 55 mile marker. We are in the process of monitoring […]

Iowa Congressman Dave Loebsack is looking into a business that’s buying mobile home parks in the state. Havenpark Capital announced rent increases of up 70 percent for some tenants. “It’s going to be interesting to […]

Iowa Congressman Steve King wants the U.S. to maintain the Electoral College system that elects presidents. Legislatures in more than a dozen states have passed laws to award their electoral college votes to the candidate […]

A proposed cross-country network of recreational trails called the Great American Rail Trail would follow a 465-mile path through Iowa. Existing trails cover about half that distance, according to the Rail Trail Conservancy which created […]

Iowa farmers who’ve been unable to plant corn yet this year face a deadline this week. Corn planted by May 31 is covered by crop insurance. If that corn fails to sprout because of cold […]

Cascade native Colin Rae tossed seven scoreless innings as the Iowa Cubs won at New Orleans 3-0 in Pacific Coast League action. Rae struck out five to improve hos record to 6-1 as the I-Cubs […]

Le Mars Police have identified the two employees and the man who shot them in an attempted robbery early Sunday morning at the HyVee convenience store. Assistant Police Chief Justin Daale spoke today at a […]

The U.S.D.A. crop report showed just one day suitable for fieldwork last week and corn progress is 10 days behind and soybeans are two weeks behind last year. Iowa corn growers now have 76% of […]