State News

Governor Kim Reynolds says she’s willing to work with lawmakers to adjust Iowa’s medical marijuana law, but Reynolds says she made it clear to legislators she had concerns about a bill that could have boosted […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has declared this “End Distracted Driving” week and a spokesman for the Iowa State Patrol says a smart phone is the main distraction troopers see on Iowa roads. “People know it’s wrong, […]

At least five tornadoes touched down in Iowa yesterday. “Kind of the strange part about this type of weather was it wasn’t even really associated with true thunderstorms, so a little bit of a rarity,” […]

Members of the U.S. House headed home for the holiday late last week before voting on a $19 billion disaster relief package. The measure did pass the Senate last Thursday and it included an amendment […]

A Norwalk man is charged in the death of a central Iowa woman. Winterset police responded to a 911 call Monday jest after 11 p.m. and found 23-year-old Rosanna Otto dead inside the home from […]

Iowa has fallen from the 9th to the 12th most expensive state for hail damage, according to an annual survey from the state’s largest home and auto insurer. Andrew Peschong, a State Farm agent based […]

Francisco Arcia’s sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning was the game winner as the Iowa Cubs won at New Orleans 2-1 in Pacific Coast League action on Monday. Starters Adbert Alzolay and […]

Clean-up is underway in Charles City after a tornado tore through the fairgrounds, hit the local fertilizer plant and damaged homes in the area early Monday afternoon. Floyd County Fair Board President Amy Staudt was […]

After this spring’s record flooding, Davenport leaders are considering a proposed $53-million revitalization plan for the Mississippi riverfront. One focal point is the Skybridge, a distinctive glass-and-steel pedestrian bridge that runs 575 feet over River […]

Twenty northeast Iowa students will be featured on national TV tonight in a weekly program about Future Farmers of America. Charles City and Rockford FFA members will appear on R-F-D T-V tonight at 6. They […]