State News

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 […]

Governor Kim Reynolds experienced chest pains earlier today, but was cleared by a doctor to go back to work after a series of tests produced “normal” results. The governor’s staff issued a statement at 3:15 […]

Eight people face charges in connection with a drug investigation that stretched from California to Iowa, and led to arrests in Des Moines today. Authorities searched a dozen homes in the Des Moines area and […]

Iowa Republican Joni Ernst says Republican senators are “overwhelmingly” opposed to additional tariffs on imports from Mexico. President Trump has threatened to impose a five percent tariff on Mexican imports on Monday to pressure Mexico […]

During this spring’s record-breaking flooding, a group called the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative is promoting solutions to deal with the increased frequency and severity of floods. Davenport  Mayor Frank Klipsch says he supports […]