State News

University of Iowa Athletic director Gary Barta says volleyball coach Bond Shymansky has been placed on a 30-day paid administrative leave due to an NCAA rules violation. Barta calls it a significant violation that was […]

Do not build it. That’s the message elected leaders and the business community in Des Moines are sending federal officials about construction of a new, $137 million federal courthouse in downtown Des Moines. Former City […]

Three men who admitted to distributing drugs in the state are going to federal prison. Thirty-five-year-old Cash Burch of Des Moines admitted to distributing more than ten pounds of ice meth while he was already […]

Davenport officials are suspending riverfront clean-up efforts and sandbag collection because renewed flooding is certain. Meteorologist Tim Gross, at the Quad Cities National Weather Service office, says last week’s heavy rains in combination with more […]

Republican Senator Joni Ernst says President Trump has taken the right approach in trade talks with China. Ernst and Trump spoke by phone shortly after Trump threatened to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports. “He […]

Republican Senator Joni Ernst says President Trump has taken the right approach in trade talks with China. Ernst and Trump spoke by phone shortly after Trump threatened to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports. “He […]

An Iowa community college’s wind turbine technology program is the backdrop this morning as Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bennet releases his plan to address climate change. “Climate change is a global crisis that we must […]

One person was killed when two pickup trucks collided near Duncombe in Webster County on Sunday afternoon. Reportedly, a southbound 2011 Dodge Ram pickup truck operated by 72-year-old Larry Dencklau of Eagle Grove and an […]

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and one mental health expert says people’s attitudes toward mental health illnesses have begun to change. Kim Keleher with Plains Area Mental Health Clinic of Le Mars says that […]

Two 18-year-olds were killed and two 19-year-olds were gravely wounded in a shooting this weekend in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids police describe it as a “targeted attack.” Officials say early Saturday morning the shooting victims […]