State News

A former state senator who was the Iowa Democratic Party’s nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018 is running for Iowa’s second district congressional seat. Rita Hart of Wheatland made the announcement this morning and posted […]

The Republican from Marion who filed her statement of candidacy Monday released a video early this morning formally announcing her campaign for Iowa’s first district congressional seat. Ashley Hinson, serving in her second term in […]

A return to cool, wet weather put the brakes on planting in most areas of the state.  Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig  says the weekly U.S.D.A. crop report showed less than two suitable days for […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says she’s conducting a national search to find a new director for the Department of Natural Resources. On May 1 of last year, Chuck Gipp retired after serving seven years as the […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has signed the bill into law legalizing betting on college and professional sports. If you are at least 21 years old you will be able to place a sports bets at any […]

A Christian college in northwest Iowa has changed its name today. “This is Dordt University,” the institution’s president announced in a video posted online. Dordt, located in Sioux Center, started as the Midwest Christian Junior […]

Some 200 people who recently bought dogs from a breeder in south-central Iowa are being urged to have the animals tested for canine brucellosis. Keely Coppess, spokeswoman for the Iowa Department of Agriculture, says four […]

Iowa State has signed Troy University transfer Javan Johnson . The 6-7 forward will sit out the 2019-20 season per NCAA transfer rules and have two seasons of eligibility remaining after redshirting. Johnson made 42 […]

College students across Iowa are receiving their diplomas this month, and for many of them, they’ll have to start paying off thousands of dollars in student loan debt. A member of the Linn County Board […]

Scientists have found signs of disease-causing bacteria and parasites in private well sites, streams and springs in northeast Iowa’s Winneshiek County. Levels were high enough in some areas that drinking a cup of water could […]