State News

The trial of the man accused last summer’s murder of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts is being moved to Woodbury County. Twenty-four-year-old Cristhian Rivera is charged with first-degree murder in Tibbett’s death. He is […]

It’ll be a homecoming of sorts when an Iowa native musician returns to Ames to perform this weekend. John Engelkes grew up in Parkersburg and now plays bass trombone with the San Francisco Symphony. He […]

Two groups that support a moratorium on construction of new livestock confinements have filed a lawsuit against the State of Iowa — accusing state officials of failing to protect the Raccoon River from contaminants like […]

A documentary film about Iowa’s sex trafficking underworld will make its debut next week, with plans to show the movie in communities across the state over the coming months. Des Moines filmmaker Vanessa McNeal says […]

The assessment of the flood damage to Iowa roadways continues. Iowa Department of Transportation director Mark Lowe recently touring flooded areas on the western side of the state and says some of the damage is […]

The Iowa legislature has voted to let three-wheeled vehicles used to spray farm fields carry up to 25,000 pounds of chemicals or nutrients on Iowa highways. Representative Cindy Winckler, a Democrat from Davenport, said the […]

The Iowa House has voted to change the way a key chemical in medical marijuana sold in Iowa is measured, making it easier to manufacture the pills, creams and other products. The legislation does not […]

Republicans in the Iowa Senate have voted to significantly increase the sentence for anyone convicted of intentionally or accidentally causing the termination of a pregnancy against the mother’s wishes. Senator Jake Chapman, a Republican from […]

A dead body was found on the shore of the Floyd River this morning near the southeast edge of the Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon. Someone called in around 10 A.M. to report what […]

The Charles City School district has approved a sports complex the district says will solve a 20 year flooding issue. The district will be relocating their baseball and softball diamonds from the swamped Sportsman’s Park […]