State News

The Board of Regents had the first reading Wednesday of a proposal to raise base undergraduate tuition rates for instate students by 3.9% at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. The tuition at […]

There’s a growing chorus of people urging Congress to pass a disaster aid package to help flooded Midwestern farmers, as well as those impacted by hurricanes and the California wildfires. Iowa Corn Growers Association president […]

Former Rutgers defensive coordinator Jay Niemann, an Iowa native who coached football in the state of Iowa from 1989-2007, has been added to the Iowa football staff as its 10th assistant coach. Niemann is a […]

The April survey of business managers in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states predicts solid economic growth for the region over the next three to six months, though Iowa’s economy is slowing. Creighton University economist […]

Iowa’s governor says damage estimates for the flooding that’s hitting Mississippi River towns will be included in the state’s still-expanding request for federal disaster aid for Missouri River flooding. The president issued a federal disaster […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has approved the outline for a children’s mental health system in Iowa. “Today marks a major milestone for mental health in our state,” Reynolds said early this afternoon.Reynolds spoke to a large […]

If you aren’t yet finding many flowers in your yard, that could be due to a drop in April showers. State Climatologist Justin Glisan reviewed the rainfall totals for the just completed month. “We had […]

There’s a new feature that will help those using the state’s busiest website complete transactions faster. Iowa Judicial System spokesman, Steve Davis, says there’s now a shopping cart feature on the pay site for Iowa […]

Investigators are hoping a recovered bullet will help solve the mystery of the fatal shooting of former University of Northern Iowa softball player Micalla Rettinger Sunday. Waterloo police say investigators have received the bullet fragment […]

A special driving tour route through the Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in northern Iowa will open this Saturday and end at sundown on Mother’s Day — Sunday, May 12th. Ed Meendering, the refuge manager, […]