State News

Police are investigating a bizarre weekend shooting in Waterloo. Authorities say a woman was shot and killed as she was driving, and a man in the vehicle was injured. The incident happened on the U.S. […]

Iowans may be getting more door knocks and phone calls lately from businesses and individuals offering to help out with lawn care, tree trimming and clean-up work. While many of them may be legitimate, Bess […]

Partisan clashes over a few issues marked the final day of the 2019 Iowa legislative session. There was a 40-7 bipartisan vote in the Senate, however, in favor of expanding Iowa’s medical marijuana program. Senator […]

This weekend, the 2019 Iowa Legislative session ended with some bitter rhetorical battles over the conservative agenda enacted by Republicans who hold a majority of seats in the House and Senate. Representative Andy McKean of […]

The start of Pella’s annual tulip festival is still more than a week away and thanks to warm spring weather, about two-thirds of the southeast Iowa community’s famous flowers are already in bloom. Jeanette Vaughan, […]

Iowa basketball star Megan Gustafson was in the House and the Senate today as Iowa legislators passed resolutions recognizing her achievements. Senator Joe Bolkcom of Iowa City read some of the stats from Gustofson’s senior […]

The folks from Habitat for Humanity have been taking advantage of this week’s weather to hold a “Blitz Build” on homes in Marshalltown affected by last July’s tornado. Habitat helped work on 60 homes this […]

A Nebraska man is jailed in central Iowa on charges he tried to kill a police officer during a chase on Tuesday afternoon. Dayton Police Officer Nick Dunbar was notified by the Webster County Sheriff’s […]

Republican lawmakers are setting new financing requirements for construction on the public university campuses in Ames, Cedar Falls and Iowa City. Under the plan, the state will provide just 60 percent of the cost for […]

Bills that have emerged in the Iowa House and Senate would increase scholarships for students at private and parochial schools. Iowans already can get a tax credit for donating to a private school’s scholarship fund […]