State News

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 […]

The Iowa Senate has voted to ban traffic enforcement cameras in Iowa. In addition, the bill would deny Iowa vehicle information to other states with automated ticketing systems, so Iowans wouldn’t have to pay any […]

While the U.S. House passed a resolution to make public the final report investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, the effort was blocked by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. The blockade of […]

A woman from rural Manly is charged with 17 counts of animal neglect after more than 150 animals were seized from an alleged puppy mill back in November. The charges were filed last week in […]

The long-time leader of the Iowa-based World Food Prize has announced he’ll retire in January. Kenneth Quinn, a former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia and an aide to former Iowa Governor Robert Ray, has been president […]