State News

On the strength of its six straight series wins, including taking two of three games from No. 18 UC Irvine last weekend at Duane Banks Field, the University of Iowa baseball team has made its […]

This week marks one year since federal immigration officials raided a concrete plant in Mount Pleasant, detaining 32 workers. On Sunday, worshipers marked the anniversary with a bilingual prayer service and a community meal at […]

Iowa is joining 29 states in creating some basic rules of the road for vehicles without a human behind the wheel. Representative Ashley Hinson of Marion said although it may be years before driverless or […]

Three people were killed, including two children, in a crash on Interstate 80 just west of Coralville on Sunday afternoon. The state patrol says an SUV was trying to make an illegal U-turn and had […]

The state’s hunters and anglers will be able to access a range of services through a new section on the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ website, according to DNR spokesman Alex Murphy. Murphy says, “GoOutdoorsIowa […]

The Iowa Cubs launched six home runs to snag their season-best sixth straight victory over the Omaha Storm Chasers 8-1 on Sunday at Werner Park. Omaha was the first to score in the second on […]

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke held town hall meetings in four southwest Iowa cities Sunday. In Atlantic, O’Rourke drew a round of applause in Atlantic when he called for letting Americans refinance their student loans […]

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday said there’s a “major crisis” in rural America and the federal government must break up monopolies in the ag sector that treat farmers like “modern-day indentured servants.” “Farmers know […]

Minnesota Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar has released a $100 billion plan to expand mental health care services as well as treatment options for drug and alcohol addiction. There are so many people […]

Massachusetts Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren used a visit to Iowa State University to unveil a new tool on her campaign website. It calculates how much an individual’s student loan debt would be […]