State News

Iowa law lets teenagers start driving themselves to and from school or to work on a farm when they’re 14-and-a-half. A bill ready for debate in a senate committee would let teens drive themselves to […]

Iowa is one of three states that do not have an official state fish. A northwest Iowa legislator’s proposal could change that. State Representative John Wills of Spirit Lake said the nomination came from a […]

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office has charged a juvenile after threats were made Thursday afternoon at Sidney Elementary School. Authorities say that deputies learned the student made threatening statements indicating they had an explosive device […]

The annual Okoboji Winter Games are underway in northwest Iowa. Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce director Blain Andera says the games are on despite the warmer weather. “We have however, moved a few of […]

Governor Kim Reynolds and two dozen other Republican governors are siding with the governor of Texas in his border dispute with the Biden Administration. The statement from the governors comes after the U.S. Supreme Court […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says she had no role in the investigation of alleged illegal sports betting among college athletes in Ames and Iowa City. During an interview with Radio Iowa today, Reynolds said state law […]

The State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament will remain in St. Louis through at least 2028, MVC Commissioner Jeff Jackson has announced. The existing agreement with the building concludes in March 2025. The […]

Iowans who are anxious to get their federal tax returns done in hopes of securing a refund can submit the forms yet today, if they want. IRS spokesman Christopher Miller says the agency won’t formally […]

Iowans who are anxious to get their federal tax returns done in hopes of securing a refund can submit the forms yet today, if they want. IRS spokesman Christopher Miller says the agency won’t formally […]

The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Decatur County man who rammed the bale spears of a tractor into the sheriff’s SUV. Gerry Greenland was convicted of attempted murder and assault […]

Health care workers, including pharmacists, could refuse to provide any service that violates their ethical, moral or religious beliefs under a bill that’s cleared an Iowa Senate subcommittee. Tom Chapman is executive director of the […]

The University of Iowa is one step closer to acquisition of the Mercy Hospital in Iowa City after the approval of bylaws that allow Mercy’s medical staff to continue practicing after the merger. UI Vice […]

A University of Iowa study finds workers might see more success if they make suggestions to their bosses using a question instead of a declarative statement, much like on the TV quiz show “Jeopardy!” Daniel […]

A Sioux City man is charged with second-degree robbery for a bank holdup that was a repeat of a past crime. Police say 31-year-old Jonathan Birdnecklace entered the great Southern bank shortly before 10 a.m. […]

A bill introduced in the Iowa House would require that students and teachers in Iowa public schools stand at attention and sing the National Anthem daily. Representative Sue Cahill, a Democrat from Marshalltown, is one […]

The remains of an eastern Iowa airmen who died in a bomber crash in World War Two have been identified. The Defense Department’s POW/MIA Accounting Agency says U.S. Army Air Forces Major Theodore Willhite of […]

Mahaska County Attorney Andrew Ritland is urging the state legislature to update Iowa’s criminal laws on pornography to address the use of new technology. “With the increase of artificially generated images online, either videos of […]

A bill under consideration in the Iowa Senate would let drivers operate all-terrain vehicles at higher speeds on some Iowa roads. A law passed in 2022 lets ATVs travel on county roads and two-lane state […]

An Iowa City protester facing charges for a demonstration that blocked traffic in October has rejected a plea deal and is going to trial. Tara McGovern of Coralville was one of seven people arrested under […]

Fewer Iowans are donating money to the state’s Fish and Wildlife Fund on their tax returns to help wildlife conservation efforts. Last year, about 5,800 people checked the box for the so-called Chickadee Check-off, which […]