State News

Work continues to remove the cars and trucks that hit the ditches in eastern Iowa following last week’s winter storms. Tegeler Wrecker and Crane supervisor Holly Paris says employees are exhausted as they work around […]

A bill to provide new product liability protection to Iowa retailers and manufacturers has cleared its first hurdle in the House, but Republican lawmakers say it will only apply to retailers if it’s brought up […]

You may be eligible for some help with your heating bill. The federally funded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program or LIHEAP, partners with local agencies that will cut a check to utilities like MidAmerican Energy […]

Dates are now set for residents to say goodbye to Perry High School Principal Dan Marberger. Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home says the visitation for Marburger will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on […]

Two people were killed in an eastern Iowa fire which investigators say may’ve been intentionally set. Davenport police are investigating the possible arson case at an apartment on the city’s northwest side. Firefighters were called […]

When it’s ridiculously cold outside or the deep snow prevents us from doing things we enjoy, Iowans may find themselves scrolling on their phones. That can create work-life balance issues because many of us are […]

The president of the board that oversees the three state universities is stepping down from that post. Board of Regents President Mike Richards of West Des Moines announced Tuesday he will remain on the board […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is being treated in a hospital for an infection. According to a statement from Grassley’s Senate office, Grassley is receiving “antibiotic infusions” at a hospital in the Washington, D.C. area. He […]

Iowa’s top public health official says the governor’s plan to consolidate Iowa’s 13 mental health regions and 19 substance use treatment systems is “a once-in-a-generation opportunity.” Iowa Department of Health and Human Services director Kelly […]

We are starting to slowly move out of the subzero temperature pattern the state has been in the last several days. National Weather Service Meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff  says temperatures across much of Iowa are already […]

A bill that’s cleared a subcommittee in the Iowa House would make mug shots confidential in most cases, until a person is actually convicted or pleads guilty. Under the proposal, a mug shot could be […]

Forecasters say Iowa may not see temperatures above 32-degrees again for at least another week, and prolonged exposure to extreme cold can cause all sorts of havoc for our bodies — and for our cell […]

The acts are being announced for the popular Hinterland Music Festival that’s held in the southwest Iowa town of Saint Charles. A total of 24 acts are being released now, with more to come later. […]

Charges are being filed against a man who allegedly brought a handgun to a Republican Party Caucus event last night in southwest Iowa — as the event was being held in a school. Red Oak […]

Former President Donald Trump won the 2024 Iowa Republican Party’s Caucuses by a historic margin. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis finished a distant second. I want to thank everybody. This has been some period of time […]

With high temperatures in the negative numbers and wind chills approaching 35-below, Iowa’s a pretty inhospitable place right now — for people and for our pets. KC Routos, development director of the Animal Rescue League […]

Some state road crews are getting a breather after the double whammy of storms that kept them busy most of last week. D-O-T Winter Operations director, Craig Bargfrede, says things are looking better on state […]

The Republican Party of Iowa raised over $800,000 to finance the operations for tonight’s Iowa Caucuses. The caucuses are not like a primary, when county auditors and county-owned voting machines process ballots. Iowa GOP chairman […]

The final blitz is underway as candidates and their campaigns rush to convince supporters to attend tonight’s Caucuses. Former President Donald Trump is holding a “telerally” at noon. Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley stopped […]

The first event of the 2024 presidential campaign is nearly here. The Iowa Caucuses begin tonight at seven o’clock. The candidates spent the closing hours of the campaign dealing with blizzard conditions and bitter cold […]