State News

A fundraiser is underway to finance restoration of a waterway that’s a connection to two bays and a beach in the Iowa Great Lakes region.. “The lake was originally dredged in 1910. Islands have basically […]

At least 675,000 Iowans cast ballots before Election Day. Data from the Iowa Secretary of State’s website shows Republicans with a statewide edge over Democrats in early voting, but Democrats outnumbered Republicans casting absentee ballots […]

An Iowa-based convenience store chain is announcing the closing of a major business deal, its biggest ever. Casey’s General Stores says its buyout of the Fikes Wholesale chain is complete. Fikes was the owner of […]

Election Day is supposed to be about exercising the right to vote, but fears of violence are prompting many communities coast-to-coast to take significant security precautions, including fortifying parts of the nation’s capital. U.S. Senator […]

The University of Iowa’s Scanlan Center for School Mental Health is expanding its services to offer psychiatric care to students ages ten and up anywhere in Iowa. UI professor and psychiatrist Dr. Amanda Elliott will […]

The State Appeals Board has approved a $3.5 million settlement with the mother of a resident at the state-run Glenwood Resource Center who died after inadequate care at the facility. Thirty-year-old Joshua Ramspott had cerebral […]

Iowa junior running back Kaleb Johnson has been named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week following his dominant performance in the Hawkeyes’ 42-10 triumph over Wisconsin on Saturday night, it was announced Monday by […]

Iowans may need another cup of coffee before heading home this evening, after Daylight Saving Time ended over the weekend. While we set the clocks back an hour, our bodies need a week or so […]

Iowa State University is “restructuring” a campus LGBTQ center to comply with a state law that will go into effect next summer that prohibits state universities from funding Diversity Equity and Inclusion offices and programs. […]

The races in Iowa’s first and third congressional districts are considered among the few competitive U.S. House races in the country and campaign spending in the two districts has skyrocketed to at least $50 million. […]