State News

The Sac County Sheriff’s Office has revealed some details of the search for a semi driver who’s been missing for nearly three weeks. Fifty-three-year-old David Schultz of Wall Lake was delivering a semi full of […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has said her goal is to get rid of the state income tax by the end of her current term, which would be December of 2026. A bill that cleared an Iowa […]

Iowa’s second shotgun season is underway through this coming weekend with perhaps 100,000 Iowa hunters hoping to tag a deer this month, and a mental health care professional urges them all to keep their guns […]

The latest Des Moines Register/NBC News “Iowa Poll” shows former President Donald Trump has the support of just over half of likely Iowa Caucus-goers. The poll found Trump’s lead in Iowa has grown since late […]

Four Republican presidential candidates shared stories of their faith during an event at Dordt University in Sioux Center this weekend. Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra and his wife hosted the event, which attracted several hundred people. […]

The Iowa Supreme Court says a search that led to a 2020 drug charge conviction against a Texas trucker was not legal. Stephen Arrieta stopped at the Northwood weigh station on I-35 after his automatic […]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says if he’s elected president, he’ll push congress to extend the Trump era tax cuts and set up new federal scholarships to help cover the costs of attending a private K-12 […]

Iowa’s largest food bank set another record during November, distributing 2.15 million pounds of food, the most ever during a single month. It tops the previous record set during the height of the pandemic in […]

A pilot program that’s designed to provide quicker emergency responses in rural areas is now online in the first of three Iowa counties. Cass County, in southwest Iowa, is the first to launch the Iowa […]

Goat milk production is the focus of a seminar by the Iowa State University Extension department Saturday at Dordt College in Sioux Center. Extension Dairy specialist Fred Hall says Iowa is third in the country […]

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is calling for a change that would let 18, 19 and 20 year olds with a commercial driver’s license be cross-country truckers — to address a national shortage of interstate truck […]

It’s pretty rare Iowans get to run around in sweatshirts or light jackets in December, but unseasonably warm weather settled on the state late this week. Meteorologist Rod Donavon, at the National Weather Service, says […]

Four Iowa cities are getting technical assistance in seeking federal grants for projects to prevent future flooding. The Iowa Flood Center at the University of Iowa will help Columbus Junction, Dubuque, Manchester and Muscatine compile […]

The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad will be bringing its 25th annual Holiday Train program through northeastern Iowa today  and Friday. Railroad spokesman Terry Cunha Says the train visits 191 communities across North America over […]

CNN has announced it will host a debate on January 10 in Des Moines for GOP presidential candidates who have at least 10% support in three polls. One of the polls must be of likely […]

The Canadian National Railroad announced it has reached an agreement to acquire the Waterloo-based Iowa Northern Railway. Iowa Northern has some 275 miles of track that runs from Manly to Cedar Rapids, with branch lines […]

A report on national farmland values shows prices are holding their own despite several down economic issues. Peoples Company president Steve Bruere says 2023 has been a transitional year for farmland after seeing so many […]

Iowans are remembering accomplished TV and movie producer Norman Lear, who died this week at age 101. Back in 1969, Lear took over the town of Greenfield, Iowa, for filming “Cold Turkey,” which featured a […]

The forecast calls for unseasonable warmth today in the 50s and possible low 60s, so many Iowans will get outside to polish off their holiday decorating duties. While adorning our homes with blinking LEDs is […]

Native American art from the late 19 and early 20th century is now on display again at the Sioux City Public Museum. Museum Curator Matt Anderson says the works were last shown locally in 2004. […]