State News

The State Department of Education is updating some of its previously reported high school graduation rates. The Education Department announced today that the data used to calculate the graduation rates the last 10 years left […]

Sioux City police say seven men were charged in a recent prostitution sting. Sergeant Tom Gill says the Special Police Investigations Unit conducted the sting at a local hotel on two recent nights. Gill says […]

A new policy going into effect this summer clarifies the prosecution of cases when illegal drugs acquired in one county lead to a person’s overdose in another county. Representative Jon Dunwell of Newton said one […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says unlawful activity will not be tolerated during the three days of pro-Palestinian demonstrations planned on the University of Iowa campus. The group sponsoring the gatherings does not plan an encampment, but […]

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, a Republican of Marion says the anti-semitic demonstrations on college campuses need to stop. “As a former journalist I do believe in protecting free speech, including speech I strongly disagree with, […]

Earlier today Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra had surgery to treat a blood clot in his leg. According to a statement posted on social media, Feenstra had “a scheduled, outpatient surgery that successfully treated a blood […]

An Ankeny establishment is the winner of this year’s “Best Burger contest. J J’s Bar and Grill co-owner Mike Roberts says he changed the name and added burgers to the menu when he took over […]

A major road upgrade in the Iowa Great Lakes region is ahead of schedule. Iowa DOT engineer Darwin Bishop says the goal is for out-of-town motorists on Highway 71 to think everything looks normal during […]

The Governor is requesting an expedited Presidential Disaster Declaration for nine Iowa counties hit by the severe storms and tornadoes on April 26th. The governor is asking for funding from FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program and […]

The annual Pella Tulip Festival gets underway today as the community celebrates its Dutch heritage. Pella Historical Museum executive director, Jessi Galligan says they’ve survived the recent warmer and wetter. “It’s been wonderful weather mixed […]