State News

A northwest Iowa man has begun serving a sentence for vehicular homicide. Twenty-six-year-old Landon Schiek of Algona was killed in June of 2022 when the SUV he was driving was hit head on by a […]

A Wisconsin company will be closing its printing plant in a Des Moines suburb early next year. The Quad/Graphics facility in Waukee employs 88 people and the company, now known as Quad, notified the State […]

Final Class 5A 1.  Dowling Catholic (8-1), LW #1 vs Cedar Falls 2.  WDM Valley (7-2), LW #5 vs Sioux City East 3.  Johnston (7-2), LW #4 vs Waterloo West 4.  Iowa City Liberty (8-1), […]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved about $68-million in individual assistance for more than 6,900 Iowa households that were impacted by severe weather this year, including deadly tornadoes and flooding. FEMA spokeswoman Sharon Karr […]

An expert at Iowa State University’s Insect Zoo says there may actually be some science behind the folklore about how the thickness of the wooly bear caterpillar’s stripes can help predict the severity of the […]

Due to the threat of litigation connected to the closure of a Charles City plant, over a million chickens from 14 northern Iowa farms have been euthanized. Pure Prairie Poultry had contracts with farmers in […]

The Hy-Vee supermarket chain is removing self checkout stations from some stores. A spokesperson for Hy-Vee say they have started removing the self checkouts from some stores, but they do not have a final number. […]

A spokesman for the Iowa DOT says three local governments have so far filed appeals after being told they had to shut down speed cameras. Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and Lee County have each appealed the […]

The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging Iowans to take a simple, important step to prepare for the upcoming tax season. IRS spokesman Christopher Miller says people should sign up now for what’s known as an […]

The chairman of the Emmet County Board of Supervisors says there will be revisions in a proposed ordinance to restrict where wind turbines may be placed. The board held a public hearing last night on […]