State News

Some Iowans are in the habit of gobbling a few multivitamins daily, but one health care professional says too much of a good thing -can- lead to complications. Halley Molstad, a registered dietician at Gundersen […]

A libertarian think tank’s latest Fiscal Responsibility Report Card on America’s Governors gives Iowa’s Kim Reynolds its highest score. The CATO Institute’s report says Reynolds has overseen lean budgets and been a champion tax reformer. […]

Iowans are warned not to do any open burning today, and farmers need to use caution in the fields with their hot harvest equipment, as 88 of the state’s 99 counties are under a Red […]

A Fort Dodge church will be the setting for tonight’s candlelight vigil to remember victims of domestic violence in Iowa. Leah Bair, of the Fort Dodge-based Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center, says it’s a somber, annual […]

The Internal Revenue Service is holding an event in central Iowa today where they are looking to hire more than 100 people. IRS spokesperson Christopher Miller says the employees will help taxpayers. “You don’t have […]

The CEO of the Casey’s Convenience store chain says customers are continuing to weather the economy with a few changes in spending. CEO Darren Rebelez says 75% of their customers are upper income, or make […]

The Emmet County Board of Supervisors has approved a temporary moratorium on construction permits for new wind energy projects in the county. The county’s planning and zoning board has proposed updates to zoning rules for […]

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office is proposing an update to state rules that outline the standards for nurses who are certified to conduct sexual assault examinations and those who are not certified to collect rape […]

A central Iowa man will spend nine years in prison on fraud and money laundering charges. Court documents show 52-year-old William Berg of Waukee got 17 people to invest in W. Holdings of Iowa and […]

Iowans can be very generous with their donations when disaster strikes elsewhere, but they’re warned to look very closely before they leap into sending any money toward hurricane relief. Lisa Schiller, spokeswoman for the Better […]