State News

State tax revenue is projected to drop by 11.6% over a 24-month period — a decline the governor’s budget chief said was expected due to recently-approved tax cuts. Kraig Paulsen, director of the Iowa Department […]

The final Iowa county has fallen to the Emerald ash borer invasion. The invasive insect that destroys ash trees was discovered recently in an ash tree in Armstrong in Emet County in northwest Iowa, marking […]

A western Iowa dining establishment is the winner of the Iowa Pork Producers “Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin” contest. Lori Thomsen and her husband Greg own the Dairy Sweet of Dunlap which won this year’s title. […]

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 […]

The governor’s budget director says he’s been told by a top court official that the computer programming error that has improperly distributed over 53 million dollars in court fees and fines has not been fixed. […]

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 […]

An Exira woman has escaped prison time after illegally buying her significant other a gun. Court documents show 24-year-old Leslie Nicole Moton, also known as Leslie Caniglia bought a gun in August 2023 for 23-year-old […]

Top Republicans in the Iowa House are asking why State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat, did not alert them or investigate a computer programming error in the state court system that improperly distributed $53 million […]

Dry weather continues to help farmers, especially when it comes to bringing in the beans. The U.S.D.A. crop report shows one-quarter of the bean crop was harvested in the week that ended Sunday. That puts […]

Authorities in central Iowa say they’ve made an arrest after a homemade bomb exploded on Tuesday. Des Moines police say someone detonated what’s described as a dangerous homemade explosive device in a residential neighborhood south […]

More than three months after historic flooding hit northwest Iowa, residents in one community still need help — and they’re getting it. When the Little Sioux River hit record levels, half of Correctionville’s 300 houses […]

A central Iowa hospital will be the first in the state to offer a new program aimed at helping people with dementia stay in their homes. Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines was selected to […]