State News

The head of a state agency says she’s in negotiations that could launch a “big project” that would qualify for the state’s new “Major Economic Growth Attraction” or “MEGA” program incentives. Iowa Economic Development Authority […]

Iowa’s seeing at least one bumper crop this fall, but it’s not your typical agricultural commodity. Many millions of weensy insects called minute (my-NOOT) pirate bugs are swarming our yards in recent weeks and their […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says her recent 10-day trade mission to India is just the beginning of positioning Iowa companies, Iowa products and Iowa itself as partners in the world’s fastest growing economy. “We’re going to […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says it’s more than likely she’ll decide who to pick as Iowa’s next lieutenant governor after the November election. “We want to get it right not only for the team, but for […]

Sixteen Iowa counties are under a burn ban, and forecasters say there’s a high to extreme risk for wildfires this afternoon, given temperatures well above average, dry conditions and gusting winds. Le Mars fire chief […]

State Auditor Rob Sand has released a report that found nearly $77,000 was “misspent” by the former director of the Tama County Conservation Department. Stephen Mayne was hired for the job in March of 2021. […]

A top official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the agency is still reviewing a petition by an environmental group asking for federal authorities to take over enforcement of clean water laws from the […]

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says election year politics doomed passage of the Farm Bill in September. Hinson, a Republican from Marion, says the U.S. House should vote on its version of the bill when congress […]

The cities that were denied approval to keep their speed cameras running do have another chance to make their case. The director of the DOT Systems Operations Bureau, Dave Lorenzen, says they would have to […]

About 100 workers at the Cargill plant in Cedar Rapids are on strike. The Teamsters contract for workers at the corn milling plant in Cedar Rapids expired at midnight Monday. The union sought a $3 […]