State News

Lawyers for the States of Iowa and Nebraska as well as the City of Council Bluffs have filed an appeal to try to shut down the Native American casino in Carter Lake. The Ponca tribe […]

The Iowa Association of Realtors report for July shows the number of home sales was almost the same compared to one year ago. Association President John Goede says the numbers show around nine percent more […]

Democratic presidential candidates have been joining the chorus of complaints from ethanol backers upset by Trump Administration waivers for oil companies. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar held a news conference outside the Iowa Capitol yesterday, blasting […]

A Mason City man is in jail after authorities allegedly find more than a pound of methamphetamine in a storage unit. The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Department says they executed a search warrant based on […]

The results of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources survey show there will be plenty of pheasants available when the season opens in October. DNR wildlife biologist Todd Bogenschutz, oversees the survey and says the […]

The new edition of the Farmers’ Almanac predicts a freezing, frosty winter is ahead for Iowa and the rest of the Midwest. Sandi Duncan, the publication’s managing editor, says they’re calling for above normal snowfall […]

Former Governor Terry Branstad championed statewide standards that overrode local attempts to restrict where livestock confinements may be built, but his successor says she will not propose statewide standards for placement of wind turbines. The […]

Manchester Police have made an arrest in connection to the vandalism at Oakland Cemetery. Police arrested 26-year old Malachi Montes of Manchester Sunday on a felony charge of first-degree criminal mischief. Police had received a […]

Governor Kim Reynolds and Midwest governors are planning a trip to Washington, D.C. to talk with President Trump about unrest in farm country. “Let him know first-hand what’s happening on the ground,” Reynolds said this […]

A woman who gave seven of the Democratic presidential candidates a tour of her flooded Pacific Junction home is endorsing Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar’s bid for the White House. Fran Parr’s home sits more than […]

Classes started up again Monday at Iowa’s three public universities and all three have seen enrollment decreasing in the last few years. The University of Northern Iowa expects another decrease in enrollment this year after […]

The search has been suspended for a missing boater in southwest Iowa. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office was contacted shortly after 5 p.m. Monday regarding a missing boater at the Goldenrod Boat Access to the […]

The body of a missing Fort Dodge man was found late last night in East Lake Okoboji. The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office says at around 11:53 p.m. Monday, deputies were walking the docks and shoreline […]

Vaccination rates in Iowa rose between 2017 and ’18, according to a new report from the Iowa Department of Public Health. Don Callaghan, bureau chief of the state’s immunization program, says the vaccination rates for […]

Two prominent politicians from opposing parties held an event Monday to call for approval of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. The new deal would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, updating some provisions and […]

Iowa’s Attorney General is suing the selling of an ice scraper he says violated state buying club laws. Attorney General Tom Miller says Robert Schermerhorn of Dunedin, Florida sold the “Miracle Scraper” to at least […]

A Polk County man will spend more than 15 years in prison for possessing child pornography. Forty-six-year-old Robert Milton Kimber II of Des Moines was investigated after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children […]

Twelve Iowa elementary schools with high poverty levels are preparing to heavily incorporate computer science into their curriculum. They’re each using a $50,000 grant through private or state funds to expand and incorporate computer science […]

The Iowa Department of Transportation is going to start offering generic versions of the new blackout plate next week at your county treasurer’s office to help meet the demand. DOT spokesman, Daniel Yeh says the […]

Class 4A 1. Dowling Catholic vs #2 Waukee 2. Waukee @ #1 Dowling 3. Iowa City West @ 3A #4 North Scott 4. Ankeny Centennial vs #9 Ankeny 5. Cedar Rapids Kennedy vs CR Jefferson […]