State News

Three people from Oskaloosa are in custody in connection with a woman’s death earlier this month. The Iowa Department of Public Safety has been looking into the death of 24-year-old Ashley Shafer of Oskaloosa since […]

Governor Kim Reynolds was asked Tuesday about the mounting legal bill as state lawyers seek to have a verdict awarding a former labor commissioner $1.5-million dollars thrown out. The discrimination case involved former Governor Terry […]

The head of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s lending operation will be in Sioux City today to meet with lenders and to visit businesses that are prospering thanks, in part, to SBA. loans. Bill Manger, […]

The Democratic presidential candidates who spoke during a two-day forum in Sioux City addressed what some call an “epidemic” of violence against Native American women. Former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro said it’s time to […]

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke tonight said his goal now is to help the country “connect the dots” and take action to curb the kind of gun violence that erupted in his hometown of El […]

Republican Governor Kim Reynolds is not changing her stance on new gun laws in the wake of recent mass shootings. “I’ve been pretty consistent in what I’ve said all along. There isn’t one single recommendation […]

As the new school year begins across much of the state this week, there’s a new district with a familiar name in northeast Iowa. The North Winneshiek Community School has been scaling back for years […]

Governor Kim Reynolds announced her selection of the next leader of the Iowa National Guard at a news conference today at Guard Headquarters in Johnston. “Today I am pleased to announced the appointment of Major […]

The 2019 Iowa State Fair ended Sunday and on Monday, the $14 million renovation of an 80-year-old building on the fairgrounds began. Dave Hoffman of Le Mars, president of the Iowa State Fair Board, says […]

Severe weather rumbled across much of Iowa this morning, knocking out power to more than 20,000 homes and dumping more than four inches of rain on communities like Eagle Grove, causing flash flooding. At least […]

Luther College football coach Caleb Padilla says improvement this season begins by winning the close games. The Norse finished 1-9 in Padilla’s first season as head coach and four of the losses were by 10 […]

The medical director of the Iowa Department of Public Health confirms Iowa is among the states that’s investigating cases of lung disease or illness that may be tied to vaping. Doctor  Caitlin Pedati, also the […]

The medical director of the Iowa Department of Public Health confirms Iowa is among the states that’s investigating cases of lung disease or illness that may be tied to vaping. Doctor  Caitlin Pedati, also the […]

Thousands of Shriners will be in western Iowa this week as Sioux City’s Abu Bekr Shrine Temple hosts the Central States Shrine Association Summer Session Wednesday through Saturday. Abu Bekr Potentate Todd Saunders says more […]

A spokesperson for the Iowa State Fair say  the 2019 fair that ended Sunday broke the attendance record set last year by around 40,000. The fair saw attendance hit 1,170,398 people during the 11-day run. […]

Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar used her Monday afternoon appearance at a Sioux City forum focused on Native American issues to highlight infrastructure problems on tribal lands. The crowd applauded Klobuchar’s call for establishing nationwide […]

A group of state officials has reviewed the returns and confirmed Ross Wilburn, a Democrat from Ames, won a special election early this month for an open seat in the Iowa House. Now that the […]

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren began her appearance at a Native American forum in Sioux City today by saying she was “to pay my respects” and, during brief opening remarks, Warren brought up the controversy over […]

A Missouri man at the center of what’s called the largest fraudulent organic grain scheme in U.S. history will spend more than 10 years in federal prison. Sixty-one-year-old Randy Constant of Chillicothe, Missouri pleaded guilty […]

One person was injured in a shooting early this morning, near the Des Moines Botanical Center. Des Moines Police Sergeant Paul Parizek says the shooting happened at about 4 a.m. on the north edge of […]