State News

A Lyon County Sheriff’s deputy who was injured after crashing her patrol SUV on Friday has died at a Sioux Falls hospital . Deputy Stephanie Schreurs died on Tuesday afternoon.  Schreurs was injured when her […]

Legal sports betting in Iowa will begin for the first time Thursday at noon. One of the concerns is keeping people under the age of 21 from betting. Iowa Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian Ohorilko, […]

A pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle in Dubuque County on Tuesday afternoon. It happened south of Epworth on Placid Road shortly after 4:30 p.m. The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office says an 80-year […]

Despite weather challenges, the latest U.S.D.A. crop report shows farmers planted more acres than expected this year and corn and soybean harvests may end up being larger than earlier predictions. Still, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation […]

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says it’s time to amend the U.S. Constitution and change the campaign finance system in America. “We’ve had more than 25 constitutional amendments in this country. We had one constitutional […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says she doesn’t have the data to refute claims wind turbines cause health problems. Reynolds says she wants to arrange a meeting with county officials who’ve passed a local ordinance prohibiting wind […]

Law enforcement and medical professionals are staging an active shooter training drill today at the University of Iowa’s Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in downtown Iowa City. One organizer, Johnson County Emergency Management Director Dave […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says congressional oversight is needed following the apparent weekend suicide of financier Jeffrey Epstein in a federal jail in New York City. Epstein was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges and […]

Eastern Iowa farmers say recent rains were welcome relief for heat-stressed crops. Mike Paustian, who farms near Wolcott, got more than an inch of rain on his corn and soybean fields this week. He says […]

Smarter cars aren’t necessarily making dumber drivers, but a survey from Iowa’s largest auto insurance company finds smart cars are creating more careless motorists. Ben Buenzow, a State Farm agent in Urbandale, says the survey […]

The state fund which pays for road construction has a negative balance of around $80 million one month into the new fiscal year. The director of the division which oversees construction planning told the state […]

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has been saying the country is at an “inflection point” for the past year. Now, Harris is trying to steer her campaign toward a higher finish in Iowa’s Caucuses. Harris […]

A new gambling study released by the Iowa Department of Public Health estimates more than 1.7 million adult Iowans gambled during the past 12 months. Iowa Gambling Treatment program manager Eric Preuss says that’s up […]

A 150-foot-long wind turbine blade positioned on the northwest corner of the Iowa State Fairgrounds was the site of a ceremony today. Governor Kim Reynolds signed the blade and signed a proclamation declaring this “wind […]

Representatives from an opioid addiction awareness group called RALI are at the Iowa State Fair with a recreation of a teenager’s bedroom that shows visitors where drugs can be easily hidden. Nate Passwaters works in […]

The 2019 Iowa State Fair has been an instrumental experience for one particularly talented teenage musician in this year’s Mandolin Contest. Kaitlyn Briggs of New Virginia won first place. This is her second year entering […]

There is still floodwater standing in some areas of the state — but there are also parts of the state could now use more rain. The DNR’s Tim Hall, says a couple of months of […]

A procession of presidential candidates cruised through the state this weekend. “Hello, Iowa State Fair,” Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren yelled as she greeted a massive crowd Saturday on The Des Moines Register’s Political Soapbox at the […]

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders credits Iowa Democrats who supported his 2016 presidential bid with reshaping the political debate about a minimum wage, college debts, universal health care and climate change. “Let me begin by thanking […]

Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer today said “it not enough” for Democrats to win the presidency in 2020. Steyer, a billionaire from California, said the party must press forward with reforms like term limits. “We’re […]