State News

The U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary and advisor to the president, Ivanka Trump, joined the governor for a tour of the Hy-Vee Innovation Center near Grimes this morning to see how the company is […]

Today could be the hottest day yet in this latest heat wave, with high temperatures in parts of central Iowa forecast to hit 99 degrees with a heat index of 114. Air conditioners are getting […]

After closing abruptly due to the flooding Mississippi River, the Bix Beiderbecke Museum re-opened this week in downtown Davenport. The museum features a wide range of memorabilia dedicated to the jazz musician and composer who […]

Today marks one year since an EF-3 tornado plowed through the northern section of Marshalltown, leaving behind a path of damage — but no loss of life or any serious injuries. One of the many […]

The only Iowa State University graduate to walk in space says he owes a lot to the heroes of Apollo 11, the mission that landed the first men on the Moon 50 years ago tomorrow. […]

The Department of Natural Resources says conservation officers cited dozens of paddlers earlier this month for not having life jackets on board their kayaks as they floated down the Raccoon River. DNR paddling instructor Todd […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates it will be 2021 before complete repairs are made to the 52 flood-damaged levees along the Missouri River. Temporary repairs are finished on at least nine sections of […]

A Delaware County man died Tuesday in a logging accident in Clayton County. The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office says they were called to 39185 Errthum Road north of Holy Cross shortly before 12:30 pm for […]

A local foundation has awarded $200,000 in grants to assist with immediate needs of flood victims in southwest Iowa and eastern Nebraska. The Iowa West Foundation made the award as part of $7.7 million dollars […]

Pope Francis has named a bishop-elect for the Des Moines Catholic Diocese to lead more than 100,000 Catholics in 80 parishes. Father William Joensen will be ordained as bishop on September 27. Joensen spoke this […]

Another hot, muggy day is ahead with most of Iowa under an excessive heat warning, as temperatures will climb into the 90s and heat index values could be as high as 110 degrees. Meteorologist Paul […]

The Burlington Police Department is investigating two deaths that are being called suspicious. Sometime between 11:30 a.m. and noon on Wednesday, the Burlington Police Department was called to do a welfare check at the 600 […]

An eastern Iowa nurse is accused of stealing pain medications from patients in her care at a nursing home. Thirty-one-year-old Katie Boll of Manchester is charged with thirteen counts of acquiring a controlled substance by […]

The Iowa State Fair will have 50 new foods available when the gates open in August. Spokesperson Mindy Williamson says they try to add some new foods each year. “I think our highest number yet […]

Iowa State University reports the school attracted 469 million dollars of funding from outside sources in the fiscal year that just ended. Iowa State’s vice president for research, Sarah Nusser, says that’s a drop of […]

A survey finds Iowa anglers fished for more than ten-million days last year, a big boost from about a decade ago. Jeff Kopaska, the DNR Fisheries research biometrician, says they surveyed more than 16-hundred random […]

The three presidential candidates who addressed a crowd of AARP members in Cedar Rapids today showcased the Democratic Party’s debate about how to achieve universal health care coverage. Former Maryland Congressman John Delaney suggests a […]

A triple-homicide is under investigation in Des Moines. Des Moines police were called to an apartment complex near downtown about 11 o’clock Tuesday night where three bodies were found in a single unit. The victims […]

Several funnel clouds and tornadoes menaced southwest Iowa’s Cass County Tuesday afternoon, but residents in a six-county area who rely on weather radio were clueless. The National Weather Service weather radio transmitter near Hancock, in […]

A new report on the economic impact of the horse racing industry on the state is positive, but cautious. University of Kentucky researcher Alison Davis conducted the study which shows the economic impact of horse […]