State News

Four projects have won Community Attraction and Tourism grants from the Enhance Iowa Board. Iowa Economic Development Authority spokesperson, Jessica O’Riley, says a grant of $400,000 was approved for the Iowa West Sports Plex in […]

Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery announced on Thursday that Bakari Evelyn has signed with the University of Iowa. Evelyn, a native of Detroit, is a graduate transfer from Valparaiso University and has one year of […]

For the fourth time this year, the Animal Rescue League of Iowa is on the scene of a horrendous animal hoarding case. This time, some three dozen “very sick” kittens and cats have been rescued […]

Davenport leaders are reviewing this spring’s historic floods and the city’s response. A task force made up of local officials, business leaders, scientists and residents met for the first time this week. Many question whether […]

The governor signed a proclamation naming Wednesday as  “Sweet Corn Day” in Iowa as the first freshly-picked ears have started showing up. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says it was good to see the sweet […]

The Mississippi River town of Lansing in far northeast Iowa is  “The Nicest Place in Iowa” according to the Reader’s Digest. Jeremy Greenfield, the magazine’s senior editor, says they’ve chosen one compassionate town in every […]

The Fourth of July holiday left American Red Cross chapters in Iowa with a critical need for blood. “Donate if you can, all types are needed right now,” says Red Cross spokeswoman Sue Thesenga. She […]

The Iowa Department of Human Services announced that it will pay the insurance providers for the states Medicaid program for low-income and disabled residents an additional $386 million dollars in state and federal money. Governor […]

Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne says a bill that passed by a large margin in the U.S. House will would ensure financial resources are available to grow small businesses. “Rural entrepreneurs have a tougher go at […]

A former Illinois congressman who represented the Quad Cities for two years now lives in Iowa and wants another go at Congress. Republican Bobby Schilling, of LeClaire, says he began to consider running again after […]

A high school student from western Iowa who has type 1 diabetes is in Washington D.C. this week, lobbying members of Iowa’s congressional delegation about medical research funding. Fifteen-year-old Claire Hennessy, of Logan, says she’ll […]

The deadline to register for FEMA disaster relief is now less than one week away. FEMA spokesperson Pamela King says they’d like you to register as soon as you can before the July 16th deadline. […]

An Iowa State University study finds playing certain types of video games may increase creativity. The study divided a group of 352 ISU students into four groups. The first two groups were assigned to play […]

Two Iowa governors who first chatted 32 years ago on a doorstep in southeast Iowa recently met privately for a meal, chatting about the past and at least one idea for the future. Former Governor […]

A Webster City doctor has admitting to making false statements to the United States Attorney’s Office about Medicare claims. Seventy-six-year-old Joseph Latella admitted to lying about the claims he billed so he could be paid […]

A Polk County judge heard arguments today as the ACLU of Iowa seeks an injunction on a provision in the health budget bill passed by the Iowa legislature in April that allows organizations using public […]

A team of Iowa State University statistics students is back home in Ames after winning an international competition last week in Germany. Steve Vardeman, an ISU professor of Statistics and Industrial Engineering, says the students […]

A spokesman with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the treatment of an invasive plant in the Iowa Great Lakes region was a little tougher this year. The curlyleaf pondweed is treated with a […]

Iowa’s two U.S. senators are appealing to the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to do more to ensure the accuracy of maps detailing broadband access in rural America. Senator Chuck Grassley says he and […]

The Adams County Sheriff has agreed to pay $10,000 to a Red Oak man who was charged harassment when he posted a criticism of a sheriff’s deputy on his own Facebook page. ACLU of Iowa […]