State News

A southwest Iowa man has been charged in connection with a deadly boat crash over the weekend in Missouri. A boat slammed into another Saturday night at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri – […]

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has awarded $140,000 in grants for a new program to help the developers of film and digital media productions that tell Iowa stories. The leader of the State Office […]

A charging bull caused an all terrain vehicle accident in northwest Iowa. Fifty-two-year old Joseph Eickholt of rural Hinton was checking his cattle Friday evening when a bull had turned and started charging after Eickholt […]

If you are planning trips this week you will find plenty of company on the road. The number of travelers over the Fourth of July weekend is expected to set a record not just for […]

Republican Congressman Steve King last debated a Democratic challenger in 2014, but King faces three Republican competitors in the 2020 Primary. “If there are debates, I’m ready. I spend every day getting ready of them. […]

An Iowa-based credit union is now offering an interactive mobile video banking service, the first time the technology has been available in the state. Gail DeBoer, CEO of Cobalt Credit Union, headquartered in Council Bluffs, […]

Restoration of a state-owned lake in southeast Iowa has been delayed due to this year’s rainy weather. “Lake Geode was starting to see a lot of the similar type issues we’ll see in some of […]

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The Iowa Supreme Court today upheld the ability for police to make minor traffic stops that often lead to more serious violations. Scottize Brown was pulled over in Waterloo for a traffic violation and was […]

For the second time in less than three days, a fatal accident has taken place in western Iowa’s Shelby County. Harlan Police say 55-year-old Scott Alan Petersen, of Harlan, died when his motorcycle was struck […]

A northeast Iowa man, whose drivers license was suspended for not paying child support, was arrested for driving a tractor to his court hearing. Shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday, the Fayette County Sheriff took 54-year-old […]

Illinois has voted to become the 11th state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana beginning in January. Law enforcement says that could create problems in Iowa, especially with students coming across state lines. Iowa […]

The tropical temperatures are hard on people — but they are good for the corn crop that’s running about two weeks behind in normal in development. ISU Extension field specialist Rebecca Vittetoe says the heat […]

Iowa’s largest zoo as a tiny new resident. Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines reports the hatching of a southern cassowary chick. The zoo’s Ryan Bickel says it’s a creature with which many Iowans may […]

A northeast Iowa police chief has been arrested on multiple charges following a criminal investigation into allegations that she falsified her time card. Records show that Dunkerton Police Chief Katherine Krieger was placed on leave […]

A Sioux City Police officer was injured Wednesday morning as he was assisting at the scene of a traffic accident on the Highway 20 bypass. Police Lieutenant Chris Groves says the officer was seated in […]

It’s steamy hot this afternoon in Iowa and forecasters say it’ll get even hotter tomorrow and through the weekend. Meteorologist Cory Martin, at the National Weather Service in metro Des Moines, says summer’s not even […]

AARP Iowa held the first of what will be several education sessions Wednesday on a new law for family caregivers that goes into effect Monday. The group’s advocacy director Anthony Carroll says the CARE Act […]

State Auditor Rob Sand says the private insurance companies that manage Iowa’s Medicaid system violated their contracts with the state in their treatment of two paralyzed individuals. Both patients were notified their care would end […]

At least one college football preview magazine says the high expectations surrounding the Iowa State football program are justified. Phil Steele’s College Football Preview calls the Cyclones a dark horse in the Big 12 race. […]