State News

Members of the governor’s flood recovery task force say there are confusing and in some cases unknown details about what federal help may be available for Iowa flood victims. Governor Kim Reynolds convened the task […]

The implementation of legalized sports betting in the state will cost each of the state-licensed casinos a little more for state regulation. Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission administrator, Brian Ohorilko says an extra $275,000 will […]

A 22-year-old from Bettendorf is the new Miss Iowa. Emily Tinsman was crowned last weekend in Davenport in what was her third try at the competition. Tinsman says she’s already learned a host of valuable […]

A woman was found shot in Creston this morning. Creston Police received a 9-1-1 call about a shooting at an apartment at 2:05 a.m. Officers arrived and found a woman with a gunshot wound. She […]

A Marshalltown man is facing a variety of charges after a high speed chase that began near the Des Moines Airport early this morning. Forty-six-year-old Casey Sheriff was wanted for a probation violation. A police […]

A sequel is in the works for an Iowa film made in late 1977 after Zenith announced that they were closing their electronics manufacturing plant in Sioux City. Local filmmaker George Lindblade shot the movie […]

Business owners in downtown Davenport are calling on city administrators to take more action to support their flood recovery. A newly-organized group called the Downtown Davenport Business Coalition wants assurances the city will protect them […]

Iowans who have lost loved ones to pancreatic cancer are preparing for a trip to Washington D.C. next week and they’re taking along a sort of a secret weapon in the quest for more federal […]

A full two-thirds of Iowa’s 99 counties now confirm infestations of the emerald ash borer, which is blamed for killing millions of ash trees nationwide. Most of the counties with infestations are in eastern and […]

The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board today disussed the fatal 2017 Riverside School District bus fire. NTSB chair Robert Sumwalt says driver impairment was an issue as 74-year-old bus driver Donald Hendricks used […]

Democratic Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer of Dubuque is co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing pay for rural doctors. “Iowa doctors have been shortchanged by a government formula that underestimates the cost of labor and practice expenses,” […]

Senator Joni Ernst says she doesn’t want a war with Iran — but Ernst says Iranian leaders are on a path of “increasing desperation” that eventually would require a military response. “Iran needs to understand […]

A spokesman for Governor Reynolds says she’s putting together “a new team” to run the Iowa Department of Human Services. About 24 hours after announcing Jerry Foxhoven’s departure as the agency’s director, the governor’s office […]

The latest U.S.D.A. crop report says for the second week in a row there were more than five days suitable for fieldwork. Farmers took advantage and the corn planting is nearly done at 98 percent. […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is chairing a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee this morning to discuss the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is scheduled to testify. Grassley, a Republican, is anxious […]

Democrats in the legislature and a prominent Republican are raising concerns about Governor Reynolds’ decision to replace the director of the state’s largest agency. Jerry Foxhoven had been director of the Iowa Department of Human […]

West Des Moines police have confirmed that the mother and two sons of a family found dead Saturday were murdered. They also said the father took his own life – but have not said if […]

Iowa’s Attorney General says Iowa is part of an agreement to that will give 143 former students of ITT Tech debt relief from some of their students loans. The leader of the AG’s Consumer Protection […]

Iowa moved up two slots to number-three in the nation this year in the Kids Count Data Book, what’s considered the premier report on child well-being in the United States. Lisa Hamilton, president and CEO […]

The leaders of Iowa’s flood-ravaged cities and counties may decide down the road whether they want to apply for funding to buy peoples’ damaged homes. If they apply for a voluntary buyout through the Federal […]