State News

Spencer Police and city zoning officials continue to investigate after more than four dozen cats were removed from an apartment last Wednesday. Information released Friday afternoon indicates the discovery of 51 unvaccinated cats was made […]

Class 4A 1. Johnston (12-0) LW #1 2. Western Dubuque (12-1) LW #2 3. Ankeny Centennial (9-2) LW #8 4. Waukee (9-2) LW #6 5. Dowling Catholic (8-3) LW #3 6. Iowa City West (10-4) […]

It was the largest gathering yet of the candidates who’re seeking the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination. Many of the 1500 activists and party leaders who were in Cedar Rapids Sunday to hear from 19 […]

The U.S. Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers have closed the Missouri River to all boat and barge traffic indefinitely. The order, which took effect immediately, extends from St. Louis to north of Sioux […]

Forecasters say Iowa may have cooler-than-normal temperatures and much less rainfall throughout June. That may sound great, but not if you’re a farmer. Rains will diminish over the coming weeks and other signs of summer […]

This year’s recipients of the Iowa Character Awards are being announced today. The awards salute Iowans for their positive roles in their communities, schools and businesses. Hilary Ortman, spokesman for the Robert D. and Billie […]

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says the long-awaited passage of a federal disaster relief bill is good news for Iowa farmers. President Trump on Thursday signed the $19-billion package designed to assist victims of several […]

Ground is being broken this afternoon on the new Museum of Art at the University of Iowa, after the previous museum was inundated by floodwaters in 2008. Museum director Lauren Lessing says the site for […]

There’s a brand new Wells Dairy Ice Cream Parlor and Visitors’ Center in the northwest Iowa city that bills itself as the Ice Cream Capital of the World. Adam Baumgartner, the vice president of retail […]

The board that governs the state’s public universities has approved a nearly four percent increase in undergraduate tuition for students at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. There will be no tuition increase […]

Iowans need to dust off their rod and reel and get ready for free fishing this weekend. Joe Larschied, the fisheries bureau chief with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says it’s a family-friendly event […]

Charles City’s chicken processing plant is shutting down. In a notice to employees today, Simply Essentials announced it will be closing its plant and all other operations on August 5. A total of 513 employees […]

Governor Kim Reynolds experienced chest pains earlier today, but was cleared by a doctor to go back to work after a series of tests produced “normal” results. The governor’s staff issued a statement at 3:15 […]

Eight people face charges in connection with a drug investigation that stretched from California to Iowa, and led to arrests in Des Moines today. Authorities searched a dozen homes in the Des Moines area and […]

Iowa Republican Joni Ernst says Republican senators are “overwhelmingly” opposed to additional tariffs on imports from Mexico. President Trump has threatened to impose a five percent tariff on Mexican imports on Monday to pressure Mexico […]

During this spring’s record-breaking flooding, a group called the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative is promoting solutions to deal with the increased frequency and severity of floods. Davenport  Mayor Frank Klipsch says he supports […]

Charges have been filed against a Spencer bartender following a fatal crash in Clay County in late April. According to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Jacoba Knight has been charged with selling alcoholic beverages to […]

A man from the northeast Iowa town of Hawkeye is charged after a three-year old girl was run over by a lawn mower. The Fayette County sheriff’s department says 23-year-old Tanner Miller was determined to […]

A special investigation by the state auditor’s office has identified more than half a million dollars worth of improper spending by the former office manager of an eastern Iowa organization that promotes economic development. Sharon […]

Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is scheduled to testify next week at a trial in Des Moines. Branstad and two of his aides are accused of pressuring Chris Godfrey, the state’s Workers Compensation Commission, to […]