State News

Quad Cities-based Deere and Company is reporting favorable second quarter earnings, despite Iowa farmers facing significant challenges from foul weather, poor commodity prices and international trade troubles. During a conference call this morning, Brent Norwood, […]

Three people are charged with animal neglect after more than 50 animals were removed from a house in Storm Lake on Wednesday. Police were notified by a neighbor about the conditions in the house, and […]

The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the law that changed the bargaining rights of unions. The 2017 changes to the state bargaining rules ended payroll deductions for union dues and limited the number of topics […]

The Des Moines Register is reporting Vermeer Manufacturing is seeking nearly $6 million in state incentives as the company rebuilds from last year’s tornado. Vermeer’s Pella facilities were heavily damaged by a tornado last July. […]

Iowa State University researchers say the largest population of monarch butterflies in more than a decade could be headed to Iowa and the Midwest later this spring, prompting a good news-bad news scenario. Steve Bradbury, […]

The tornado recovery continues in Marshallton as the damaged dome atop the Marshall County Courthouse was taken down earlier this week. Marshall County Building and Grounds Director Lucas Baedke says it involved serval hours of […]

Montana Governor Steve Bullock — a new entrant in the contest for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination — began his speech to a crowd in Des Moines last night with the core message that’s unifying […]

A 22-year-old northeast Iowa man faces a murder charge for a baby’s death nearly a year ago. Four-week-old Holden Smith died last May of brain injuries. He’d been rushed to the hospital in Sumner four […]

A western Iowa wildlife area reopened this week after being forced to close due to flooding two months ago. DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge usually sees visitors year-round, but it closed in mid-March as Missouri River […]

The Marshalltown Community School District has additional counselors available at Franklin Elementary school today after a student died in an accident. Eight-year-old old Christian Maxon was crossing Main Street near Franklin Elementary School yesterday in […]

A 35-year-old northeast Iowa man has been accused of sexually exploiting two children. Federal prosecutors say Aaron Olson of Nora Springs used two minors to produce digital images of “sexually explicit conduct.” According to the […]

Washington Governor and Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee toured flood-damaged businesses in Davenport Wednesday. Inslee, who has made action on climate change the cornerstone of his campaign, said Iowans living through this year’s record flooding […]

Near-record heat is in today’s forecast, with 80s expected across northern Iowa and low 90s for Iowa’s southern half. With the hot, humid air comes the greater risk of severe weather. Meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff, at […]

A new report says Iowa’s infrastructure is in urgent need of investment. Paul Skoutelas, president and CEO of the American Public Transportation Association, says a study of things like roads, bridges and airports nationwide gives […]

Iowa Attorney General Miller is joining in a lawsuit with four other states alleging a pharmaceutical company used deceptive and unlawful practices in the marketing of the painkiller OxyContin. Miller says Purdue Pharma helping fuel […]

The state Transportation Commission has approved the latest draft of its five-year Transportation Improvement Program. DOT spokesman Stuart Anderson says they expect to have around $3.5 billion available — which is similar to past years. […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is issuing a warning about the dangers of an escalating trade war with China. “As I like to tell the president when he says he likes tariffs, I try to remind […]

Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa have filed a lawsuit trying to undo a new policy that prohibits state tax dollars from paying Planned Parenthood staff to teach sex ed classes […]

Sioux City council members have okayed spending almost $15 million for a multi-purpose venue that will host everything from farm shows to dog shows to soccer tournaments. Siouxland Expo Board President Dirk Lohry says the […]

Applications for this year’s Iowa Century and Iowa Heritage Farms are due soon. Becky Lorenz  coordinates the program at the Iowa Department of Agriculture, which singles out the state’s long-time family farms. “A Heritage Farm […]