State News

Governor Kim Reynolds has signed the bill into law legalizing betting on college and professional sports. If you are at least 21 years old you will be able to place a sports bets at any […]

A Christian college in northwest Iowa has changed its name today. “This is Dordt University,” the institution’s president announced in a video posted online. Dordt, located in Sioux Center, started as the Midwest Christian Junior […]

Some 200 people who recently bought dogs from a breeder in south-central Iowa are being urged to have the animals tested for canine brucellosis. Keely Coppess, spokeswoman for the Iowa Department of Agriculture, says four […]

Iowa State has signed Troy University transfer Javan Johnson . The 6-7 forward will sit out the 2019-20 season per NCAA transfer rules and have two seasons of eligibility remaining after redshirting. Johnson made 42 […]

College students across Iowa are receiving their diplomas this month, and for many of them, they’ll have to start paying off thousands of dollars in student loan debt. A member of the Linn County Board […]

Scientists have found signs of disease-causing bacteria and parasites in private well sites, streams and springs in northeast Iowa’s Winneshiek County. Levels were high enough in some areas that drinking a cup of water could […]

An early morning shooting in Waterloo last week has turned deadly. Waterloo police were called to an apartment house at 824 West Eighth Street shortly after 1 a.m.Friday. When officers arrived, they found 32-year-old Alejandro […]

A 35-year-old Republican from Marion who’s been a member of the state legislature since 2017 is launching a campaign for Iowa’s first district congressional seat. Ashley Hinson was a reporter and the morning anchor for […]

A Cedar Rapids woman who gave a wanted man car ride to a hotel will spend three months in federal prison. Twenty-eight-year-old Saudia Raquel Watkins pleaded guilty  to one count of Misprision of a Felony. She […]

More than 100 homes in southwest Iowa still can’t be reached due to flooding, so FEMA is extending the deadline by which residents have to register for federal aid. The deadline is being pushed back […]

Local school boards could add 15 minutes to the maximum route time for students under a rule change given initial approval by the State Board of Education. Travel time is now limited to 75 minutes […]

Congressman Steve King and three Republicans who’re planning to challenge King in next year’s GOP primary spoke to a gathering of Christian conservatives Saturday night. King, who was last to speak, was cheered when he […]

The Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition event tonight at a Windsor Heights church served as the first forum at which all four Republicans who say they’re running for Iowa’s 4th district congressional seat in 2020 […]

High water and swift currents on Iowa rivers are prompting the Department of Natural Resources to warn kayakers and canoers to find other options. River Programs outreach coordinator Todd Robertson says the conditions are dangerous […]

A former Cedar Falls man will spend 27 months in federal prison for a sex charge involving a minor. Thirty-one-year-old Matthew Neberman pleaded guilty to one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to a […]

A delegation of Iowa veterans will fly on a chartered jet out of the Fort Dodge Regional Airport tomorrow (Saturday) morning for the latest Iowa Honor Flight to Washington D.C. Charlie Walker serves on the […]

As of last Friday, May 3, state tax collections were running $351 million ahead of the previous year. That’s a more than six percent increase in tax payments to the state over the past 10 […]

The U.S. House passed a bill today that would provide billion of dollars for rebuilding and recovery for Americans impacted by natural disasters. Iowa Congresswoman, Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, spoke on […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says she’ll “swing back” next year and ask legislators for another $15 million in state incentives for private companies as well as cities that plan to expand broadband coverage in underserved areas. […]

Each one of the record 5,300 students graduating from Iowa State University this weekend has a story, but none quite like Patricia O’Connell. The native of Brazil is more than two decades older than most […]