State News

Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law today designed to help military families. “The first thing that it does is it expands the availability of the Injured Veterans Grant Program funding and services to […]

Key state officials say Iowans who aren’t in a flood zone today should prepare for flooding. 2018 was the second-wettest year on record and the ground is saturated — creating concerns as the snow in […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says damage from the flooding in the state now totals $1.5 billion and she is asking President Donald Trump to grant the state an expedited Major Presidential Disaster Declaration for 57 counties. […]

The Democratic governor of Louisiana and a Republican congressional leader are criticizing Iowa Congressman Steve King for King’s remarks about hurricane victims in their state. King was in Charter Oak for a town hall meeting […]

Republican leaders in the Iowa legislature say they will meet with Governor Kim Reynolds to chart the state’s response to the catastrophic flooding that’s hit western Iowa, but House Speaker Linda Upmeyer of Clear Lake […]

A farm organization based in North Dakota is offering help to the many farmers and ranchers who were hit by the recent flooding. Farm Rescue plans to activate “Operation Hay Lift” for the second time […]

As so many Iowans are dealing with excess water lately due to flooding, we’re reminded the resource is precious and not to waste it. Residents in towns where water treatment plants have shut down already […]

The Iowa House has passed two bills designed to address a lack of mental health services for Iowa children. The first bill established a state board to oversee the system. “A robust children’s mental health […]

The water plant in Glenwood was shut down after being overtaken by floodwaters and a spokesman with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says it is not known when the plant can be back up […]

Members of the Iowa House are wearing ribbons today in honor of a woman who died of a rare form of breast cancer last Friday. Thirty-five-year-old Mary Chinnock, the daughter of State Representative Jane Bloomingdale […]

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Iowa funding to help the homeless in the state. Iowa Finance Authority spokesperson, Ashley Jared, says it will help what’s call the Continuum of […]

Republicans in the Senate have approved a bill that would no longer require Iowa schools collect proof that students have been screened for lead poisoning as well as vision and dental problems. Senator Amy Sinclair, […]

Plans for a new agri-business facility have been announced in north-central Iowa. Cindy Litwiller is the Wright County Economic Development Director and says a company called “ReNewtrient One” plans to build a $25 million plant […]

The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that would prohibit the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation from borrowing money from a state fund to purchase land for water quality projects. Senator Tim Kapucian, a farmer from […]

The Iowa House has voted to remove a requirement that children between the ages of 12 and 15 complete a hunter safety course in order to hunt deer with a pistol or revolver. Republican Representative […]

The National Weather Service has decreased its forecast crest for the Big Sioux River near Hawarden to 33.8 feet which is nearly three-feet below the previous forecast. Leaders in Hawarden had been calling for more […]

It appears a bill that would legalize and tax sports betting in Iowa may ban bets on games involving college and university teams from Iowa. Representative Vicki Lensing of Iowa City says there were concerns […]

Students in several Iowa cities are taking part in anti-smoking campaigns today on this national Kick Butts Day. Sydney Brookman, a seventh grader at Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School in Waverly, says she learned early on […]

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is making her first trip to Iowa since officially entering the Democratic presidential race and she’s calling for aggressive action on climate change. “Global climate change is the greatest threat […]

A northeast Iowa man is accused of threatening violence at an elementary school in the Sumner-Fredericksburg District. Authorities arrested 26-year-old Ean Weipert of Colesburg Tuesday on felony charges of intimidation and threat of terrorism and […]