State News

Iowa women’s basketball coach Jan Jensen has announced the addition of two new staff members, Randi Henderson and Sean Sullivan, both UI graduates. Henderson will serve as an assistant coach while Sullivan will be an […]

The top Republican in the Iowa House says the legislature must update the state’s eminent domain laws in response to the Iowa Utilities Board decision to approve the route for the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline. […]

The president of the North Iowa Area Community College is predicting enrollment at community colleges will grow in the years ahead. Steven Schulz is retiring at the end of the month. “Let’s be honest, the […]

More severe weather stormed across Iowa on Tuesday night, bringing high winds, heavy rain and large hail. National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Lee says there were perhaps 30 sightings of funnel clouds statewide and a […]

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services is warning Iowans not to eat a brand of mushroom edibles and throw away any Diamond Shruumz brand products they may have purchased. State officials say a […]

The CEO of the Iowa Lottery says the fiscal year will end June 30th with another record. Matt Straw gave an update to the Iowa Lottery Board at their meeting Tuesday. “With less than one […]

The state Ag Department plans to require Avian Influenza tests for dairy cattle before shows. The order goes into effect on July 1st and will require dairy exhibitors to complete testing for Bird Flu within […]

Twin brothers from northwest Iowa will appear on tonight’s episode of “America’s Got Talent,” displaying their abilities in the building of intricate patterns with dominos — and then letting them tumble. Alex Koops of Sioux […]

Landowners who have refused to grant property easements for the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline say they’re outraged state regulators have given the project a green light and considering their legal options. The Iowa Utilities […]

A central Iowa company is receiving state incentives to expand its business. Iowa Economic Development Authority spokesperson, Kanan Kappelman says the company acquired 80 acres of land for the project in Boone County. “MG Biologics […]

A key Republican legislator is ripping the Iowa Utilities Board decision to approve the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project. Representative Bobby Kaufmann of Wilton said the ruling sets a dangerous precedent. “The Utilities Board is […]

A southeast Iowa woman has been charged with murder in connection to a Sunday morning house fire. Authorities say fire crews were dispatched to a residence in Ottumwa based on the report of a heavy […]

The Iowa Utilities Board has unanimously approved the proposed route for the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline, but the company must meet other requirements before construction may begin. All three members of the Iowa Utilities Board […]

The president late last night approved the governor’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration for five Iowa counties with heavy damage from flooding. Residents in Clay, Emmet, Lyon, Plymouth, and Sioux Counties may apply for […]

Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge is opening its campus apartments to those affected by the flood waters. Iowa Central president Dr. Jesse Ulrich said that displaced families can use the temporary housing which […]

The first-degree murder trial for the man accused of killing Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram last September will -not- start today due to flooding in northwest Iowa. Attorneys for Kyle Lou Ricke asked for a […]

A Republican lawmaker is calling on the University of Iowa to examine its use of animals in medical research, consider alternatives and release a public report. State Representative Taylor Collins of Mediapolis said he finds […]

Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold an open house tonight at the Effigy Mounds National Monument Visitor Center in Harpers Ferry to discuss plans to protect the area from flooding and […]

State officials say the suspect in a southwest Iowa bank robbery died by suicide in a farm field. According to an Iowa Department of Public Safety news release, a man walked into the Iowa State […]

The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld a four-point-seven-five million dollar verdict for a northeast Iowa dairy farm. The award was for the operators of  the Vagts Dairy in West Union who sued Northern Natural Gas […]