State News

Several rows of cardinal and gold-painted bee hives now sit north of Ames at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station as interest in bees on the campus is buzzing. Randall Cass, ISU’s bee extension […]

Governor Kim Reynolds signed an executive order this morning to automatically restore voting rights to most paroled felons. “This is a cause on which so many Iowans have worked on for years. It boils down […]

Iowa will open the football season September fifth at home against Maryland. The Big Ten released a ten game, conference only schedule that gives each team two bye weeks and the possibility of moving the […]

Webster County authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting south of Fort Dodge. The Fort Dodge Police and Webster County Sheriff’s Department were called to a residence shortly after 7 Tuesday evening for a report of […]

The Country Thunder 2020 Music Festival in Forest City that was moved to Labor Day over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak has now been canceled until 2021. Country Thunder’s Gerry Krochak  says the decision game […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has set aside $60 million in federal aid for eligible Iowa cities and $40 million for counties to cover pandemic-related expenses. “These funds can be used to reimburse for expenditures such as […]

The public works director in Spencer says it appears the fire at the city-owned landfill near Graettinger has been extinguished. Fire departments were first dispatched to the scene a month ago. Spencer Public Works Director […]

UNI officials have the go-ahead to create a “team room” for the Panther football team inside the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. “To the extent there are corners in a round building, it’ll go in the […]

Ankeny police are looking for a man for questioning in the death of a 17-year-old woman and her unborn baby. Police found Mia Holmes of Ankney with a gunshot to the chest at a hotel […]

Public health officials in Dubuque County are dealing with a rise in COVID-19 cases, as local governments, hospitals, emergency managers, and others work to respond to the pandemic. The White House task force calls the […]