State News

Most kids look forward to summer vacation, but three months away from school and friends can cause some children to feel isolated and spiral into depression, anxiety and even substance use. Avery Desy, adolescent unit […]

The U.S.D.A. crop report says farmers were only able to get into the fields four of seven days last week due to wet conditions. State climatologist Justin Glisan says the outlook for early June shows […]

Polls open at 7 a.m. tomorrow for Iowa’s Primary Election. There are no statewide contests for either major political party, but two of the Republicans who represent Iowa in the U.S. House face challenges from […]

Marshalltown Police are looking for a teenager wanted in a fatal shooting at the Center Street Station Bar early Saturday morning. An altercation outside between two men led to 41-year-old Ramon Alexis Feliciano Nieves, of […]

With kids out of school and warm weather in the forecast, Iowa’s county and state parks are filling up with campers, which means hospital emergency rooms will also be filling up with folks who’ve had […]

Dickinson County’s sheriff says a jail inmate charged with an attempted murder in early May has been charged with another felony for trying to escape from the county jail. Dickinson County Sheriff Greg Balloun says […]

The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado briefly touched down in Sheldon on Friday afternoon. The National Weather Service has rated the tornado an EFO and surveys indicate it tracked for nearly a mile. […]

A second case of avian influenza is now confirmed in the state.  The case reported Sunday by the Iowa Department of Agriculture involves a Cherokee County commercial turkey flock with more than 100,000 birds. The […]

A Bondurant company is getting a state loan to allow it compost material from ethanol plants, chicken growing operations, and wood waste at a facility near Earlham. The DNR’s Tom Anderson says the J. Pettiecord […]

There was a grand opening in northern Iowa this past weekend for a military museum. It’s located in Forest City’s Heritage Park and features a number of artifacts, historic displays, and military items. Riley Lewis […]

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The Glenn Miller Music Festival returns to Clarinda for the 47th time this week, with concerts, events, and food to celebrate the famed band leader in his birthplace. Shari Greenwood, executive director of the Glenn […]

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s annual “Roast and Ride” fundraiser has given Iowa Republicans a chance to restate their criticism of last week’s conviction of former President Trump. Ernst said the trial has “solidified support” for […]

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says a 17-month-long review has found “serious problems” in state services for crime victims. “All too often our criminal justice system doesn’t serve victims the way it should,” Bird said […]

The Iowa Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in a Black Hawk County case that involves the “stand your ground” law. Lasondra Johnson of Waterloo was charged with first-degree murder after a fight and […]

Motorcycles make up just four-percent of all registered vehicles in Iowa, but the Iowa DOT says motorcycle fatalities last year accounted for 16-percent of the state’s total traffic deaths. Kelly Hilsabeck, the trauma injury prevention […]

Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Marion says the “real verdict” for former President Donald Trump will come in November and she’ll join Trump’s fight for redemption on the campaign trail. “I believe the Democrats’ strategy […]

Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley predicts the felony conviction against Donald Trump will be overturned on appeal, after the former president was found guilty Thursday afternoon on all 34 counts of falsifying business records. While […]

We’re now in what are considered the 100 deadliest days of the year for teen drivers, the roughly three months between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Brian Ortner, a spokesman for AAA Iowa, says the […]

Both Congressman Randy Feenstra and Kevin Virgil, the Republican challenging Feenstra in next week’s Primary Election, agree sustainable jet fuel made from corn or soybeans could be a huge boost to Iowa’s economy. The candidates […]