State News

The City of Iowa City and the University of Iowa are doing a property swap and one of the university’s writing programs will get a new address. The 177-year-old Gilmore House will be moved across […]

A year after record floods washed over the region, some Mississippi River communities are struggling financially during the pandemic. Bettendorf Mayor Bob Gallagher co-chairs the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative. He and other mayors […]

An online academy associated with a southwest Iowa school district has seen a significant increase in interest from parents exploring education options during the pandemic. Dr. James Brauer, the principal of the Iowa Connections Academy, […]

The board that governs the three state universities has approved $65.4 million in budget cuts. Board of Regents president Michael Richards warned this may not be the end of the cuts. “We certainly anticipate that […]

A Wisconsin woman is dead after being struck and killed by a tractor at Clear Lake State Park on Tuesday afternoon. The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Department says they responded to a medical call at […]

The executive director of the Iowa High School Music Association wants to set the record straight after false information has circulated about events being cancelled due to COVID-19. Despite some necessary changes, Alan Greiner says […]

The annual rodeo in the southwest Iowa community of Carson starts this evening. The event is on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit, which which has been scaled back due to the pandemic. Wade Grinager, […]

Three men are in custody and face federal drug charges for trafficking meth out of Iowa. Local, state and federal authorities executed a dozen search warrants this week in Marshalltown, Roland, Cedar Falls and Waterloo. […]

A key advisor on the White House Coronavirus Task Force says Iowa is among a group of states where mitigation efforts should increase. Dr. Deborah Birx sad the concern is rising infection rates among 20 […]

Two people were hurt in a home explosion and fire Tuesday afternoon in northeast Iowa. The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a possible explosion and fire at a home northeast of Cascade. […]