State News

The four Native American-owned casinos in Iowa are temporarily smoke-free. The WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan has had the no-smoking policy in place since reopening in mid-June with restrictions, which include requiring face masks for […]

An Iowa DOT worker was killed in northwest Iowa Tuesday morning in an accident on Highway 18 near Boyden. Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that 64-year-old Lynn Roder of Ashton was standing in the westbound […]

Iowans who are buzzing with enthusiasm for boosting the pollinator population ought to take part in the second annual Backyard Bumble Bee Count, starting Friday. Jill Utrup, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs is sending out its annual grants for a variety of programs in art, film, history and culture. Spokesman Michael Morain says the program is funded by the Iowa Legislature. […]

Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague has issued a proclamation requiring every person in the city to wear a face-covering when in a public place. Teague wore a plastic face shield as he read a proclamation […]

Thousands of Iowans in 70 rural communities will be contacted by mail soon as part of a survey about how COVID-19 has affected their lives. The survey will be conducted by researchers at Iowa State […]

Dealing with COVID-19 here in Iowa is hard enough, but imagine doing so if English wasn’t your first language. A coalition of 30 refugee advocacy groups and community organizations is serving tens of thousands of […]

A 65-year-old man died in a grain bin accident east of Le Mars around 10 this morning. Plymouth County Sheriff’s deputies confirmed the individual had safety measures in place, but was still pulled into the […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says the amount of money that would be in another coronavirus stimulus bill is one issue being debated — but she says liability protection is the biggest sticking point for her. […]

Friends, family, and community members will honor the late Congressman Berkley Bedell this weekend with an event on West Lake Okoboji. Bedell, a businessman who served in Congress for 12 years, died in December at […]