State News

Iowa politicians have been issuing written statements this afternoon following a New York jury’s verdict that found former President Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, who joined a group […]

State officials say phone and internet services provided by Lumen Technologies have been disrupted in Iowa due to a water line break at the company’s hub in Des Moines this morning. CenturyLink changed its name […]

One of the world’s top fiction writers will be in central Iowa tonight. Known as one of the most prolific novelists in American history, Joyce Carol Oates has written more than 70 books, including multiple […]

The latest Iowa Drought Monitor shows there’s no sign of drought conditions anywhere in the state. State Climatologist Justin Glisan said March, April and May have been particularly wet. “Given 203 consecutive weeks of D1 […]

The former fire chief in Pacific Junction is accused of stealing at least $40,000 from the charity fund for the town’s fire department. Sixty-seven-year-old Ernie Gencarelli, Jr. is charged with first degree theft, money laundering […]

An asthma drug that’s been around 20-plus years is now FDA-approved for treating multiple food allergies, and an expert says it could be a game-changer for Iowans who live in fear of having a severe […]

It’s shaping up to be a record-breaking year for tornadoes in Iowa. New figures from the National Weather Service show Iowa’s had 86 tornadoes so far this year, with 44 last month and 42 this […]

For the past month students in a southeast Iowa school were not allowed to use their cell phones during school hours and their principal expects the policy to resume when the next school year starts […]

Tornadoes and other types of severe weather can make life hard on property owners, but also on the companies that insure them. The Insurance Journal says most home insurance companies paid out more in claims […]

Three tornadoes hit rural areas of southwest Iowa’s Adams County nine days ago. Adams County Emergency Management director Bill Lyddon told Radio Iowa his best guess at this time is over 70 farm buildings were […]

There’s change ahead for Iowans who’re UScellular customers. T-Mobile is spending $4.4 billion to acquire most of UScellular’s assets. UScellular is the fourth largest cell phone carrier in the country. Iowa is one of the […]

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 11th annual Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase. Iowa State is set to participate in the event on Tuesday, December 17th with a matchup against 2023 Final […]

Leaders of the Orient-Macksburg School District in southwest Iowa are considering dissolving the district, something that hasn’t happened in Iowa since the Corwith-Wesley Schools shut down in 2015. Orient-Macksburg Superintendent Jeff Kruse says it’s not […]

The Mitchell County Board of Supervisors has sent a letter to the Iowa Utilities Board, objecting to the use of eminent domain for the proposed Summit Carbon Pipeline that would pass through their county. The […]

Eighteen Iowans are being interviewed today for a vacancy on the Iowa Court of Appeals. Thomas Bower of Cedar Falls, the chief judge on the Iowa Court of Appeals since 2019, will retire in June. […]

Iowa State has announced its men’s basketball non-conference schedule for the 2024-25 season. The schedule features seven home games at Hilton Coliseum. The season opener is slated for Nov. 4 against Mississippi Valley State. The […]

Eight members of Minnesota’s Incident Management Team are in the tornado-tossed southwest Iowa town of Greenfield, at the request of Iowa officials through a multi-state emergency aid compact. Jacob Beauregard, with Minnesota Homeland Security and […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s becoming increasingly agitated by having such a short work week. Grassley, a Republican, says Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, has strayed far from how it was when […]

Brewers from across the state are producing a limited edition “Yield of Dreams” beer to draw attention to Iowa’s craft beer industry and its economic impact on the state. The beer-making process started yesterday at […]

Hundreds of Iowa high school theater students from dozens of schools are in central Iowa today, rehearsing on the big stage at the Des Moines Civic Center for tomorrow night’s final performance. The annual Iowa […]