State News

The Iowa Legislative Council has unanimously approved Secretary of State Paul Pate’s plan to mail every active voter in the state an application for an absentee ballot for the November election. Pate did a similar […]

A north-central Iowa drug kingpin today became the first Iowan in more than five decades to be executed. Fifty-two-year-old Dustin Honken of Britt was executed at the federal prison in Terre Haute Indiana. The Bureau […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says she had nothing to do with the removal of the lead spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Public Health. Former spokesperson Polly Carver-Kimm says she believes she’s a casualty of the […]

A northwest Iowa man who was jailed after a fatal shooting two months ago now faces more serious allegations. Eighty-two-year-old Thomas Knapp of rural Merrill now faces first-degree murder charges. Deputies were called to the […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican, says if there’s a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S Senate should start the process of filling it as soon as possible. “We have a Republican-held Senate […]

After a brief break from muggy weather earlier this week, forecasters say Saturday will be one of Iowa’s hottest days of the year with high temperatures in the 90s and triple-digit heat indices. Meteorologist Roger […]

Iowa Workforce Development says the unemployment rate dropped two points to 8% in June. IWD’s director says that is a positive sign as businesses reopen following shut downs for the pandemic. The unemployment rate one […]

Governor Kim Reynolds issued a proclamation today that outlines some of the expectations for schools returning to class this fall while continuing to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. “First, it directs all state agencies, school […]

For many years, Iowans have heard about gasoline prices, holiday travel forecasts, and vehicle safety reports from AAA-Iowa spokeswoman Rose White — who’s retiring next week after nearly five decades on the job. White started […]

Sioux City’s MercyOne Medical Center has announced the facility will stop delivering babies on September 1st. Spokesperson Jenna Rehnstrom says it was a difficult decision for the hospital and its board of directors to make. […]