State News

The Iowa Department of Public Health and the Iowa Board of Pharmacy are sponsoring a new program to give out doses of a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses. Health Department Opioid Initiatives Director Kevin […]

The manager of the University of Iowa’s Van Allen Observatories says if the clouds clear, Iowans should take advantage of a very rare opportunity to see a comet this week. Caroline Roberts, who also coordinates […]

A statewide Amber Alert was issued early today for a Davenport girl who was reportedly abducted last Friday. Davenport police say 10-year-old Breasia Terrell is still missing and is in danger. She’s black, four-foot-five and […]

The League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa and a group called “Majority Forward” have filed a lawsuit that seeks to block a new state law on how county election officials handle absentee ballots […]

Seventeen Iowa communities are splitting $300,000 worth of new state grants. Only cities with fewer than 20,000 residents were eligible. “These inaugural innovation grants are a fantastic showcase of what the governor’s Empower Rural Iowa […]

More than 17 percent of Iowa’s K-12 teachers are 55 or older and Governor Kim Reynolds today said state officials realize the health concerns of teachers are an issue as schools reopen for classes. “I […]

This summer’s major fundraisers for the American Cancer Society in Iowa are undergoing significant changes due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Relay For Life is held every summer in many Iowa cities to raise funds […]

This summer’s major fundraisers for the American Cancer Society in Iowa are undergoing significant changes due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Relay For Life is held every summer in many Iowa cities to raise funds […]

A report from the State Auditor’s office says coronavirus results from the Test Iowa program are not being properly handled because they go from the State Hygienic Lab to three other entities before making it […]

Governor Reynolds today said all the inmates at the state prison in Fort Dodge who’ve tested negative this month for COVID-19 are being re-tested today. An inmate died of complications of the virus and 186 […]