State News

Governor Kim Reynolds is allocating $30 million to provide mental health care to Iowa adults and children. The federal money was sent to the state to deal with the pandemic. Reynolds said the disruptions COVID-19 […]

The Iowa Department of Corrections is reporting the first coronavirus-related death of a prison inmate. Inmate Ray Allen Van Lengen died at the University of Iowa Hospitals Monday from what a review by the Johnson […]

Governor Kim Reynolds today said she has not given Iowa cities and counties authority to enforce local ordinances that require people to wear face coverings in public. Reynolds said that means the proclamation Muscatine’s mayor […]

The governor has confirmed there’s a coronavirus outbreak at the state prison in Fort Dodge. Nearly 500 inmates and staff have been tested for COVID-19 and today, prison officials report 61 inmates and two staff […]

The governor has confirmed there’s a coronavirus outbreak at the state prison in Fort Dodge. Nearly 500 inmates and staff have been tested for COVID-19 and today, prison officials report 61 inmates and two staff […]

The FAA is investigating a single-engine plane crash near a Minnesota airport involving a Winneshiek County couple. The pilot, 73-year-old Richard Zahasky of Decorah, and his 68-year-old wife Roseann Zahasky were treated for minor injuries […]

The attorney representing the man accused of killing a Fort Dodge pastor last fall is requesting a change of venue for the trial. Thirty-six-year-old Joshua Pendleton of Fort Dodge is charged with first-degree murder in […]

The parks director in Sioux City says damage to the Flight 232 memorial on the city’s riverfront was caused by nature — not vandalism. Two pieces of the monument have toppled over and parks director […]

Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer says they won’t set another record for sales in the fiscal year that just ended June 30th. Neubauer says they won’t match the $390.1 million record once all the numbers […]

A federal judge has ordered the Dakota Access oil pipeline that runs through Iowa to shut down until an environmental review is completed. The pipeline carries oil from North Dakota to Illinois. It runs 350 […]