State News

The state unemployment rate moved down slightly in May. Iowa Workforce Development says the May jobless rate is 10% — down from 10.2% percent in April — as the impact from the coronavirus pandemic lingers. […]

The president of the Iowa-Nebraska NAACP says her organization has been seeking action on a variety of racial justice issues for years, but Betty Andrews says getting the governor to issue an executive order that […]

Quad Cities-based John Deere is restructuring and implementing a new operating model. Spokeswoman Jen Hartmann says it’s been eleven years since the last “global” restructuring. The new model is called the Deere Smart Industrial strategy.  […]

Three new “Test Iowa” sites are opening next week for Iowans seeking a COVID-19 screening. On Monday, a drive through site will open in Spirit Lake at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds and another will open […]

The news conference Governor Kim Reynolds held Thursday is the last to be televised statewide as part of state government’s response to the pandemic. “A heartfelt thanks to all the Iowans and the notes and […]

There’s still no word from the U.S.D.A. on requests from Iowa leaders to help the state’s turkey producers recover from serious production problems caused by COVID-19. Iowa Turkey Federation executive director Gretta Irwin says the […]

Woodbury County is joining the nationwide effort to install signs commemorating the history of Highway 20. County Economic Development Director David Gleiser says it’s part of a national project to mark the original route. He […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has signed the bill into law that gives businesses and health care providers new liability protections from COVID-related lawsuits. Senator Zach Whiting, a Republican from Spirit Lake, said it sends an important […]

Governor Kim Reynolds today said there is no “hard and fast deadline” for her to sign an executive order to automatically restore felon voting rights before the November 3rd General Election. “It’s a priority of […]

Governor Kim Reynolds today said there is no “hard and fast deadline” for her to sign an executive order to automatically restore felon voting rights before the November 3rd General Election. “It’s a priority of […]