State News

After wandering through farm fields in northeast Iowa, an adult black bear is now near Davenport and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is warning people to steer clear. Perhaps 150 spectators in dozens of […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is issuing an executive order to create what she’s calling the Governor’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. She said the panel will help to “chart a course” for Iowa’s economic comeback after months […]

While the Iowa State Fair and many of the state’s county fairs have canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at least one fair in southeast Iowa is moving forward with plans. Dixie Shipley, […]

Ongoing unemployment claims dropped again last week. The number of continuing claims fell by 3,516 to 155,752. That’s down by about 34,900 from the peak of 189,643 back in the first week of May. First-time […]

The governor has signed a bill into law that makes it clear “smoke-able” hemp is illegal in Iowa and hemp cannot be fed to animals. The legislation is an update to a 2019 law that […]

A few Iowa high schools are holding graduation ceremonies this weekend. In southeast Iowa, the 2020 Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock High School Graduation will be held on Friday in the high school gym. “We’ve done everything we […]

The University of Iowa says it will keep its regular fall semester calendar when classes resume, but students will switch to on-line classes after going home for the Thanksgiving break. The fall semester in Iowa […]

Iowans who may have more time on their hands this summer due to the pandemic likely have an excellent camera on their smartphones and stunning, agriculture-related subjects to shoot nearby. Entries are now being taken […]

The Iowa Beef Industry Council (IBIC) recently launched a local beef directory to connect farmers who sell beef directly to consumers. IBC spokesperson, Casey Allison, says the directory was developed as people started getting more […]

The Iowa Department of Public Health today reported the first-ever case of Heartland virus. Heartland virus is thought to be transmitted by the Lone Star tick and was first discovered in 2009 in Missouri. Since […]