State News

While protests in Iowa and nationwide are dividing many people along racial lines, a University of Iowa dance instructor is launching an effort to unite all sides under a common goal, while raising money for […]

The former City Clerk of Ayrshire in Palo Alto County is facing embezzlement and forgery charges related to her former duties. Alesha Olson is charged with second-degree theft and forgery. State Auditor Rob Sand conducted […]

New unemployment claims went back up in the last week. Iowa Workforce Development says there were 10,112 new claims in the last week. That’s an increase of almost 3,700 claims from the previous week when […]

Senate Republicans have sent the governor a bill that will shield health care facilities, businesses and other organizations from most lawsuits over conditions related to COVID-19. Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver of Ankeny said “bad […]

The University of Northern Iowa and Iowa State University will start fall classes earlier and be done by Thanksgiving in an effort to avoid any problems with the coronavirus. ISU Extension vice president John Lawrence […]

Thirty Republicans in the Iowa Senate have voted to impose new limits on the power of the state’s top election official to adjust election rules during an emergency. Secretary of State Paul Pate expanded the […]

One person was found dead inside a car pulled out of a pond today in Oskaloosa. Police were called to Edmundson Park shortly before 11 a.m. about a car that had gone off the road […]

The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been cancelled, due to the pandemic. The Fair Board met this afternoon and voted 11-2 to make the decision. It’s only the sixth time in the fair’s history that […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says she had no problem with Secretary of State Paul Pate sending absentee ballot request forms to every registered voter in April — a move which led to record turn-out for last […]

AARP’s state director says it’s time to revisit the model of elder care in Iowa. Brad Anderson says surveys consistently show older Iowans would prefer to stay at home rather than enter a nursing home, […]