State News

Warm, dry weather helped with planting and crop growth this past week. The U.S.D.A. says the corn planting is virtually complete and 97% of the corn in the ground has already emerged. That’s more than […]

Remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal are expected to reach Iowa Tuesday morning, bringing heavy rain and potential flash flooding. Meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff, at the National Weather Service, says those big named storms over the Gulf […]

City and county leaders in Iowa are working to address some issues being raised by protesters who demand racial justice. Linn County Supervisor Stacey Walker is calling on police officers across the state to not […]

Five more “Test Iowa” sites are opening to screen Iowans for COVID-19. Governor Kim Reynolds this morning announced a drive-through Test Iowa location is opening at noon in a Waukee Middle School parking lot, which […]

A 13-year-old boy drowned Saturday afternoon near Le Mars at a private pond while attending a birthday party. The boy was reported as missing, and rescuers used a boat from the Iowa DNR equipped with […]

A committee in the Iowa Senate has narrowly approved a plan to give Iowa restaurants and bars permanent permission to sell mixed drinks to go. Governor Reynolds ordered restaurants and bars to close on St. […]

A Sioux Center chiropractic clinic has agreed to a settlement involving Medicaid billing. The Sioux Center Chiropractic Wellness Center and chiropractors Tyler and Tiffany Armstrong have agreed to pay $30,418 dollars to resolve allegations they […]

Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz says he has spoken to several former players to discuss alleged racial disparities within the program. An independent review of the strength and conditioning program is underway and longtime strength […]

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has awarded more than one million dollars in federal coronavirus relief. The administrator of the Iowa Arts Council, David Schmitz, says the money was spread out to 173 organizations […]

Senate Republicans are proposing new restrictions on state and local election officials after changes made for last week’s primary elections led to record turnout, primarily from early voting with absentee ballots. Democrats like Senator Pam […]