State News

For the past 12 weeks, Governor Kim Reynolds has been holding news conferences on weekdays to discuss the pandemic. She’s also been working out of the emergency operations center at the Iowa National Guard’s armory […]

Iowa lawmakers will have to pare down the state spending plans they were drafting before the pandemic hit. The state Revenue Estimating Conference met this afternoon and lowered its estimate of state tax collections. The […]

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says the video showing the death of a Minnesota man in police custody is heartbreaking, but destructive protests aren’t the answer. “As Americans, we have a right to peacefully protest and […]

More Iowans are buying food directly from farmers during the pandemic, with Facebook groups and other social media connecting producers and customers. Jenna Anthofer of Breda started the group IA Farm 2 Table on Facebook […]

A University of Iowa study finds tiny tree pollen particles can hang in the air for a long time after a rain shower, causing grief for allergy and asthma sufferers. U-I chemistry professor Betsy Stone […]

Authorities spent yesterday digging in a Waterloo suburb, apparently looking for evidence in the month-long search for a missing Arizona man and his step-daughter, who are believed to have been murdered. The property being searched […]

Tyson Foods has decided to temporarily halt operations at its pork processing plant in Storm Lake. * The company indicated the closure is due, in part, to a delay in COVID-19 testing results and team […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says $3.5 million of the state’s federal pandemic response money will be used to support food banks and other efforts to feed needy Iowans. “Covid-19 has been one of those times when […]

The Hinterland Music Festival has been canceled for this year. The sixth annual festival was to be held in St. Charles south of Des Moines beginning July 31st. But organizers say too much uncertainty with […]

The Iowa Department of Agriculture has launched a program to help pork producers deal with hogs they can’t take to market after coronavirus shutdowns at packing plants. Ag Secretary Mike Naig says it’s something no […]