State News

Lakes and rivers are often full on Memorial Day, as many people get their boats out for the first time. Iowa DNR boating law administrator Susan Stocker says the desire to get out on the […]

Memorial Day observances in most cities across Iowa , and nationwide, will be much different this year because of the pandemic. In northeast Iowa, Earlville Legion Commander Loras Mensen says he decided to change things […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is encouraging Iowans who have unsuccessfully tried to schedule a “Test Iowa” appointment for a COVID-19 screening to try again. The Test Iowa site in Sioux City closes this evening. Woodbury County […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says the state is using emergency funds from the federal government to cover some of the increase in unemployment payouts. The latest data shows one in 10 Iowans in the workforce had […]

The state is shutting down “Test Iowa” sites in Waterloo and Sioux City and opening drive-thru testing for COVID-19 at three new locations. One will be in Marshalltown, on the community college campus. Marshall County […]

Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer is reporting foul financial news. Quad Cities-based John Deere reports net sales for the second quarter fell 18% while net income plummeted from $1.1 billion a year ago to nearly $666 […]

The Iowa Supreme Court says the debts from all crimes should not be linked together when it comes to clearing someone’s record. The ruling involves a case where a woman paid off the debt associated […]

Within 10 days, the majority of businesses and facilities Governor Kim Reynolds ordered to close in March will have been allowed to reopen, under new pandemic-related guidelines. Reynolds says critics of her decisions fail to […]

A Davenport man is under arrest after his mother was found dead early Thursday morning. Davenport Police responded to a 911 call and found 59-year-old Victoria Watson unresponsive in the apartment she shared with her […]

A new estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau shows an eastern Iowa town is the fastest growing. “The fastest-growing city was Panorama Park — it’s a smaller town — the current population is 319, according […]