State News

Dozens of county fairs across Iowa are still in limbo as restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic are making planning close to impossible. The Winnebago County Fair Board is moving ahead with plans to hold […]

Test Iowa, the $26 million state project to expand COVID-19 testing, was launched 23 days ago and late this morning Governor Kim Reynolds announced the State Hygienic Lab validated the machinery for processing “Test Iowa” […]

New state unemployment claims were at their lowest level last week since the coronavirus pandemic started. Iowa Workforce Development says there were 16,735 new unemployment claims in the first week of May. That is down […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is part of a bipartisan group pushing to get some of the federal pandemic response money directed to local media outlets. “The federal government, if we are supporting different efforts to […]

A group of Iowa labor and community organizers is calling for state and federal agencies to boost oversight of factories and meat packing plants. Gayle Warner’s husband has worked at a Whirlpool factory in Amana […]

Restaurants may reopen Friday in 22 Iowa counties for inside-the-dining-room seating, but at half capacity. “As it is right now, and things can change daily, when we go to 50% occupancy opening, I won’t reopen […]

The Iowa Department of Transportation plans to release an updated proposal by the end of this month that reduces the number of full-service interstate rest areas targeted for closing from 11 to 8. The DOT’s […]

More than a dozen U.S. senators, including Iowans Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, are calling for indemnity support for pork producers who are depopulating their herds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jen Sorenson of Ankeny, […]

Congressman Steve King has been saying for the past two weeks that he has an agreement with the Republican leader in the U.S. House to get this committee assignments restored,  but an Ohio congressman who’s […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is allowing more Iowa businesses to reopen, but her latest pandemic-related proclamation still prohibits sports gatherings of 10 or more until midnight on Wednesday, May 27th. Reynolds was asked specifically about high […]