State News

Hair salons and barber shops statewide may reopen on Friday. Governor Kim Reynolds announced a series of decisions today that will allow more businesses to reopen. “I have full confidence in Iowans,” Reynolds said, “and […]

As more businesses reopen in Iowa, a supply chain management expert at Iowa State University predicts more disruptions and shortages are coming, much like we saw with toilet paper and cleaning supplies in recent weeks. […]

One person was injured in an officer-involved shooting early this morning near a Marshalltown elementary school. Police were called around 4 a.m. on a report of someone causing a problem. Marshalltown’s police chief says the […]

An Iowa Department of Transportation planner says the drop in traffic on the state’s roadways brought on by the coronavirus is starting to ease up. The DOT’s Stuart Anderson says peak drop in travel in […]

Iowa’s two U.S. senators want more money pumped into programs to compensate hog producers who are forced to euthanize herds due to the pandemic. With some meatpacking plants closed, processing capacity is down by 20- […]

The $3 trillion economic recovery plan introduced in the U.S. House includes $2.25 billion for the biofuels industry. Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer, a Democrat from Dubuque, is part of the House Biofuels Caucus that lobbied […]

Barbers and hair stylists throughout the state are awaiting the governor’s announcement later this morning about reopening more of the state’s economy. On March 22, Reynolds ordered hair and nail salons and barbershops to close. […]

Nearly 200 people in Clinton County have teamed up to make and distribute cloth face masks. Dianne Prichard of DeWitt is coordinating the “Clinton Mask Force,” which has delivered masks “by the hundreds” to hospitals […]

A new “Test Iowa” site for drive-through COVID-19 tests will start operating Saturday in Storm Lake, which is home to two Tyson facilities. About 800 work at the turkey processing facility and 2400 work at […]

A new “Test Iowa” site for drive-through COVID-19 tests will start operating Saturday in Storm Lake, which is home to two Tyson facilities. About 800 work at the turkey processing facility and 2400 work at […]