State News

The director of Iowa Workforce Development says some laid-off Iowans called back to work may be able to refuse for “a few, virus-related” reasons and keep getting unemployment benefits, but Beth Townsend says citing general […]

UNI Director of Athletics David Harris, head coaches, senior staff and select other staff have committed to take voluntary pay cuts through the remainder of the 2019-2020 fiscal year. The pay cut will help the […]

Iowa Workforce Development reports 28,827 first-time claims for unemployment in the last week. Some businesses forced to closed by the coronavirus outbreak will be allow to reopen in 77 counties beginning Friday. IWD deputy director […]

If online orders for seeds and plants are any indication, there will likely be many more backyard gardens around the state this year. Since mid-March, interest in garden seeds and plants has quadrupled at the […]

Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer is co-sponsoring a bill that would establish $500 million worth of federal grants to boost use of ethanol and biodiesel. The grants could be used to upgrade fueling stations, pipelines or […]

Fitness clubs in 77 Iowa counties are among the businesses that will be allowed to reopen Friday with several restrictions due to the pandemic. Dan Haynes, executive director of the Nishna Valley YMCA in Atlantic, […]

Iowa’s Secretary of State, Paul Pate, is looking for poll workers to help voters during the June 2nd primary. Pate says the coronavirus has them changing their approach. “Normally Iowa’s poll workers tend to come […]

Nearly 900 Iowa National Guard soldiers have been called to active duty to help in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Adjutant General Benjamin Corell says 150 of those soldiers are at call centers […]

Tyson will temporarily shut down its Dakota City beef facility near Sioux City this weekend. According to a statement from the company, the facility will pause operations starting Friday through Monday, May 4th to complete […]

While several tax filing deadlines have been pushed back by the state and federal governments, other tax deadlines are still in place and Iowans are warned to be aware. John Fuller, spokesman for the Iowa […]