State News

Governor Kim Reynolds isn’t providing a timeline for her decisions, but the governor will likely give portions of the state permission to reopen for public gatherings and commerce before others. Reynolds said about 70 percent […]

Secretary of State Paul Pate has mailed every registered voter in the state a form to request an absentee ballot for the June Primary and Pate says they should arrive in mailboxes next week. “It’s […]

The pandemic forced the cancellation of the Drake Relays, but Drake University’s Beautiful Bulldog contest continued and was decided by online voting via Facebook on Tuesday. The winner is Hulk, a three-year-old English bulldog owned […]

Two long-time members of the State Racing and Gaming Commission are retiring from the board when their current terms expire at the end of this month. Carl Heinrich of Council Bluffs and Jeff Lamberti of […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says a public health “strike team” has been dispatched to Tama County to test employees of area nursing homes for COVID-19. A nursing home in Toledo has been the site of an […]

The Iowa Association of Realtors report shows home sales continued at a good pace in March despite precautions instituted to protect everyone during the pandemic. Scott Wendl is president of the association. “We actually got […]

Leaders in Clear Lake, Mason City and Cerro Gordo County are offering $500,000 to help small, independently-owned businesses that are suffering during the pandemic. The North Iowa Corridor Economic Development Corporation’s “Small Business & Continuity […]

Tyson Foods is closing its pork processing plant in Waterloo until further notice. Tyson officials announced in a news release today that the company plans an indefinite shut down of operations at the plant this […]

Pork producers from across Iowa are donating several thousand pounds of meat to the state’s five main food banks. Trish Cook, a member of the Iowa Pork Producers Association board, says it’s a win-win since […]

A special investigation by the state auditor’s office flagged more than $7400 in improper purchases made by a long-time deputy sheriff in southeast Iowa. Jeff White worked in the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office for […]