State News

Iowans are being warned to use extreme caution when taking weight loss drugs they bought online, because they either can’t afford or can’t find FDA-approved medications like Ozempic. Marisa Pruitt, a registered dietician with the […]

Many parks, trails, waterways and docks in northeast Iowa are reopening as early summer floodwaters recede, but safety for parkgoers remains a concern as bacteria and other contaminant levels in area rivers remain high. Lori […]

Iowa DOT records show a decline in the number of cars and pick-up trucks registered to drive on Iowa roads last year. In 2023, there were just over a million cars registered for use in […]

Managers of an Iowa Great Lakes amusement park have set a $50,000 for a benefit concert to help Spencer residents impacted by flooding. Jon Pausley is executive director of Arnolds Park, which is on the […]

Construction will resume soon on the new bridge over the Mississippi River at Lansing. Work was suspended in early June due to high water river levels, and then flooding. Pete Hjelmstad, a field service coordinator […]

Researchers recently discovered what’s known as a “remnant prairie” at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station and they’re working to restore it. Remnant prairies have never been plowed or completely converted into non-native species. […]

A survey by the Iowa Brewers Guild finds Iowa breweries generated a total economic impact of $1.25 billion from operations, trade, and tourism in 2022. That’s a big increase from the $245 million impact in […]

Nearly 50 Iowans who’re Democratic National Convention delegates will soon be called upon to pick a new nominee after President Biden’s exit from the 2024 race. Iowa Democratic Party Rita Hart said she’s sad Biden […]

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, says former President Donald Trump set the proper tone in calling for unity in his acceptance of the party’s nomination last night. “I do you think everybody […]

Thousands of bicyclists on RAGBRAI — the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa — will leave Glenwood Sunday and peddle through the small southwest Iowa towns of Silver City, Henderson, and Emerson arriving in […]