State News

The latest Drought Monitor report for Iowa is dramatically different than it was one year ago. One year ago 100% of Iowa was either in drought or abnormally dry conditions. The latest Drought Monitor map […]

The president of the American Medical Association is in Iowa today to address the state’s top doctors about key healthcare issues, including Iowa’s worsening shortage of rural physicians. Dr. Bruce Scott is an otolaryngologist and […]

The Iowa Natural Resources Commission gave final approval Thursday to antlerless deer quotas that include a drop in the number of does that can be taken in western Iowa. The DNR held hearings on the […]

Iowa State University researchers say a sugar molecule they’ve found in the mammary glands of cattle is the so-called receptor that transmits highly pathogenic avian influenza. Professor Todd Bell, in ISU’s veterinary pathology lab, says […]

Two of the Iowa Democrats running for congress today called on President Biden to end his bid for reelection. Christina Bohannan of Iowa City, the Democrat running against Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, said it’s time […]

The chairman of the Iowa Republican Party is scheduled to deliver the speech that officially nominates Donald Trump for president. In a written statement issued this afternoon, Jeff Kaufmann said he is “beyond humbled and […]

Sentencing has been set for August 21st in Kossuth County for 43-year-old Kyle after he was convicted of killing Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram. Ricke faces a mandatory life sentence on the first-degree murder conviction. […]

Residents in two-thirds of Iowa counties have experienced destruction from late spring and early summer tornadoes, flooding or both. At least 5000 homes are damaged or destroyed. State officials are launching new grant programs to […]

All of members of Iowa’s U.S. House delegation voted for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act that prevents noncitizens from registering to vote in U.S. federal elections. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says the bill strengthens the […]

A Dickinson County Jury has found Kyle Lou Ricke guilty in the shooting death of Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram in September of 2023. Judge Nancy Whittenburg read the verdict just before noon. “We the […]