State News

The Iowa House has sent the governor a bill that will let teachers and other school staff volunteer to carry a gun at school if their school board approves. “Time and math do not lie. […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is calling on the Biden administration to stand with Israel after the weekend attack that saw Iran launch some 300 missiles and drones into Israeli territory. Grassley, a Republican, says America […]

The Iowa Senate has sent the governor a bill to set up state regulations for traffic cameras that generate tickets for speeding. Cities and counties will have to get a traffic camera permit from the […]

The pandemic may be over, but ripple effects from all the stresses COVID-19 caused are still being felt in Iowa. Dr. Raymond Garcia, chief medical officer at Rosecrance Behavioral Health in Sioux City, says their […]

Manchester and Van Buren County have been selected by the new Iowa Rural Vitality Coalition as the two areas for a pilot program to improve the health and vitality of residents. Manchester Rural Vitality lead […]

The legislature has passed a bill requiring motorists in Iowa to yield not just to pedestrians in crosswalks, but to bicyclists, skateboarders and people on scooters or in wheelchairs. It expands current state law, which […]

Work is progressing on crafting the new Farm Bill, and Iowa’s Fourth District Congressman Randy Feenstra, a Republican from Hull, says he’s hopeful the legislation that’s so important to the heartland will be finalized soon. […]

Iowa State head men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has announced the addition of three transfers to the 2024-25 Iowa State roster. Seattle transfer Brandton Chatfield, Northern Iowa transfer Nate Heise and Charlotte transfer Dishon Jackson […]

A training session for severe weather spotters in Carroll County that was scheduled for tonight is cancelled due to the threat of, wait for it, severe weather. National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Small says if […]

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he’s gathered enough petition signatures to qualify for Iowa’s general election ballot due to turnout at a campaign rally in central Iowa. Iowa law gives independent presidential […]

Iowa DNR spokesman Peter Hildreth says the annual walleye collection was successful. “The goal is to collect enough fish to hatch 154.8 million walleye fry that will supply Iowa lakes and fish hatcheries,” Hildreth says. […]

The Iowa Supreme Court has unanimously reversed a $790,000 verdict awarded a state employee in a hostile-work-environment lawsuit. Tracy White filed the lawsuit in 2019 against her supervisor Mike McInroy at the Department of Human […]

The weather is warming and the tractors are chugging away as Iowa farmers are starting the planting season. Angie Rieck Hinz, a field agronomist with the Iowa State University Extension, says she’s seeing plenty of […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is speaking out in favor of the Senate putting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on trial for his role in what Republicans say is a crisis at the southern border. […]

With the warmer weather, Iowans are finally starting to launch into their spring cleaning projects, sprucing up both their homes and their work spaces. Jessica Boland, a worksite wellness consultant, says cleansing and decluttering can […]

The top Republican in the Iowa House says there needs to be more review of a bill designed to ensure Iowa men who were sexually abused by Boy Scout leaders decades ago get full payments […]

There was interest inside and outside the courtroom as the Iowa Supreme Court held oral arguments on the fetal heartbeat law. A group of people who back the law gathered in the parking lot of […]

A man from Iowa and a teenage girl died following a chase and overnight standoff south of Madison, Wisconsin Wednesday evening. Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said 37-year-old Alexander C. Grunke of Middleton died from […]

The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on the fetal heartbeat law that’s been on hold since the the governor signed the bill. The state’s attorney Eric Wessen argued the state has a rational […]

The Hoosier State is now banking on its own Caitlin Clark Effect, as the Indiana Fever is expected to pick the University of Iowa star basketball player during Monday’s WNBA draft. Dr. Cathy DuBois, dean […]