State News

A western Iowa woman was killed in a crash with a semi in Audubon County on Wednesday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol reports the crash happened at around 2:15 p.m. at 220th Street and Highway […]

A bill that’s cleared the Iowa legislature would let churches and non-profit organizations that host bingo games as fundraisers offer a gun worth up to $5000 as a prize. The bill cleared the Senate almost […]

The Iowa Sierra Club Iowa is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate the large fertilizer spill on the East Nishnabotna River that killed thousands of fish. Chapter Director Pam Mackey-Taylor says they sent a […]

The fire that destroyed a decades-old wooden grain elevator in north-central Iowa last weekend is still smoldering, and a huge pile of soybeans remains to be cleaned up. Nick Willwerth is a spokesman for the […]

The Midwest is seeing a rise in cases of Lyme disease and other health problems associated with ticks, and experts say the trouble is, millions of the tiny insects are now surviving our warmer winters. […]

The Iowa Senate has passed a bill giving schools some legal protection if staff with a professional gun permit volunteer to respond to a shooting on school grounds. According to Senator Dave Rowley, a Republican […]

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that lets Iowa officials arrest and deport people who are in the country illegally. Reynolds said the law “gives Iowa law enforcement te power to […]

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services says two babies were given up to the state last month through the Safe Haven program. HHS says a baby girl, born March 17th and a baby […]

A Sioux City woman who is the wife of a Woodbury County Supervisor plans to appeal her voter fraud conviction. Guy Weinstein has been appointed to represent Kim Taylor in the appeal. Taylor was sentenced […]

A DOT spokesman says progress is being made on the repairs to the Mississippi River bridge at Lansing that was closed February 25th after two piers shifted. The DOT’s Clayton Burke says good weather has […]

The Council of Presidents of the colleges and universities of the NAIA has voted unanimously to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports competitions. There are 11 Iowa schools in the organization. Corey Westra […]

A House panel has voted to set aside a quarter of a million dollars for projects that make Iowa’s state parks more accessible to visitors with disabilities. Republican Representative Norlin Mommsen of DeWitt says it’s […]

Governor Reynolds says she will not consider any changes in the law she signed two weeks ago that overhauls Area Education Agencies. “No. No, I’m absolutely not,” Reynolds said. “That was the deal.” The new […]

A man who’s considered the world’s most popular author, with almost half a BILLION books sold globally, will appear in central Iowa tonight. James Patterson is as big as they get, according to Tim Paluch, […]

A bill to give property owners resisting a proposed carbon pipeline a new legal option has cleared initial review in the Iowa Senate. It’s already passed the Iowa House by a wide, bipartisan margin. Senator […]

The Iowa House has voted to establish statewide regulations for automated traffic cameras that generate tickets for speeding and running red lights. Tickets could only be issued if a vehicle is caught going at least […]

New Drake basketball coach Ben McCollum has gone to work rebuilding the Bulldog roster. The native of Storm Lake spent the past 15 years at Northwest Missouri State and won four Division II national championships. […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder has done a “phenomenal job” and her pay should reflect that. “I think we need to recognize her. She’s done a great job,” Reynolds said […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder has done a “phenomenal job” and her pay should reflect that. “I think we need to recognize her. She’s done a great job,” Reynolds said […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that gives Iowa’s attorney general subpoena power to investigate agland purchases and ensure foreigners and foreign governments are not investing in Iowa farmland. “Important legislation to […]