State News

The director of the Iowa DOT gave the state Transportation Commission an update on flood recovery efforts during their meeting Tuesday. Director Scott Marler says one of the big jobs was helping haul debris away. […]

The State Racing and Gaming Commission fined the Tippico sports book $5,000 for allowing a bet on how many interceptions the quarterback would have in the Super Bowl. They issued a second fine of $15,000 […]

The Mississippi River is slowly returning to its banks, leaving behind a muddy mess. Last week, the river swelled to major flood stage in the Quad Cities, following heavy rains in the Upper Midwest. Davenport […]

Authorities in southwestern Iowa are releasing more information about an incident last month that left two people dead. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said its investigation began after a juvenile suffering from a medical emergency […]

A public health collaboration in central Iowa is trying to close health disparities among Latinos seeking care for cognitive health. Jimmy Reyes, a professor at the University of Northern Iowa Department of Nursing and Public […]

Ten Iowa regions have launched a “wage enhancement program” for childcare workers. It was financed with $3 million in federal pandemic relief money and Sheri Penney of the Iowa Women’s Foundation says Iowa businesses in […]

The mother of the Algona man accused of shooting a policeman to death last year has testified at her son’s murder trial. Video from Algona Officer Kevin Cram’s police camera was played in the courtroom, […]

The Iowa Business Council’s (IBC) second-quarter Economic Outlook Survey shows some declines in what members are expecting in the next six months, but overall optimism. IBC president Joe Murphy says the there three main areas […]

Meetings are scheduled in 23 counties for public review of the Summit Carbon Solutions plan to expand its proposed pipeline to more ethanol plants. State regulators have already granted Summit approval to build along its […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is holding a roundtable discussion that will be livestreamed this afternoon to discuss what he says are glaring failures in the Biden administration’s Unaccompanied Children Program. Under that effort, Grassley says […]