State News

This is Winter Weather Awareness Day in Iowa and while the cold temperatures have made everyone well aware the season is coming — there are still some reminders of things to prepare. National Weather Service […]

A spacecraft carrying instruments designed and built at the University of Iowa is now the second man-made object to leave our solar system and it’s heading off into interstellar space. Don Gurnett, a U-I professor […]

The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the firing of an Ottumwa policeman, but the case will be appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court. In early 2017, former Ottumwa police Sergeant Mark Milligan and another […]

Forecasters say much colder, unseasonable weather will hit Iowa in a few days, with lows in the single digits and teens, so the time may already be past due for having our furnaces serviced before […]

A new poll shows the Democratic presidential race in Iowa is close, with “a crowded field of front-runners.” The Quinnipiac University poll of likely Iowa Caucus-goers found a cluster of four candidates at the top […]

An Iowa State University study finds farm equity across the state is on the decline. The study of more than 200 mid-size Iowa farms found 44% could be classified as having vulnerable liquidity in December […]

A Briar Cliff University student is facing several charges for allegedly forging checks and using them to pay for sex acts. Twenty-year-old Davion Sandifer of Austin, Texas is charged with five counts each of forgery, […]

Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) and the University of Northern Iowa announced a program today that allows students to get a UNI degree in Des Moines. DMACC president Rob Denson made the announcement at […]

State officials have distributed more than $3 million in federal grants to nine communities for water and sewer system upgrades. The federal money comes to Iowa in the form of a block grant. Twenty-one Iowa […]

The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team opened the season against Old Dominion in the McLeod Center, defeating the Monarchs 58-53. The Panthers led the game for all but 32 second on Tuesday night. Strong defense […]