State News

A few of Tuesday’s municipal races are undecided and will require run-off elections as some Iowa cities require winners to get a clear majority — or 50 percent plus one — of the vote. In […]

An Independence man will spend time in jail for torturing the family dog. In August, a jury found 42-year old Jason O’Neil Johnson guilty of animal torture after he held down the family dog, Daisy, […]

While many Iowans are spending a large portion of time toiling in their yards with the chore of raking leaves, an environmental expert suggests they leave the leaves alone — at least some of them. […]

Governor Kim Reynolds will meet early this (Wednesday) morning with a small group of business owners — the beginning of an effort to boost the job prospects for inmates being released from prison. “This is […]

The Board of Regents will consider a policy at its meeting next week in Cedar Falls that prevents members from betting on state university sports teams. Information from the board says the policy was developed […]

Iowa Congressman Steve King says he expects to be placed back on several legislative committees in the near future. King, a Republican from Kiron, was removed from all committee assignments in January following a New […]

The Waterloo city council approved the amendments on a narrow 4-3 vote Monday night, following another heated debate concerning the so-called “ban-the-box” ordinance. The amendments clarify that businesses with 15 or more employees can’t ask […]

Governor Kim Reynolds today said there are nearly 750 registered apprenticeship programs in Iowa where more than 7600 people are learning new skills that will lead to a full-time job. “We are outpacing states like […]

The discussion continues on Alliant Energy’s program to install new meters for gas and electric service that send out radio signals that can be read by the company. IUB spokesman, Don Tormey, says the reaction […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s hearing encouraging news about progress on the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. The trade deal must first go before the U.S. House before it would go to the Senate, and […]