State News

Residents of the Riverside neighborhood in Sioux City expressed frustration with the city’s flood response at the city council meeting. Susan Bart was the first to speak at Monday’s meeting. “Where we’re our city leaders […]

Ag equipment maker John Deere is announcing plans to eliminate some 800 jobs at plants in Iowa and Illinois over the coming weeks. It follows word last month the company would shift production of its […]

Smithfield — the world’s largest pork producer — will close its ham deboning plant in Altoona August 30 and shift production to plants in South Dakota, Nebraska and Illinois. * Over 300 employees work at […]

The Mississippi River at Burlington was above flood stage by Sunday night and is expected to reach more than four feet above food stage by Friday. Matt Wilson, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service […]

The Independence Day holiday is going to be a long one with the 4th falling on Thursday, and that could mean a lot more celebrating across the state. State Trooper Paul Gardner says they don’t […]

Stoplights in Spencer are back in action, but power is still out in many neighborhoods following flash flooding that hit the city ten days ago. Spencer Mayor Steve Bomgaars says initial estimates indicate 40% of […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has appointed a northwest Iowa judge to the state’s second highest court. John Sandy of Spirit Lake started his interview with the commission that nominated him for the court of appeals by […]

The Iowa Legislature’s moratorium on new gambling licenses has expired and groups in Linn County plan to seek a license for a casino in Cedar Rapids. The President of the Linn County Gaming Association, Anne […]

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State Climatologist Justin Glisan says the spring of 2024 has been the eighth wettest spring in Iowa since 1872 — the first year weather records were kept for the State of Iowa. Glisan says it’s […]