State News

A former DuPont Pioneer president and his wife are giving Drake University $5 million. Paul Schickler is a Drake University graduate who began working at Pioneer Hi-Bred in 1974. He served a decade as president […]

Grinnell College is putting up an undisclosed amount of money over the next three years to support a Des Moines-based business “accelerator” — and help up to 30 entrepreneurs take their start-ups to the next […]

State representatives Joe Mitchell, a Republican from Mt. Pleasant and Democrat Ras Smith of Waterloo, plan to introduce a bill in the legislative in January that would allow college athletes to be paid. California’s governor […]

Iowa law enforcement agencies are on the lookout for a missing Webster City man. Thirty-eight-year-old Jay Dee Wynkoop was last seen leaving his residence on Sunday afternoon. His vehicle was located outside of Webster City […]

Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is taking part in a Judiciary Committee hearing today on so-called sanctuary cities and their impact on public safety. Iowa banned sanctuary cities and counties with passage of a state […]

Farmers saw one of the driest weeks so far in the harvest season and they were able to get a lot done. The U.S.D.A. crop report says there were five days suitable for fieldwork last […]

The City Council in Sioux City passed the second reading of a proposal to repeal the ban on pit bulls and other similar dogs on a 3-2 vote Monday. Emotions ran high again during discussion […]

Iowa governor Kim Reynolds joined her counterparts from Nebraska and South Dakota Monday in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota for the 16th annual Tri-State Governors Conference. The three governors discussed a variety of topics with local […]

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is proposing a significant increase in federal support of public prekindergarten through 12th grade schools. Part of her plan would erase school lunch debt and provide free lunches to every […]

The man accused of murdering a Fort Dodge pastor earlier this month has entered a not guilty plea. Thirty-six-year-old Joshua Pendleton entered a written plea of not guilty to first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in […]