State News

The state law requiring state inspection of hotels and motels every other year is likely to be repealed soon. State officials haven’t been doing inspetions that frequently and the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and […]

The Iowa House has sent the governor a bill giving state and local law enforcement officers authority to arrest undocumented immigrants and have them deported. The vote came two hours after the U.S. Supreme Court […]

An Iowa State University criminologist is the author of a new book that examines more than 100 cold cases that were resolved using DNA evidence. Matt DeLisi says he collected information on the cold cases […]

A northwest Iowa school district is working to change extracurricular policies after a hazing controversy involving the wrestling team that parents say targeted seven freshmen. Police investigated after a video on social media showed a […]

A bill that could potentially ban TikTok which passed the U.S. House last week is now arriving in the Senate, where some observers say it faces a graveyard. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican, says […]

A House committee has approved a bill that outlines a new legal avenue for landowners who don’t want a carbon pipeline to run through their property. Representative Bobby Kaufmann of Wilton said it’s the fifth […]

Pointing a laser at an aircraft has been a federal crime since 2018 and it is likely to become a state crime soon. A federal conviction carries a prison term of up to five years […]

Four members of a central Iowa family are being charged with the abuse of a fifth family member, who authorities say was severely malnourished and in grave condition. The Story County Sheriff’s Office arrested two […]

The Iowa Senate has voted to give school officials the option of bypassing Area Education Agencies and providing services to students with disabilities by hiring private contractors or district staff. Senator Lynn Evans of Aurelia, […]

The Iowa Beef Industry Council has released its top ten vote-getters in the best burger contest. This is the 15th annual contest and spokesperson Kylie Peterson says to celebrate they allowed voters to include past […]

Don’t put away those heavy coats, shovels and snow-melt just yet. Tomorrow marks the first day of spring, but it’s possible a large area of Iowa will be digging out from a winter-weather storm in […]

Fort Dodge police shot and killed a man during an incident Saturday morning. Police were called to a residence in the 1500 block of Fourth Avenue South. When they arrived it was reported that an […]

A professor at Des Moines University is conducting a national research project that at first glance seems like a segment of This Old House. Anatomy professor, Ann Garvin, is studying the cutting characteristics of saws, […]

Iowa Republican Joni Ernst is seeking the number three leadership position among her GOP peers in the U.S. Senate. “This is the main communicator job or position for the Republican Conference in the Senate,” Ernst […]

A key lawmaker says the Senate may soon debate what has turned out to be the central issue of the 2024 legislative session. Three weeks ago, the Iowa House passed a bill to maintain Area […]

A Midwestern kid who loved “Star Trek” grew up to be a principal mechanical engineer for NASA who’s worked on every Mars mission since Pathfinder, which took the first rover to the Red Planet in […]

A state panel has made a slight reduction, but still predicts the state will collect over $11 billion in taxes during the fiscal year that begins July 1. Legislators will use today’s Revenue Estimating Conference […]

Iowans who have too much Saint Patrick’s Day cheer can get a safe ride home tonight through Monday morning. AAA-Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner says the motor club is offering its free, statewide Tow to Go […]

With one month to go before the federal tax filing deadline, the IRS is offering a day Saturday where you can visit the Des Moines office to get tax questions answered. IRS spokesman Christopher Miller […]

Updated population estimates from the U-S Census Bureau show growth in four of Iowa’s metropolitan areas. The Census Bureau estimates there was a 3.1% increase in the number of residents in the six counties that […]