State News

State regulators have approved two short-term health insurance plans for sale in Iowa. These are 364-day plans and Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen says they are an option for healthy Iowans who cannot afford the premiums […]

The long-delayed new flyover ramp at the intersection of Interstate 35 and Highway 30 on the edge of Ames finally opened today. The DOT’s Jesse Tibodeau says construction started on the 23-million dollar project in […]

Police arrested three people after a “large disturbance” on the Iowa Western Community College campus in Council Bluffs early Wednesday morning. According to a news release from Council Bluffs police, people involved in the fight […]

Iowa’s newest craft brewery, located in Le Mars, will have a grand opening Friday, with the distinction of being the 100th craft brewery in Iowa. “Having 100 breweries in the state of Iowa is a […]

Buffalo Wild Wings last week announced a deal with MGM Resorts to bring MGM sports betting into their restaurants in states where sports betting is legal. But Iowa gambling regulators says you won’t be able […]

The Iowa Democratic Party’s annual fall fundraiser has a new name. The event will be held November 1, 2019. It will attract international attention, as it has in the past, due to all the Democratic […]

Community projects in Ames, Hampton, Des Moines and Marion won state grants Wednesday for tourism projects. Iowa Economic Development Authority spokesperson, Jacque) Matsen says a special project is planned for Innis Grove Park in Ames. […]

An organization started 150 years ago by seven young women in southeast Iowa is holding its international convention in Des Moines this week. “We are one of the largest non-profit organizations for women in all […]

Central College in Pella has unveiled what college officials say will be a clearer and easier to understand tuition schedule and replacing its published $38,000 tuition rate. Central College president Mark Putnam says annual tuition […]

New U.S. Census Bureau data shows the percentage of Iowans who lack health insurance remains among the lowest in the country. The state is ranked seventh best for having a 4.7 percent rate of people […]