State News

Le Mars-based Wells Enterprises has signed a deal with an Idaho dairy to acquire its “Halo Top” brand of ice cream. “Halo Top disrupted the ice cream category by providing a high protein, low sugar, […]

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is among the 50 state attorneys general who are investigating Google’s business practices. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, a Democrat, released a written statement, saying the bipartisan investigation is in […]

Iowa’s game bird populations have seen a bit of resurgence in recent years — but a drop in the number of hunters has kept the harvest numbers moving back to past levels. Iowa Department of […]

The final chuckwagon race was held at the Clay County Sunday at high noon. Race announcer Rich Greenlee says three of the six wagon owners who raced yesterday in Spencer are retiring. “Three wagons for […]

A Michigan man faces a drug-related charge after a traffic stop in northeast Iowa that authorities say uncovered a quarter of a million dollars worth of marijuana. Shortly after 10:30 Sunday night, a Dubuque County […]

Class 4A 1. Ankeny Centennial (2-0), LW #2 vs Waterloo West 2. WDM Valley (2-0), LW #5 @ #3 Kennedy 3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (2-0), LW #4 vs #2 Valley 4. Dowling Catholic (1-1), LW […]

There will be an amped-up pre-game atmosphere for this year’s Iowa-Iowa State football game. For the first time, ESPN’s College Football GameDay will broadcast from Ames on Saturday. “GameDay, for the last 25 years, has […]

Plans are moving forward for a Minnesota tomato producer’s new growing facility on Mason City’s south side. Bushel Boy Farms of Owatonna plans to grow hydroponic tomatoes on an 80-acre development on the southwest side […]

GOP leaders in South Carolina, Nevada and Kansas are cancelling presidential nominating contests in their states, but the Republican Party of Iowa will be holding Caucuses on February 3rd. Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann says […]

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is on a “tailgate tour” of Iowa’s three state universities, speaking to supporters who backed his 2016 bid for president as well as students who’ve just become old enough to vote […]