State News

Wells Enterprises of Le Mars say it will purchase an ice cream manufacturer located in Henderson, Nevada that will expand its manufacturing capacity and give it a presence in the western United States. The sale […]

At least 16 volunteers from multiple Iowa Red Cross chapters are already fanned out in the southern U.S., waiting for Hurricane Dorian to make landfall. Spokeswoman Caslon Hatch says emergency response vehicles from Burlington, Des […]

The Iowa Department of Public Safety says a missing Remsen woman has been found in Vermont. Police say 27-year-old Nicole Ann Trometer  contacted them and said she was advised to go to the nearest Law […]

The University of Northern Iowa plans to sell beer to fans at football and men’s basketball games this season. Athletic director David Harris announced that the Cedar Falls school will start selling beer on the […]

Federal officials say BP has agreed to pay a fine of more than $71,000 for a diesel fuel spill last year in northeast Iowa. The spill at BP North America Products near Peosta happened in […]

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing northwest Iowa woman. On Monday, September 2, the Remsen Police Department took a report of a missing female identified as 27-year-old Nicole Ann Trometer […]

With another mass shooting over the weekend, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says fellow Republican leaders in Congress are committed to fast-tracking some sort of gun safety legislation. Grassley blames the media for focusing on rampages […]

Two Democratic presidential candidates appeared at forums in Cedar Rapids this holiday weekend to discuss climate change. South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg met with a group of educators, public officials and activists on Labor Day. […]

A New York man was arrested in southwest Iowa this weekend for the alleged kidnapping and assault of a woman he met on a dating site. Thirty-two-year old James Scott Smith, Junior, of Mexico, New […]

Researchers are finding up to 30% of Midwestern farmers are suffering from an allergic disease that’s linked to their agricultural lifestyle — and rural residents who don’t farm may also be at risk. Jill Poole, […]