State News

Republican Congressman Steve King has taken to Twitter to lash out at critics of his recent comments on abortion — and he’s sending fundraising email about the uproar. King backs an abortion ban that does […]

Law officers across Iowa will start a two-week enforcement effort on the state’s highways today as part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Patrick Hoye, spokesman for the Governor’s Traffic Safety […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is using some blunt language to describe the EPA’s decision last Friday to grant waivers to big oil companies, reducing the amount of ethanol that must be blended into gasoline. “They […]

China is the world’s largest consumer of pork products, but experts estimate by the end of the year, African Swine Fever will cut pork output in China in half. Mike Paustian of Walcott, the president-elect […]

Several casinos around the state held ceremonies and began taking their first sports bets today as it became legal at noon. The sports book operator counted down and a ribbon was cut to cheers at […]

Iowans will be able to legally buy marijuana for recreational use in Illinois starting January 1st and a Quad Cities medical marijuana grower is preparing to ramp up production and add jobs. Green Thumb Industries, […]

A handful of performers stepped onto a stage at the Iowa State Fair Thursday, prepared give their vocal chords a workout. Chad Summers of Colfax practiced for about 24 hours before entering this year’s Iowa […]

A special investigation by the State Auditor’s office found issues with the payroll of the Butler County Sheriff. The audit found more than $57,000 of improper disbursements — with a majority of that amount involving […]

Three state legislators and three members of the business community joined for a discussion at the Iowa Republican Party’s headquarters today to tout what Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann calls the “Trump economy.” “The Democrats […]

A group of men’s soccer players from North Iowa Area Community College is credited with saving a life Tuesday afternoon on the Mason City campus. Head Coach Michael Donovan says he and several team members […]