State News

Governor Kim Reynolds says she doesn’t have the data to refute claims wind turbines cause health problems. Reynolds says she wants to arrange a meeting with county officials who’ve passed a local ordinance prohibiting wind […]

Law enforcement and medical professionals are staging an active shooter training drill today at the University of Iowa’s Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in downtown Iowa City. One organizer, Johnson County Emergency Management Director Dave […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says congressional oversight is needed following the apparent weekend suicide of financier Jeffrey Epstein in a federal jail in New York City. Epstein was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges and […]

Eastern Iowa farmers say recent rains were welcome relief for heat-stressed crops. Mike Paustian, who farms near Wolcott, got more than an inch of rain on his corn and soybean fields this week. He says […]

Smarter cars aren’t necessarily making dumber drivers, but a survey from Iowa’s largest auto insurance company finds smart cars are creating more careless motorists. Ben Buenzow, a State Farm agent in Urbandale, says the survey […]

The state fund which pays for road construction has a negative balance of around $80 million one month into the new fiscal year. The director of the division which oversees construction planning told the state […]

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has been saying the country is at an “inflection point” for the past year. Now, Harris is trying to steer her campaign toward a higher finish in Iowa’s Caucuses. Harris […]

A new gambling study released by the Iowa Department of Public Health estimates more than 1.7 million adult Iowans gambled during the past 12 months. Iowa Gambling Treatment program manager Eric Preuss says that’s up […]

A 150-foot-long wind turbine blade positioned on the northwest corner of the Iowa State Fairgrounds was the site of a ceremony today. Governor Kim Reynolds signed the blade and signed a proclamation declaring this “wind […]

Representatives from an opioid addiction awareness group called RALI are at the Iowa State Fair with a recreation of a teenager’s bedroom that shows visitors where drugs can be easily hidden. Nate Passwaters works in […]