State News

A procession of presidential candidates cruised through the state this weekend. “Hello, Iowa State Fair,” Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren yelled as she greeted a massive crowd Saturday on The Des Moines Register’s Political Soapbox at the […]

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders credits Iowa Democrats who supported his 2016 presidential bid with reshaping the political debate about a minimum wage, college debts, universal health care and climate change. “Let me begin by thanking […]

Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer today said “it not enough” for Democrats to win the presidency in 2020. Steyer, a billionaire from California, said the party must press forward with reforms like term limits. “We’re […]

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld today said dislodging Donald Trump as the Republican Party’s 2020 presidential nominee is “doable” and Iowa’s Caucuses play a role in building momentum toward a showdown in New Hampshire. “If […]

A Lyon County Sheriff’s Deputy was injured in a single vehicle crash near Rock Rapids Friday morning. Information released by the Iowa State Patrol says the deputy was northbound on County Road K52 just south […]

Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety held a forum in Iowa today and, while the crowd applauded the gun-related policies of the Democratic presidential candidates who spoke, the audience was equally animated about […]

Democratic Party faithful from four northern Iowa counties hosted the largest gathering yet of Democrats for president in 2020 at the iconic annual Wing Ding event in Clear Lake. Twenty-two candidates were allotted five minutes […]

A three-county drug sting saw 20 people arrested on more than 100 criminal charges, including 32 felonies, with most of the cases involving methamphetamine or ecstasy. The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports the investigations were […]

If you plan to do landscaping that involves digging this weekend you should have called 811 earlier this week to have your yard marked for underground utilities. Nicole Breitbach, the community affairs manager for Black […]

A Lake View man has died after becoming trapped in a grain bin Thursday afternoon. First responders were called to the scene northeast of Lake View at approximately 3:40 p.m. The man, identified as 58-year-old […]