State News

Donald Young and Tommy Rhodes squashed the competition at this year’s Iowa State Fair Super Pumpkin Squash Weigh-In. Their behemoth had to be lifted onto the scale using bungee cords and a forklift. “This pumpkin […]

A Red Oak man was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday for the shooting death this spring of a Shenandoah man. Jurors found 34-year-old Toby McCunn guilty of shooting and killing 33-year-old Joshua Jordan […]

Former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro says it’s time to “disarm hate” and prioritize federal investigations of “white supremacist terrorism.” Castro released his plan this morning, then spoke at The Des Moines Register’s Political Soapbox […]

Choirs from four Iowa cities will join voices with singers from as far away as Australia for a special concert in Ames this weekend. All of the singers share one common trait: Parkinson’s disease. Research […]

Judges reviewed a few dozen hideous masterpieces at the Iowa State Fair yesterday. The Ugliest Cake Contest entries from bakers between the ages of seven and 17 ranged from a dissected frog to dentures that […]

Sixteen Democratic presidential candidates will attend what organizers are calling a “gun sense forum” tomorrow in Des Moines. Former Vice President Joe Biden previewed his remarks yesterday, telling reporters at the Iowa State Fair that […]

The 2019 Iowa State Fair’s Big Boar tipped the scales Thursday at 1,254 pounds. They call him Captain. “We wanted to come up with a name that had authority,” said Tricia Britt of Monticello. It’s […]

With the Iowa State Fair underway and another influx of Democratic presidential candidates campaigning in the state, the C-SPAN Bus is making its way through Iowa. The public affairs network’s Jenae Green says their nationwide […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden stressed repeal of the Trump-era tax cuts as he addressed a large crowd at the Iowa State Fair this afternoon. “So much in tax breaks for people who don’t need […]

Investigators are on the scene of a deadly airplane crash in the northeast Iowa city of Sumner. Bremer County officials confirm the pilot was killed when a crop duster went down around 7:30 a.m. on […]