State News

Some Iowa lawmakers are touring businesses that use solar panels in the wake of a proposal that would’ve allowed utilities to charge new fees to solar customers. Russell Vannorsdel is vice president of Fridley Theatres, […]

Major League baseball says it will play the first ever regular season game in Iowa at the iconic Field of Dreams site near Dyersville. The MLB announced the White Sox and Yankees will play in […]

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is calling on Congress to take action on gun reform in the wake of two deadly shootings last weekend. “We have a gun crisis in this country,” Warren said Wednesday. […]

A farm in the Loess Hills of southwest Iowa where corn, soybeans and cattle were once raised is now home to acres of wildflowers and lavender. Mary Hamer and her husband, Tim, run the Loess […]

The iconic “butter cow” has been a part of the annual Iowa State Fair since 1911 and Sarah Pratt of West Des Moines sculpted this year’s dairy cow — as she’s done each of the […]

A body found near Oskaloosa has been identified. The Iowa Department of Public Safety has identified the victim as 24-year-old Ashley Shafer of Oskaloosa. She was reported missing to the Oskaloosa Police Department on Monday. […]

Voters in Estherville approved a $4.1 million bond issue Tuesday to fund a new Aquatics Center. The issue got 69% approval and needed 60% for passage. Estherville City Administrator Penny Clayton was pleased with the […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden told a crowd in Burlington this afternoon President Trump has “fanned the flames of white supremacy” and Biden said there is “no evidence” the mass shootings in El Paso and […]

The National Weather Service confirms it was a tornado that touched down in Dubuque County Monday night The report says the tornado touched down southwest of Dubuque near the regional airport and caused damage to […]

The University of Iowa has extended the contract of athletics director Gary Barta for three years through the 2023-24 academic year. Barta will get a pay raise that will take him from $800,000 yearly to […]