State News

Authorities say it was a man from Missouri who was shot early Sunday morning by a policeman in Leon. Fifty-five-year-old Patrick Bauer was airlifted to a Des Moines hospital. His condition is unknown. Special Agent […]

The body of an 18 year old Marshalltown woman, missing since Friday, has been found in the Iowa River. Marshalltown Police Chief Mike Tupper says the body of Jazmin Reyes Raya was found around ten […]

The state fire marshal will help investigate the cause of a fire that destroyed a northeast Iowa lumber company early this morning. Crews from seven area departments were called out to battle the fire that […]

  Forecasters say another hot week is ahead for Iowa, with high temperatures in the 80s and 90s along with high humidity, but cooler weather may be just ahead. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the […]

Statistics from the Iowa Department of Health show a 33% drop in opioid-related deaths in 2018. The state went from 206 deaths in 2017 to 137 last year. Opioid Initiatives Director, Kevin Gabbert, says reasons […]

A man classified as a “dangerous fugitive” by federal officials and wanted in Iowa on a weapons charge was arrested last week in Montana. The ATF says Elma, Iowa, was the last known address they […]

A man shot during a traffic stop in southwest Iowa is in critical condition at a Des Moines hospital. A Leon policeman pulled a car over shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday. State officials say a […]

A northwest Iowa woman battling an aggressive form of ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, was featured on The Today Show on NBC this morning. Twenty-five-year-old Jaci Hermstad of Spencer has been in New […]

The Dubuque Public Library is no longer charging fines to users who are late in getting books and other materials back in. Carnegie-Stout Library Director Susan Henricks says they were worried that the fines would […]

The world’s largest steam locomotive will be chugging across Iowa this month, carrying a full load of passengers. The 1940s-era locomotive known as Big Boy Number 4014 will steam from one end of Iowa to […]