State News

After years of trying, it appears politicians pushing to make it legal to set off fireworks in Iowa may get their wish in 2017. A bill addressing the issue has cleared procedural hurdles and is […]

Governor Terry Branstad, Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds  and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey announced today that 12 urban water quality demonstration projects have been selected to receive state funding. “Obviously water quality is a […]

A contest is underway in Iowa to find a new batch of innovative startup companies. The Center for Business Growth and Innovation at the University of Northern Iowa is behind the Great Idea Challenge. Patrick […]

Volunteers are needed to spend up to seven months living in one of five Iowa state parks. Linda King, with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says campground hosts are wanted between April and October […]

Spring is a week away but ole’ man winter sent Iowa a going-away gift of heavy snow overnight. After record high temperatures last week in the 70s, many Iowa cities are seeing temps in the […]

A racially-charged tweet from Iowa Congressman Steve King is prompting criticism from both sides of the political aisle. King, a Republican from Kiron, sent out a tweet Sunday indicating he supports a right-wing Dutch politician […]

This is National Problem Gambling Awareness Month. The manager of the Iowa Gambling Treatment Program, Eric Pruess, says the goals are simple. “To help promote the awareness of problem gambling…and to have the conversation among […]

A critical meeting at the capitol tomorrow will determine whether the current year’s state budget needs to be cut more and whether legislators will have to dramatically scale back their tentative plans for the next year. “That could […]

The Iowa State men’s basketball team is dancing again. The Cyclones earned their school-record sixth-straight NCAA Tournament berth this evening, becoming the first Division I school in the state of Iowa to make it to […]

University of Iowa men’s basketball team earned a No. 1 seed in the NIT and will host eighth-seeded South Dakota (22-11) of the Summit League on Wednesday, March 15, at 6 p.m. (CT). The game […]