State News
Grassley watchful as ‘content creator’ seeks seat in Congress
A 25-year-old social media influencer and political novice is reportedly polling very well heading into today’s Congressional primary election in Arizona, and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, who’s 91 and has
Mississippi River bridge between Iowa and Wisconsin to close this fall
The 94-year-old Mississippi River bridge between southwest Wisconsin and Lansing, Iowa, that’s been temporarily closed twice during construction of a replacement will be permanently closed this fall. Iowa DOT engineer
Seventh case of measles confirmed in Iowa this year
An eastern Iowa adult has tested positive for measles and public health officials have released a list of places the person visited last week while they were contagious. The person
Eastern Iowa assessing damage after weekend storms
Recovery efforts continue in two eastern Iowa counties after heavy rain and high winds hit at the areas. Scott County Deputy Emergency Management Director Jodi Freet says the agency is
Hulu launches docuseries on long-missing Mason City journalist
A three-part docuseries about Mason City TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit, who vanished just over 30 years ago, is premiering today on the streaming service Hulu. “Her Last Broadcast: The Abduction
Stories of northwest Iowa ghost town come to life in new book
A launch party will be held tonight in northwest Iowa for a new book that’s rich in area history, written by Judy Bowman, who died in May. Bowman was a
Iowan Whitson and Ax-4 splashdown off southern California
The SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying Iowa native astronaut Peggy Whitson and her three crewmates on Axiom-4 splashed down about 4:30 Central this morning in the Pacific Ocean just off the
Most of burning building on Albia’s town square toppled to stop fire’s spread
Most of a historic building on Albia’s town square has intentionally been knocked to the ground to stop the spread of a fire that started around 8:30 this morning. Seven
Elma man pleads not guilty to attempting to kill deputies
A northeast Iowa man is set to go to trial after pleading not guilty to four counts of attempted murder of peace officers for an incident in May. The Howard
Fire in historic building on town square in Albia
Fire crews from several surrounding towns are in Albia, fighting a fire in a historic building on the town square. The fire was reported shortly after 8:30 a.m. today and
