STATE NEWS

BY MATT KELLEY Iowa was inundated by record or near-record flooding in 2019, followed by severe-to-extreme drought in 2020, drought that’s endured into 2021. What will this spring hold, as planting season is mere weeks away? Nathan…

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - After blasting those who are spreading what she called “misleading” and “inaccurate” information about the Johnson and Johnson vaccine for COVID-19, Governor Kim Reynolds took the shot herself on live…

State Senator Ken Rozenboom of Oskaloosa has filed a bill that would deal with Iowa’s rising deer population.  During last Saturday’s (2/27) Eggs and Issues forum in Oskaloosa, Rozenboom noted the high deer populations in…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A bill that would no longer require Iowans to get permits to carry a concealed weapon has made it past initial review in the Iowa House and is scheduled…

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RADIO IOWA - The three Republicans from Iowa who serve in the U.S. House voted against the pandemic relief House Democrats approved this weekend. Fourth district Congressman Randy Feenstra of Hull is…

Governor Kim Reynolds has good news about coronavirus vaccines in Iowa.  At a Thursday morning (2/25) news conference, she said Iowans are getting the vaccines in good numbers. "Next week, we project that 70 percent…

Republicans in the Iowa Senate approved a bill Tuesday sharply limiting early voting, with some arguing that changes were needed to ensure the integrity of the state’s election despite no evidence of fraud. The bill,…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A key Republican says GOP legislators plan to give final approval tomorrow to a bill that shortens Iowa’s early voting period and makes other election law changes. Republican Representative…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A Republican from Adel is entering his seventh week in a new role in the Iowa Legislature, but his name could be on the ballot for another office next…

A bill providing public schools extra money to cover Covid-related costs has won bipartisan approval in the Iowa House. $27 million would be split among all districts, but Republican Representative Dustin Hite of New Sharon…