STATE NEWS

The number of deaths from coronavirus in Iowa and the number of new positive COVID-19 tests in the state are going down.  The Iowa Department of Public Health says in the week that ended Tuesday…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Both of Iowa’s U.S. Senators and two Iowa congresswomen are asking for answers AND upgrades after reports of technical delays in the National Weather Service warnings of severe storms…

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.7% in January, which was down from the revised December rate of 3.9%. Iowa Workforce Development says the leisure and hospitality industries added the most…

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Democrats are considering a plan that could bump the Iowa Caucuses out of the first-in-the-nation position — and the party will be hosting three forums to give Democrats across the country a…

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - Iowans who want to donate to Ukrainian relief efforts need to make sure those donations are actually going to help people in need and not to a crook. AARP Iowa…

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - The Ankeny-based Casey’s convenience store chain reported net income was up 66% in the third quarter compared to last year as gasoline and in-store sales were both up. Gas prices…

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - Six teenagers are now charged in Monday’s shootings outside Des Moines East High School that left one boy dead and two young women hurt. Investigators say shots were fired by…

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - A second outbreak of the bird flu has been confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in northwest Iowa’s Buena Vista County. State Veterinarian Michael Kaisand says the birds were about…

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Iowans are being warned about a new type of scam called “spearphishing.” Jim Temmer, with the Better Business Bureau, says it’s different from a regular email or phone scam because it targets…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - By a nearly unanimous vote, the Iowa House has passed a bill that would put new restrictions on food delivery services like Uber Eats and DoorDash. If the bill…