President Donald Trump returns to Iowa today in what is described as a shift to focus on the 40 weeks until November’s ...

House Minority Leader Brian Meyer (D-Des Moines) on the "Iowa Press" set on Jan. 30, 2026. (Iowa PBS photo) Brian Meyer, the leader of Democrats in the Iowa House, says a “silent majority” of Iowans ...

Iowa Lottery CEO Matt Strawn says sales continue to be strong through last month at nearly 244 million dollars. “And those sales represent a 12,25% increase ahead of last year’s actual sales through ...

Lying about academic credentials would become a crime in Iowa under a bill that’s been approved by a House subcommittee. Representative Dean Fisher drafted the bill after former Des Moines ...

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart on the Iowa Press set in Feb. 2025. (Iowa PBS photo) Iowa Democrats and Republicans will be holding Caucuses on Monday night, starting at 7 p.m. The meetings ...

DNR state deer biologist Jace Elliott says hunters took just shy of 102,000 deer through the various seasons this year, which is similar to last year. He says the numbers varied quite a bit through ...

President Donald Trump says the top GOP leaders in congress are working on a deal that would ensure year-round sales of E15, the fuel that contains 15% ethanol. “I am trusting Speaker Mike Johnson, ...

House Republicans are proposing longer sentences for violent offenders with previous convictions and new restrictions in the bail system. The mandatory, 20 year sentences for “habitual” offenders ...

Many Iowa farmers can expect to pay slightly more to plant, maintain and harvest a crop in the year ahead, according to a new report from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Ann Johanns, an ...

Administrators at a southwest Iowa school are promoting literacy in a new way. A book vending machine is now installed in the media center at Clarinda’s Pre-K-6 Building. Clarinda Elementary Principal ...

The state Environmental Protection Commission has approved the use of federal funding to continue support of the Lake Rathbun watershed protection program in southern Iowa. Ginger Murphy from the ...