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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The annual Winter Dance Party starts today at the Surf Ballroom and Museum in Clear Lake, the site where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and “The Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson played their final concert ...

Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says the December unemployment number held steady while the number of people looking for work increased. “Our unemployment rate is 3.5%, and our labor ...

An Ankeny man will serve six-months probation for running over a Canadian goose on a local street. Court documents show 82-year-old Joseph Lamb stopped on State Street at 6:30 in the morning June 10th ...

Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn says he’s asked ICE supervisors for a briefing on “the rules of engagement” for federal agents. Nunn, a Republican from Ankeny, is so far the only member of Iowa’s ...