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The ex-girlfriend of a man suspected of kidnapping two Iowa girls this week worried that he would harm her and her family before his impending release from prison in 2011, citing prior sexual and physical abuse and threats, according to court records released Friday.

The ex-girlfriend of a man suspected of kidnapping two Iowa girls this week worried that he would harm her and her family before his impending release from prison in 2011, citing prior sexual and physical abuse and threats, according to court records released Friday.

Governor Terry Branstad has signed eight bills into law, including one that creates a less-adversarial approach to investigating reports of child abuse.

A longtime chief of staff for Grassley, above, will run for Senate in Iowa. David Young, a longtime chief of staff to Sen.

The Iowa Legislature has passed H.F. 640 that supports fuel choice for Iowa's fuel retailers and consumers.

By: Hollie Hojek hhojek@kcautv.com Is caffeine your drug of choice? Well if you said 'yes', you're probably not alone.

Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday took his stump speech to the state that will kick off the 2016 presidential nominating season, telling Iowa conservatives that Republicans need to be more optimistic, relevant and courageous.

Officials filed 1,105, and most didn't clear the Legislature. Among the failed efforts were proposals to increase oversight of traffic cameras, require suicide prevention training for teachers and help pay for improvements at the Iowa Speedway.

Investigators have discovered the blood of a missing 15-year-old Iowa girl on the truck of a registered sex offender suspected of kidnapping her Monday, diminishing the chances of finding her alive, a lead investigator said Thursday.

As the end of the 2013 Iowa Legislative session nears lawmakers scrambled to move several pending bills forward.

The Iowa Senate adjourned the 2013 legislative session late Wednesday night, but the House was set to return Thursday for more votes.

The Iowa Senate voted on its last bill of the legislative session just a few minutes before midnight Wednesday, nearly three weeks after the legislative session was due to end.

A bi-partisan agreement reached by Iowa lawmakers last week will keep the Luster Heights correctional facility open next year.

Recently, I was part of a small group who gave testimony to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding serious concerns about the Home's Commandant.

The 2013 Legislature is in overtime. While the Iowa House and Senate have agreed on how much to spend, we still need to hammer out the final details of a balanced state budget that makes smart investments in Iowa's future.

Iowa lawmakers are expected back in the state Capitol on Wednesday and legislative leaders say they are close to concluding the 2013 session.

As many state legislative sessions have finished or are nearing completion, advocates of expanding Medicaid eligibility are looking at their next steps.

DCI Director Charis Paulson said Michael J. Klunder, 42, abducted the girls Monday afternoon, and then was found dead about 8 p.m. at a rural property northeast of Dayton.

Kirsten Anderson served as communications director for the Iowa state Senate GOP caucus until Friday, when she was fired just hours after raising concerns about a pattern of sexual harassment in the workplace, she claimed in an interview with Iowa's WHO TV .

Main Street Washington was honored Friday evening as the economic development program won a business development success story recognition for its work with JP's 207.