Iowa News

Iowa conservatives give former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee the highest favorability rating among potential 2012 presidential candidates, according to the most recent Des Moines Register Iowa Poll.

Posted on Nov 17, 2009 by Admin . A clear sky can be deceiving, and could be hiding a lot of pollution in the air.

KCCI has learned that former Iowa State Coach Jim Gibbons will be filing papers Thursday to seek the Republican nomination for Iowa's third district seat in Congress.

A Canadian filmmaker should be able to begin filming an $18.7million movie in Iowa after a Polk County judge ruled Tuesday the state should award him up to $6.5million in tax credits.

As GOP gubernatorial hopefuls try to draw distinctions from their Republican rivals, the Iowa Democratic Party continues to co-opt their critiques with the hope of weakening potential challengers to incumbent Gov.

A poll published by The Des Moines Register Saturday indicates fewer than half of Iowans asked approve of President Obama's job performance.

State gambling regulators say they're worried about cannibalization in the Iowa casino industry as four communities pursue new gambling licenses.

The family of a Des Moines woman allegedly shot to death by her estranged husband has issued an open letter asking for better enforcement of laws for domestic violence victims.

A new poll for The Des Moines Register shows about 40 percent of Iowans believe they're worse off financially than they were four years ago.

Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by Admin . Scott DeMuth A journal and a lock-picking device seized during a search warrant at a Minnesota activist's home last year link him to the 2004 animal rights vandalism at the University of Iowa, federal authorities said Friday.

Iowa educators should expect scaled-back budgets for the foreseeable future, with little hope of increased tax revenue, Gov.

The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that a state law allowing landlords to notify tenants of eviction hearings by certified mail is unconstitutional.

Unemployment in Iowa showed a slight increase to 6.7 percent in October, compared to the previous month's 6.6 percent.

Iowa's first automated snow gates are arriving just in time for winter. The remote-controlled gates are being installed on Interstate 35 and U.S. Highway 18 near Mason City, a stretch that sees some of the worst conditions.

Hoping to see the USA in your Chevrolet Volt or Nissan Leaf? The tiny Iowa town of Elk Horn will have plenty of electric charging stations and no wait _ if you can get there.

Iowa has officially recorded 21 H1N1 deaths, including seven in Polk County alone.

Gov. Chet Culver is ordering a review of 30 tax credit programs administered by six state agencies to determine if they are meeting goals established when they were enacted.

Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says he backs a proposal to move terrorism detainees from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to an Illinois prison.

Firefighters are on the scene of a fire in the flood-damaged Czech Village in Cedar Rapids.

A federal magistrate says a man accused of stealing more than $1 million from a Des Moines business will remain in custody because he's a flight risk.