The latest local news, weather and high school sports from the Heartland

Today at 8:23 AM  Under current Iowa law, schools are supposed to start the week that includes September 1st.

Yesterday at 11:36 AM  Branstad spokesman Tim Albrecht says Monday the governor will sign the bill Thursday in Mason City.

Yesterday at 9:11 AM  People running short of money could have a new alternative for getting some quick cash under legislation pending before Gov. Nixon.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Ricardo McGlothin, 42, has been behind bars since October of 2002, when a Davis County jury convicted him of Second Degree Murder in the death of Robert Carter.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Branstad promised he would hold another state summit on bullying, as he did last fall.

Friday, June 07, 2013  We sat down with State Representative Nate Walker, and he says when you represent a district down in the rural parts of Missouri, you are well noticed, meaning your job is not done.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Branstad announced Wednesday that he will sign the bill into law on June 12 in Hiawatha.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  The Iowa Department of Transportation says it expects to set up an online process to renew driver's licenses by mid-July.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Farmers in a dozen Missouri counties could be eligible for emergency loans through the U.S. Agriculture Department for damage from severe spring weather.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Governor Terry Branstad officially signed Iowa's education reform bill into law Monday.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Governor Jay Nixon is considering measures that could send more people convicted of sexually violent crimes to prison with longer sentences.

Saturday, June 01, 2013  Gov. Jay Nixon is urging Missourians to walk, run, bike, paddle and hike throughout Missouri during the rest of the year.

Friday, May 31, 2013  House and Senate leaders gaveled the annual session to an end Thursday in compliance with the adjournment date set in the Missouri Constitution.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Governor Terry Branstad has issued a disaster proclamation for another eight counties hit by recent storms and flooding.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Probe of well-connected truck stop chain, owned by the Tennessee governor's family, may widen