Iowans in Clinton County, as well as parts of Jackson and Scott counties, will get to vote Tuesday in the special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer.

This special election in Iowa's 35th Senate District comes after the state's current governor Kim Reynolds nominated Chris Cournoyer as lieutenant governor.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed Chris Cournoyer to serve as lieutenant governor. Cournoyer represented Senate District 35 and has since resigned from that role.

Also, legislators considered a bill that would enhance penalties for individuals who wear a hood in an effort to conceal their identity while committing a crime.

Consumer fireworks could be sold from a permanent structure throughout the entire year and be shot off on Election Day under a House bill.

Sharon DeGraw announced that she would be suspending her campaign for City Council. Her name will remain on the primary ballot.

As Trump’s return to power nears, an Iowa mom says his mass-deportation promises are forcing her family to face a question she hoped they’d never have to ask.

Voters in three eastern Iowa counties will head to the polls Tuesday to decide who will represent them in the state senate.

The Iowa State women's basketball team is 15-7 overall and 6-3 in the Big 12 Conference entering Thursday's game at Kansas State. The Cyclones have one home game this week, Sunday vs. TCU. Here's a look at the Big 12 Conference standings heading into Tuesday's games.

JD Vance is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh as Usha Vance holds the Bible during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)

Only residents of Iowa City’s District C are eligible to vote in the primary on Feb. 4, but all city residents can vote in the general election, which will be March 4. District C includes downtown Iowa City and north-central Iowa City.

DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds, speaking at an anti-abortion event Monday at the Iowa Capitol, said recent electoral victories show that “life can win,” and Iowa Statehouse Republicans have “repeatedly won the (abortion) debate at the ballot box.”