(Jefferson City, MO)  --  Missouri senators heard testimony Tuesday at the Statehouse that suggests more there have been more bear sightings in mid-Missouri.

(Jefferson City, MO)  --  An $18 million federal grant will help 32 Missouri K-12 school districts boost literacy among children birth through Grade 12.

(Ames, IA) -- The Iowa Department of Transportation has updated the rules for odometer disclosure statements when you sell a car or truck to align with federal changes that started with the new year.

(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) released a statement saying they continue to be in close communication with their federal partners about more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine coming to the state.

(Washington, DC)  --  About 500 soldiers with the Missouri National Guard are in Washington, D-C, to help provide security for Wednesday’s inauguration ceremony. 

(Jefferson City, MO) -- The spread of COVID-19 has set in at the Missouri Capitol – one week into the legislative session.

(Ames, IA) -- A Boone man is facing several drug charges after being stopped by Iowa State University police.

(Jefferson City, MO) -- The Missouri Legislature is dealing with a COVID outbreak, just a week into the 2021 legislative session.

(Des Moines, IA) -- A report from the State Auditor's Office finds maintenance workers improperly billed Des Moines Public Schools for $200,000 worth of expenses for building supplies and personal items like snacks, cigarettes and ammunition. 

(Terre Haute, IN)  --  The 52-year-old Kansas woman found guilty of killing an expectant mother in Skidmore more than 16 years ago has been executed by the federal government.

(Des Moines, IA)  --  A grand jury has indicted a Des Moines man on six federal charges for breaking into the U-S Capitol.

(Coon Rapids, IA)  --  Authorities in west-central Iowa say a 14-year-old girl stole a Coon Rapids police car and led them on a high-speed chase Sunday afternoon.