Former Iowa Lawmaker and Regents Member Larry McKibben Dies at 78

Capitol Notebook: Former Iowa lawmaker and Regents member Larry McKibben dies at 78

Larry McKibben, a former state senator, longtime Marshalltown attorney and past member of the Iowa Board of Regents, died Sunday.

Former Iowa lawmaker and Regents member Larry McKibben dies at 78

Former lawmaker, longtime Marshalltown attorney remembered for public service, community leadership.

Former state senator, Board of Regents member Larry McKibben dies at 78

Gov. Reynolds has ordered flags remain at half-staff to honor the former state senator.

Governor issues U.S. flag order to honor former state senator

Governor Kim Reynolds has announced flags flying at half staff today on state owned facilities are being lowered to honor former Vice President Dick Cheney as well as a Marshalltown lawyer who served in the Iowa Senate for a dozen years. Former state Senator Larry McKibben died Sunday at the age of 78. He graduated […]

Reynolds orders flags remain at half staff in honor of former State Senator and Regent Larry McKibben

Edited release 11/13/25 Governor Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa remain at half-staff from sunrise to sunset today,  in honor and remembrance of former Iowa Senator and Iowa Board of Regents member Larry McKibben. A Marshalltown native, McKibben served in the Iowa Senate from 1997 to 2010. In 2013, he was appointed to the Iowa Board of Regents, where he served until 2019. McKibben died Sunday, November 9, 2025, from Alzheimer’s Disease. F…