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A new report from Iowa State University that details efforts to boost monarch butterfly habitats statewide essentially finds, so far, so good. Steven Bradbury, a professor of natural resource ecology and management at ISU, says […]

The former Keokuk County Emergency Management director has been arrested on a felony theft charge. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. says 66-year-old Larry Smith was arrested following a state audit that determined Smith traded […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says a provision in a bill the senate passed last night authorizes the U.S. military to train Ukrainian soldiers how to remove the explosives Russia’s military has dumped in the Black […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says a provision in a bill the senate passed last night authorizes the U.S. military to train Ukrainian soldiers how to remove the explosives Russia’s military has dumped in the Black […]

Many Iowans make grand plans for New Year’s Eve, but the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is urging those who love the outdoors to commit to an event on New Year’s Day. Sherry Arntzen, chief […]

A group that successfully pushed for spending limits in state government three decades ago is urging Governor Reynolds to propose new limits on local governments. “We think it would be a good idea to implement […]

A federal grand jury is making multiple charges against the Adair police chief in a scheme with a friend to illegally purchase machine guns. Court documents say 46-year-old Bradley Wendt exploited his position to acquire […]

A managed care company has agreed to pay a $44.4 million settlement after being accused of submitting excessive prescription drug bills to the Iowa Medicaid program. Centene does not admit wrongdoing, but a news release […]

Iowa Turkey Federation executive director, Gretta Irwin, says the industry isn’t sure why there’s been a cluster of bird flu cases recently confirmed in several northwest Iowa turkey flocks. Iowa’s turkey farmers really work diligently […]

The odds of most Iowans having a white Christmas are increasing by the minute. While the holiday is still ten days away, the snow falling across much of the state today  will be followed by […]

The U.S. Justice Department is asking a judge to sentence an Iowa man to more than five years in prison for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot. Video showed Doug Jensen of Des Moines […]

Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra says the renewable fuel recommendations from the Biden Administration are a combination of positives and negatives. Feenstra, a Republican from Hull, supports the EPA’s recommended ethanol production mandate. “The EPA proposed […]

More than 20 years after a southwest Iowan dug a large bone out of a creek bed near Shenandoah, researchers from the University of Iowa are publishing a paper about what turned out to be […]

Members of a key state panel say a recession would likely have a limited impact on Iowa’s economy. They’re predicting state tax receipts will decline slightly in 2023 due to cuts in the top income […]

An Eagle Grove man has been sentenced to a decade in prison after pleading guilty to meth, marijuana and gun-related charges. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 40-year-old Russell Spencer was […]

A toddler has died after an apparent street racer slammed into oncoming traffic in Des Moines last night. Witnesses tell Des Moines police a sedan and an SUV were involved in an extended street race […]

Anyone who’s ever entertained a cat with a laser pointer will understand the premise behind the latest research at Iowa State University. ISU animal science professor Liz Bobeck found a way to motivate chickens to […]

The public is being asked for help in tracking down a witness in a central Iowa murder case. Des Moines police were called to a house Monday to do a welfare check and found the […]

Former University of Iowa president Willard “Sandy” Boyd has died at the age of 95. Boyd was a St. Paul, Minnesota native who practiced law for two years in Minneapolis before joining the U-I law […]

Volunteers will be laying wreaths on hundreds of veterans’ graves in cemeteries across Iowa this Saturday as part of the national event called Wreaths Across America. Luanne Jackson, Hamilton County’s Veteran Affairs director, is coordinating […]