Iowa State University’s student-run farm, known as Ag 450, is marking eight decades in operation. Skyler Rinker, an ISU ag ed professor, says students get to learn about the day-to-day work required to run a […]

The Iowa Utilities Board’s public hearing on Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed carbon pipeline has concluded. Over eight weeks, the Utilities Board convened for 26 days, hearing testimony from over 100 landowners who object to having […]

Iowa Department of Corrections director Beth Skinner says the recidivism rate among individuals who’ve been released from prison has dropped for a third straight year — meaning there’s a decline in the number of people […]

In advance of Veterans Day on Saturday, the University of Iowa will hold a ceremony on Friday afternoon to dedicate a new area of campus to remember those who served our country in uniform. Bill […]

A former Iowa National Guardsman from Des Moines is seeking next year’s Democratic nomination in Iowa’s third congressional district, for the chance to challenge Republican Congressman Zach Nunn of Bondurant. Democrat Lanon Baccam was born […]

Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra says he remains hopeful Congress will act on a new Farm Bill before the end of the year. Feenstra and some colleagues sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, urging […]

The head of Iowa’s law enforcement training academy says its facilities, processes and training are “unacceptable” and a group of state lawmakers plans to recommend more funding. Brady Carney became director of the Iowa Law […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says she’s skeptical of polls which suggest former President Donald Trump has a significant lead among likely Iowa Caucus goers — and she says Ron DeSantis has the best shot at winning […]

The trapping season is in its first full week across Iowa. DNR Furbearer Biologist, Vince Evelsizer, says there are a couple of positives for those venturing out. “A lot of the furbearer populations are doing […]

Court documents filed for the trial of a Woodbury County official’s wife show Supervisor Jeremy Taylor will be named as an “unindicted co-conspirator” in the alleged election fraud. Kim Taylor pleaded not guilty to 52 […]

Iowa’s attorney general says the state’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear legal arguments over Iowa’s so-called “fetal heartbeat” law. In July, Governor Reynolds signed a bill that bans most abortions after fetal activity can […]

State and local investigators are trying to determine why a grocery store employee in Monticello was fatally shot. Information from the Monticello Police chief says 48-year-old Aaron McAtee was shot behind the Fareway store Tuesday […]

The Iowa Utilities Board hearing on Summit Carbon Solutions proposed pipeline has resumed this week. A schedule on the board’s website indicates that tomorrow (Thursday), the company will start offering its rebuttal to dozens of […]

At a time when many rural hospitals are closing their birthing units, a medical center in northwest Iowa is planning a significant expansion. Tara Geddes, chief nursing officer at Floyd Valley Healthcare in Le Mars, […]

New yellow-and-white warning signs are now posted on six segments of roadways across Iowa, stretches that are among the most dangerous in the state. The Iowa Department of Transportation is launching a pilot program, naming […]

Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of government borrowing plans were approved by voters in this year’s city-school elections in Iowa. Eighty percent of Polk County voters approved a $350 million plan to build a […]

The Board of Regents will hear a report from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion study group at its meeting next week on the UNI campus. The group made ten recommendations, including ensuring that employee performance […]

State Banking Superintendent Jeff Plagge says the Sac City bank he declared insolvent on Friday had heavy losses on some of its loans to commercial trucking firms. “This (bank) had a segment of a business […]

Much of Iowa has seen warmer-than-normal temperatures in recent days, but autumn will soon transition to winter and the National Weather Service is encouraging Iowans to prepare now for the inevitable. Meteorologist Chad Hahn says […]