Black Hawk County will soon be turning methane from its landfill into fuel for vehicles. Black Hawk County Solid Waste Management Administrator John Foster says that carbon reduction has been at the forefront of his […]

Class 5A 1. Southeast Polk (1-0), LW #1 @ #7 Ankeny 2. Dowling Catholic (1-0), LW #2 vs #4 Valley 3. Johnston (1-0), LW #6 @ #8 Cedar Falls 4. WDM Valley (0-1), LW #3 […]

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says negotiation is the way to resolve property disputes over developing privately-owned projects like carbon pipelines. “I would negotiate rather than use the heavy hand of government,” DeSantis said during […]

The second week of hearings opens Tuesday in Fort Dodge as the Iowa Utilities Board takes public comments on the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline that would run nearly 700 miles across 29 Iowa counties. […]

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is subtly urging Iowa Caucusgoers to focus on the 2024 election rather than on former President Donald Trump’s indictments. Without saying Trump’s name, DeSantis made the pitch to a crowd […]

This is the last weekend before Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, and gasoline prices are inching downward as demand drops with less travel, though prices are still high compared to a year ago […]

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says he chose to emphasize his record as Florida’s governor rather than quarrel with the other candidates at this week’s debate. “The thing about the debate you know is nobody […]

That excessive heat warning is still posted for a fifth consecutive day for 28 counties in southern Iowa until 7 o’clock tonight, and while the rest of the state is no longer under the warning, […]

The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a new set of four stamps depicting the architectural beauty of bridges, and two of those bridges lead to Iowa. The series is simply called “Bridges” and one of […]

Fort Dodge is one of seven locations throughout the state hosting the Iowa SIDS Foundation Walk for the Future this Saturday. For Kenzie and Kody Pirie of Fort Dodge its very personal after losing a […]

One week from today, the Iowa DNR’s State Forest Nursery in Ames will open its phone lines and website for taking seedling orders — both for this fall and next spring. Nursery manager Pat Griffin […]

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is pushing back at critics who say her plan to override California’s law on pork production will derail up to a thousand laws in other states. California’s law requires that bacon […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says she’s been focusing on small businesses as she travels across the state. Ernst has been naming a small business of the week and also introduced the “Prove It Act” she […]

A fire at Iowa State University’s power plant has disrupted the cooling system on the Ames campus. According to an ISU alert, as many classes as possible were moved online today. All ISU classes will […]

After four straight days of sweltering heat statewide, forecasters say a cool front is approaching and, highs may only be in the 70s by next week. Meteorologist Alexis Jimenez at the National Weather Service, says […]

State officials have significantly raised Iowa Medicaid’s reimbursement rate for substance abuse counseling. The 2023 Iowa legislature approved a $13 million increase in Iowa’s Medicaid program for both substance abuse and mental health services. Three […]

Clinton High School students returned to class this week with a system that uses artificial intelligence to detect concealed weapons in use. Clinton Superintendent Gary DeLacy thinks it will really improve safety. “I believe with […]

Even on this fourth consecutive day of a statewide extreme heat warning, there are city, county and state workers all across Iowa, doing their usual outdoor jobs, no matter the triple-digit high temperatures. Shenandoah Mayor […]