White-tailed deer are susceptible to coronavirus infections and researchers at the U.S.D.A.’s National Animal Disease Center in Ames are looking into how different variants of the virus impact deer over time. U.S.D.A. Veterinary Medical Officer […]

February ended up being much wetter than normal — despite having what state climatologist Justin Glisan calls a “snow drought.” “We had more rainfall in fact than we did snowfall across the state in February […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has selected a New York company to administer the new state-funded Education Savings Accounts created by a law she signed in January. “We’re rolling it out. We’ve identified the platform,” Reynolds said […]

Several students from Northwestern College in Orange City are heading out this week for spring break — but their trips are working mission trips — not a chance to sit on a beach and soak […]

Students in more than a dozen Iowa school districts are planning to walk out of their classes today  — a protest against bills in the legislature they say will hurt LGBTQ people. Celeste Vargas, a […]

A House committee has approved a bill to require that developers get permits from every other state other along proposed carbon pipeline routes before construction could begin here. Representative Steven Holt, a Republican from Denison, […]

The Master Gardener Program through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is reporting significant growth in 2022. Alicia Herzog, the program’s coordinator, says more than 440 people were trained statewide last year, which is an […]

Republican lawmakers are proposing a ban on gender reassignment surgery and hormone therapy for transgender youth. Senator Jeff Edler, a Republican from State Center, said if the state can make it illegal for minors to […]

A House subcommittee has approved a bill that would let Iowa schools have policies requiring that students use the bathrooms or locker rooms designated for their biological sex. During a subcommittee hearing early this morning, […]

The Iowa Cancer Registry is marking its 50th year and celebrating the fact cancer is much less deadly in Iowa today than in 1973 when the first report was published. Registry director Mary Charlton, a […]

A central Iowa woman will spend 45 years in a federal prison for helping her husband create child pornography. Court documents show 33-year-old Ashley Marie Butler of Des Moines helped her husband Shane Butler create […]

The chairman of a key Senate committee has introduced a bill to boost the penalty for assaulting a referee or umpire. During a Senate subcommittee hearing this morning, Troy Scheuermann of Farmington is urging lawmakers […]

One person is dead in what appears to be a weather-related accident involving a semi and an SUV near Fort Dodge. Iowa State Patrol Trooper Paul Gardner says the accident happened just before 7 a.m. […]

Iowa junior Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Year. This season, Clark is the only player in the nation with more than 750 points, 210 rebounds, 210 assists, and 30 steals. Clark […]

Iowa utility player Keaton Anthony has been named the Big Ten Baseball Player of the Week. This is the first Player of the Week honor for Anthony, and seventh Big Ten weekly honor overall. The […]

Iowa State faltered late and West Virginia spoiled Senior Night. The Mountaineers used a late 9-0 run to beat the Cyclones 72-69, handing them their fourth straight loss. The Cyclones have lost six of their […]

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments today over President Biden’s plan to forgive student loans, a plan Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley calls “reckless” and which would cost the federal government nearly one-trillion dollars. Grassley, […]