Van Kalsbeek Added to Francis Top 50 Watch List
ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The National Awards Committee and Small College Basketball reduced its Bevo Francis Award Watch List, with Northwestern’s Alex Van Kalsbeek being named among 50 players across […]
Northwestern’s Jacobson is GPAC softball pitcher-of-the-week

Ellie Jacobson of Northwestern College is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports pitcher-of-the-week. Jacobson, a senior from Humboldt, Iowa, had a pair of wins in the circle, pitching 10 innings with […]
Iowa bill would make taking a minor to a drag show a felony
Minors would not be allowed to attend drag shows under a bill advancing in the Iowa House. Adults could be charged with a felony if they knowingly bring a minor […]
Corn Rootworm Management and “The Watch” Sticky Trap Program
Among the many challenges corn growers face each growing season, corn rootworm can be among the most damaging. In this episode of Managing for Profit, DEKALB® Asgrow® Technical Agronomist Andrew […]
As some Iowa evergreens turn brown, are they dormant or dying?
While many Iowans enjoyed those spurts of warm weather we had during January, the temporary respites from winter may have killed some of our trees now that we’re back in […]
Ethanol industry eyeing March for year-round E15 legislation
U.S. Congressman Randy Feenstra of Iowa says it’s very possible language for year-round E-15 could be included in the March Continuing Resolution. “In December, we kicked that can down the […]
Some Iowa hospitals return to mask mandates as flu cases rise
Flu cases across Iowa are still rising and it’s prompting some hospitals to reinstate a policy from the pandemic era. Clint Hawthorne, medical director for UnityPoint’s emergency departments in Des […]
Governor confident Iowa will land $150 million for medical residencies
State officials say July 1 is the target date to launch a project to train 460 physicians at 14 Iowa hospitals over the next four years. Governor Kim Reynolds is […]
Iowa Senate approves new requirement for human development classes
A bill that would that would require schools show an ultrasound as well as a video about fetal development to students in 4th through 12th grades has passed the Iowa […]