Different weather patterns affecting early crop development across Corn Belt
A mix of weather patterns across the US Corn Belt is impacting planting progress and early crop development. Climatologist Brian Fuchs with the National Drought Mitigation Center says drought conditions […]
Raiders Land Four on Academic All-District Team

GREENWOOD, Ind. – Northwestern softball student-athletes Ashtyn Billings, Chloe Gallegos, Cassidy Gors, and Tatum Schmalbeck have been recognized with College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors, the CSC office announced today. Billings, a junior english and […]
FIRST Iowa High School Softball Rankings

Class 5A School 2024 Season 1 Waukee Northwest 34-8 2 Ankeny Centennial 29-10 3 Pleasant Valley 40-3 4 West Des Moines Valley 38-5 5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 24-16 6 Muscatine […]
How to manage wheat disease risk
Indiana wheat growers are monitoring wheat disease risk. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Purdue University Extension’s Darcy Telenko identifies what diseases cause the most damage to the plant […]
Questions remain over deadly Davenport building collapse
Two years ago today, an apartment building in downtown Davenport partly collapsed, killing three residents and injuring several, though an investigation into the cause of the collapse still hasn’t been […]
Iowa’s own Superman Brandon Routh headlines Des Moines Con
The Iowa-born actor who first won international fame for his 2006 role as the Man of Steel in “Superman Returns” is returning to his home state this weekend. Norwalk native […]
Two dozen community send-offs set for Iowa National Guard soldiers
The first of 24 community send-off ceremonies for some 1,800 Iowa National Guard soldiers who are deploying to the Middle East starts today. Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Stephen Osborn […]
New rule ends 77 year tradition of summer concert series at Iowa Capitol
A free series of outdoor concerts has been held on the Iowa Capitol grounds for nearly eight decades, but this summer’s concerts will be staged elsewhere. A new state rule […]