Senator Grassley blames ‘radical activists’ for looming government shutdown
The federal government faces a widespread shutdown at midnight tonight due to a partisan impasse over spending and health care, while Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican, says “Democrats are […]
Larchwood Crash Sends Two to Sioux Falls Hospitals

A Larchwood man and a passenger were hospitalized following a crash near Larchwood on Thursday, September 25. According to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. […]
Unseasonably mild to warm weather; showers return to the Plains, parts of the upper Midwest
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures along and east of a line from the Four Corners region to the western Dakotas, while […]
New Art Cullen book delves deeper into Iowa’s water quality woes
The northwest Iowa journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for his editorials about the state’s water pollution problem is releasing a new book that’s highly critical of Iowa’s […]
Farm Bureau revives effort to bring lower-cost health plans to Wisconsin
Photo: Brad Olson and Jason Mugnaini from Wisconsin Farm Bureau testify at the Capitol in favor of Farm Bureau Health Plans during a 2024 hearing. Wisconsin Farm Bureau is reviving […]
Dial in cover crops to successfully fight resistant weeds
Using cover crops to conserve soil is nothing new, but using cover crops to suppress problem weeds is for some farmers and knowing how to make it work can be […]