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Erratic weather driving insect pressure
Weather extremes are influencing pest pressure across the Midwest. Iowa State University Extension entomologist Erin Hodgson calls growing conditions “erratic.” “We’ve had really wet, really dry. We’ve had hail and
Iowa Congresswoman Hinson looking forward to Senate completing work on Farm Bill
The U.S. Senate is set to go over their version of the Farm Bill today and Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says he is anxious to see the Senate get that
Missing 89-year-old Iowa man injured in crash on Highway 30
A Webster County man who’d been reported missing was seriously injured early Wednesday afternoon in an accident on Highway 30 near State Center. The Marshall County Sheriffs Office says the
Woodbury County suing Salix over land annexation for data center
Woodbury County is taking legal action against the town of Salix over the annexation of land being considered for a potential data center. Google announced Monday it is evaluating the
Sioux Center man sentenced for stalking, and probation violations
A Sioux Center man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to stalking and violating his probation. Sioux County Attorney Thomas Kunstle says 23-year-old Corbin Joseph VanBriesen was sentenced
Ernst votes to hold Fauci in contempt of congress
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst and other Republicans on a Senate panel have voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of congress for refusing to answer questions about pandemic-related decisions
Rock Valley man sentenced on drug related charges
A Rock Valley man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to drug-related charges in Sioux County District Court. Sioux County Attorney Thomas Kunstle says 28-year-old Taylor Reece Hanson
Sioux City man sentenced to prison for possession of a controlled substance, 3rd offense
A Sioux City man has been sentenced to prison in Sioux County on drug charges and a probation violation. Sioux County Attorney Thomas Kunstle says 40-year-old Benjamine Allan Pry was
Klobuchar: SNAP cost-sharing remains biggest obstacle to Senate farm bill
The ranking member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says the proposed changes to state cost sharing in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program remains the biggest sticking point as the
Lake Mills plant to close, employees offered jobs in Minnesota
A Minnesota company is closing a facility it’s operated in northern Iowa for 39 years and offering its 23 employees in Lake Mills transfers to a plant in a Minneapolis
