A state-led effort to identify and close dozens of ag drainage wells in Iowa has been completed. The project began in 1987 with the passage of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act. State officials determined about 300 structures had been drilled to drain water, so fields could be planted with crops. The last group of uncapped […]
Man who was part of Iowa death penalty debate dies in prison
An inmate who was was put into the spotlight in the effort to end the death penalty in Iowa has died