The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes a critical habitat zone to protect endangered freshwater mussels along part of Iowa’s southeastern border. The plan to protect “spectaclecase” mussels covers four-thousand miles of rivers in 17 states, including a portion of the Mississippi River from the Quad-Cities to Keokuk. Agency biologist Nick Utrup says the designations […]
NWS cropland danger index ‘high’ in about half of Iowa
October 13, 2025
The National Weather Service says there’s a high risk of cropland fires in all or parts of over 50 Iowa counties
