Avid Iowa mushroom hunter offers tips on ‘false morels’
A contract botanist from northeast Iowa who says he’s eaten more than a hundred species of wild Iowa mushrooms says he wants to set the record straight about what some […]
Pleasantville bar’s burger named the best in Iowa for 2025
A Marion County establishment is the winner of the Iowa’s Best Burger contest for this year. The Iowa Beef Industry Council made the announcement Thursday of the honor for the […]
A dozen Republicans won’t vote on state budget until Iowa Senate has pipeline vote
Twelve Republicans in the Iowa Senate say they will not vote for any state spending bill until they get a chance to vote on a bill limiting carbon pipeline developers […]
Iowa averaged near normal rainfall for April
April had plenty of showers at times, but state climatologist Justin Glisan says overall precipitation for the month was near normal. “We’re coming in about 3.4 inches of precipitation, and […]
Governor Reynolds, Speaker Grassley spar over state spending
A disagreement over whether to spend $14 million boosting pay for paraeducators in public schools is the big stumbling block in budget talks among Republican lawmakers.Du Governor Kim Reynolds said […]
Hinson blames Biden, not Trump’s tariffs, for 1st quarter’s downturn
A new report from the U.S. Department of Commerce shows the nation’s economy just had its weakest quarter in three years, which Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson blames on the policies […]
Iowa hatcheries off to good start in preparing to stock lakes and rivers
The Iowa DNR says its spring effort to collect walleye eggs to raise the next generation of fish was one of the fastest in the program’s history. Jay Rudacille oversaw […]
Iowa Latino event is canceled due to fears ICE might ‘split apart’ families
A celebration of all things Latino in southeast Iowa is being called off after community members said they were scared about being detained at the event. The Latino Festival of […]
Some Iowa farmers can’t finish planting due to prolonged wet conditions
Green sprouts from the corn and soybeans Iowa farmers planted in mid-April are starting to emerge from the soil, but many farmers are still waiting to get their crops planted. […]
House Oversight panel questions State Auditor about court debt errors
Republicans on the Iowa House Oversight Committee are asking the state auditor for more proof that $27 million in misdirected court fines wasn’t stolen. Court officials say computer coding errors […]