Independent from Hawkeye running in Iowa’s 2nd congressional district
A northeast Iowa native who was a small-scale farmer before working on Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign is launching his own campaign for congress. Thirty-one-year-old Dave Bushaw is running as […]
ISU premiers two hard ciders made from Ames-grown apples
Iowa State University already had a winery and a brewery. Now, it’s added a cidery. Erin Norton, director of the Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute at ISU, says they’re […]
Democrat running for governor says Iowans want clean water
Democrat Julie Stauch says if she’s elected governor, she’ll appoint an environmentalist as director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and ask that person to immediately review the laws […]
Iowa State University graduate returning to become next president
The Iowa Board of Regents named North Dakota State president David Cook as the new president of Iowa State University Tuesday. Board president Sherry Bates read the motion to approve […]
Four central Iowa counties now have reproductive care clinics
A non-profit is launching a mobile clinic, dubbed a suitcase clinic, in central Iowa that’s designed to fill in maternal care gaps for under- and uninsured people. EveryStep sends a […]
Ag Secretary says Iowa harvest season is nearly done
There’s no U.S.D.A. weekly crop report due to the government shutdown, but the state’s top ag official says the end of the harvest is close. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig […]
New Iowa State University president expected to be named today
The Board of Regents is interviewing the two finalists today and then will choose one to be the next president at Iowa State University. Benjamin Houlton, the dean of the […]
Iowa literary group hopes to get finanical boost from new fund
An Iowa City organization that promotes creative writing hopes to cash in on a new program that will grant at least $50-million over the next five years to support writers, […]
School leader in northwest Iowa placed on paid leave
After a two-hour closed session meeting that ended last night, Sioux City’s school board voted to place the district’s superintendent on paid administrative leave. That leave for Juan Cordova is […]
Miller-Meeks holds often tense town hall
Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks faced a vocal crowd in a sometimes tense town hall forum in Keosauqua and defended her votes on a variety of issues. “We passed a Continuing […]