Iowa’s most populous county launches water quality education campaign
Iowans with concerns about water quality and its impact on health have a new resource, as the Polk County Health Department is launching a “Know Your Water, Know Your Health” […]
Iowa women announce series against UConn
The University of Iowa women’s basketball team will begin a two-game series with UConn next season, the programs announced on Tuesday. Iowa will travel to UConn next season for the […]
Iowa Democrats to propose changes for their 2028 Caucuses
Iowa Democratic Party leaders have developed a new plan for the 2028 Iowa Caucuses, hoping national party leaders will put Iowa back in a lead-off position for the next presidential […]
Feds consider relocating massive corn ‘seed bank’ to Iowa from Illinois
The USDA proposes moving a large seed bank for corn from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to the central Iowa city of Ames. There’s concern the move would endanger the […]
Memorial Day crash on I-29 kills southwest Iowa man
One person died, another was injured, when a semi collided with a pickup Monday afternoon in southwestern Iowa. The accident happened on northbound Interstate 29 near 25th Street in Council […]
Even at $10 a pack, some Iowans need more motivation to quit smoking
Nearly 17-percent of Iowans smoke, and if you’re one of them, you probably already know how hard it is to quit. Michelle Gilbertson, a wellness education specialist at Emplify Health […]
Iowa GOP candidates for governor focus on population growth
Iowa’s June 2 Primary is a week away, with a key race among five Republicans vying to succeed fellow Republican Kim Reynolds as governor and they have struck a common […]
UNI professor’s book retraces ‘Dragoon Trail’ through Iowa
A University of Northern Iowa history professor’s new book retraces how an 1835 expedition across Iowa sparked the evolution of the state. Kevin Mason’s book is titled “Retracing the Dragoon […]
New Dubuque program to train pilots in two years instead of four
To help meet the increasing demand for pilots, the University of Dubuque plans to offer a new Associate Degree of Applied Science in Flight Operations this fall. The campus in […]
Major habitat work at state park in northwest Iowa
There’s been some major landscaping on a dam built nearly a century ago to form a lake for recreation in northwest Iowa. The dam on Mill Creek created what’s known […]