Survey: Midwest economy is slumping, Iowa’s economy is worse
Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss says the Midwestern agricultural sector is now in a “significant recession,” and the region’s economic picture is lagging. Creighton’s monthly survey of business leaders […]
Iowa’s major party leaders tout tonight’s VP debate
The leaders of both of Iowa’s major political parties say tonight’s debate between vice presidential candidates J-D Vance and Tim Walz is an important milestone in the 2024 campaign. Iowa […]
Drought leaves state with high nitrate concentrations
Rainfall in the spring and early summer briefly relieved drought in the Corn Belt but it also contributed to elevated nitrate concentrations in many of the region’s waterways. During dry […]
Study: Iowa sees progress toward wind and solar but still relies too much on coal
A report shows Iowa made significant strides in advancing renewable energy over the last two decades with wind and solar rising to 64-percent of Iowa’s electricity generation last year. Steve […]
Nunn, Feenstra comment on another expiration of Farm Bill policies
Congress has failed for a second year to pass a new Farm Bill. The one-year extension of the legislation expired yesterday and the temporary spending package congress approved last week […]
Hinson quizzes USPS head over absentee ballot delivery concerns
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is among a bipartisan group of lawmakers airing concerns about the delivery of absentee ballots for this year’s election. Hinson and other members of a House […]
Iowa Red Cross volunteers offer shelter, hot meals in hurricane-damaged states
More than a dozen American Red Cross volunteers from Iowa are now on duty in several southern states that saw destruction from the powerful winds, heavy rain and flooding caused […]
Reynolds says trade mission to spark more exchanges between Iowa and India
Governor Kim Reynolds spent about a third of the month of September on a trade mission in India. Reynolds says the groundwork for her meetings was laid decades ago by […]
Hurricane impact on Iowa likely to keep things dry
The massive hurricane that blew into Florida and the southern U.S. won’t be felt directly in Iowa, but it will have an indirect impact. Iowa DNR hydrologist Tim Hall says […]
Iowa crews help to restore power in Ohio after Hurricane Helene
Dozens of utility workers from Iowa are now in Ohio, helping restore electricity to thousands of homes and businesses in areas where the remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread damage […]