University of Iowa looks to acquire rest of Old Capitol Town Center mall
The University of Iowa is seeking approval from the Board of Regents for a purchase that would give it full ownership of a downtown Iowa City mall. The purchase would […]
Creighton survey finds growing fears of looming recession
As we head into the final two months of 2024, typically the busiest months of the year for many retailers, a survey of business leaders in Iowa and eight other […]
Growing crops, raising livestock under solar panels could be ‘best of both worlds’
Creating a field of solar panels to generate power doesn’t have to mean taking farmland out of agricultural production. Mallory Tope, a policy associate with the Center for Rural Affairs, […]
Early voting pace in Iowa similar to 2016
Well over half a million Iowans have already voted in this year’s election. Becky Bissell, president of the Iowa State Association of County Auditors, says that’s about 25% of registered […]
Lawsuit over list of potential non-citizens flagged on Iowa voter rolls
Secretary of State Paul Pate is being sued for directing election workers to challenge the ballots of over 2000 people who he says got a driver’s license when they were […]
Iowa works to recruit 20-somethings to take up hunting
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is exploring ways to address a national decline in the number of hunters, and to prevent the drop from happening here. DNR wildlife biologist […]
Grinnell Mutual seeks approval to become shareholder-owned
A Grinnell-based insurance company is asking Iowa’s insurance commissioner to approve a restructuring plan so it can sell stock. The company was founded in 1909 in Greenfield as the Iowa […]
Low water levels raise concern about winter impact on fish
River and stream flows have dropped as the wet spring turned to a dry fall, which raises some concerns for fish. DNR fisheries biologist Scott Grummer works in north-central Iowa. […]
Handling Halloween pumpkins provides a challenge to recyclers
Halloween pumpkins that didn’t get smashed or eaten by squirrels pose a problem for waste haulers after the trick-or-treating is over. The Ames Resource Recovery Plant burns garbage to produce […]
It’s no Halloween prank, snow is falling in NW Iowa this morning
It’s neither a trick nor a treat as a surprise snowfall is blanketing parts of northwest Iowa this Halloween morning. A photo taken by an Iowa DOT snowplow camera in […]