ISU study puts extremely high price on evolving hog virus
Iowa State University researchers estimate a viral disease cost the U.S. pork industry more than one-billion dollars each year between 2016 and 2020. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome or PRRS […]
Some three-dozen freight train cars derail near Glidden
Union Pacific crews are cleaning up the site of a train derailment in Carroll County. A UP spokesman says about 36 cars derailed last night, some two miles east of […]
Iowa’s governor co-chairs national school choice campaign
Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowa’s state-funded Education Savings Accounts for private school students are part of “an education revolution” happening across the country. “(It’s) one of the proudest things I’ve […]
Blood test for Alzheimer’s is big step closer to being available in Iowa
Officials with the Iowa chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association say they’re thrilled with the announcement of a highly-accurate blood test for the disease that’s now much closer to being widely […]
Governor says Rock Valley’s portable classrooms have ‘dual purpose’
Governor Kim Reynolds says portable classrooms being set up for students in Rock Valley will have a different use once repairs to the community’s flood damaged schools are completed. “The […]
Governor says Rock Valley’s portable classrooms have dual purpose
Governor Kim Reynolds says portable classrooms being set up for students in Rock Valley will have a different use once repairs to the community’s flood damaged schools are completed. “The […]
Sierra Club asks EPA to revoke Iowa DNR’s power to enforce Clean Water Act
The Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club is petitioning the EPA to remove a state agency’s authority to enforce the Clean Water Act. The group claims the Department of Natural […]
VP Harris criticizes ‘Trump abortion ban’ in Iowa
Vice President Kamala Harris is making an Iowa law that took effect this morning part of her campaign against former President Donald Trump. “Today Iowa put in place a Trump […]
Man injured during truck stunt at Maquoketa Speedway
A man was seriously injured after attempting a stunt Sunday at the Jackson County Fair. The Iowa State Patrol says the man was attempting to drive a pickup through a […]
Iowa abortion law goes into place today
A law banning most abortions in Iowa went into effect at 8 o’clock this morning. The so-called heartbeat law bans abortion as soon as cardiac activity is detected, which can […]