Environmental group report claims coal power plants causing illness in western Iowa
Environmental groups and experts say a new study shows serious health issues surrounding two coal-fired plants operated by MidAmerican Energy in northwest Iowa just south of Sioux City. Josh Mandelbaum […]
Deaths in motorcycle accidents are up in Iowa
There have already been nearly 20 motorcyclists killed in accidents this year and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau and the Iowa DOT are trying to raise awareness of the problem. […]
Grassley not optimistic negotiations will yield a new Farm Bill this year
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says prospects for congressional approval of a new Farm Bill are fading. “So what we call the five-year Farm Bill of 2018 last year became a […]
Iowa’s opioid settlement dollars remain in limbo
Nearly $27 million in state funding that could have been used for prevention and treatment of opioid use won’t be spent. States are getting money from legal settlements with pharmaceutical […]
Iowa’s governor signs literacy bill, highlights ‘science of reading’
Governor Kim Reynolds says a focus on what’s called “the science of reading” will improve the reading skills of Iowa students. The governor went to Adel this afternoon and sat […]
Former cleaning company at Sioux City pork plant fined for employing children
The U.S. Labor Department says a Tennesse-based cleaning company will pay $649,000 in penalties for employing children at facilities that included the Sioux City Seaboard-Triumph pork plant. An investigation earlier […]
Iowa joins lawsuit challenging Biden Administration’s Title IX change
Iowa is joining 20 other states in a lawsuit over the Biden Administration’s move to expand Title IX protections for women to ban discrimination based on gender identity or sexual […]
Lieutenant Governor makes pitch for line-of-succession amendment to Iowa Constitution
Adam Gregg, Iowa’s Lieutenant Governor, is urging Iowans to vote for a proposed amendment to Iowa’s Constitution. “You might remember, back when Governor Reynolds ascended, there was a dispute about […]
Rain stops planting in some areas of the state
The U.S.D.A. Crop Report says there were less than two suitable days for field work last week due to wet fields. Corn planting advancef just 8% to 47% now completed, […]
St. Ambrose and Mount Mercy announce agreement to work together
Two Catholic Universities in eastern Iowa have announced plans for what they call a “Strategic Combination” starting this fall. Mount Mercy University president Todd Olson says the agreement will allow […]