Iowa drought conditions continue to recede
Dry conditions remain in northwest Iowa, but they have continued to shrink in the September rains. The area of moderate drought has gone from almost seven percent down to around […]
ISU Extension expert warns work in wet fields could have long-term impact
Farmers got the combines into the field to start the harvest then the skies opened up and brought work to a stop. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Angie Rieck […]
Iowa home sales, median price drop in August, 2026
Data from the Iowa Association of Realtors shows home sales in August fell 10.5% compared to July. The median sales price for an Iowa home in August was $267,000. That’s […]
Forecast indicates at least 1.5 inches of rain expected statewide over next week
A meteorologist with Iowa State University Extension says Iowans should expect clouds and rain through Sunday morning, with a brief break Monday before storms return Tuesday afternoon. The statewide average […]
Iowa Medicaid Fraud task force hears from top state investigator
The head of Iowa’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit says his team’s investigations led to 37 fraud convictions during the previous fiscal year and the recovery of $3.9 million. Jeremy Ingrim […]
Iowa’s state parks need hundreds of hands this weekend
Twenty-one of Iowa’s state parks and forests are hosting clean-up events this Saturday as part of Statewide Volunteer Day. Iowans are encouraged to find a park nearby and help to […]
Programming starts for three ‘Big Read’ grants in Iowa
Three Iowa organizations have received National Endowment for the Arts “Big Read” grants this year to spark community discussions about a piece of well-known American literature. The Carroll Public Library’s […]
Trone Garriott tours ‘Epstein Files’ exhibit, calls for more congressional action
Sarah Trone Garriott, the Democrat running against Third District Congressman Zach Nunn, says Nunn should back a measure that would let victims of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein sue the Department […]
Dolly the mastadon returns to Wayne County for permanent display
Dolly the mastodon is back in southern Iowa’s Wayne County where the partially exposed bones were found in a creek bed in 2022. State archaeologist John Doershuk says he and […]
14 arrests in Marshalltown, Perry, Des Moines for alleged drug trafficking connections
David Waterman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, says an investigation of an alleged meth trafficking ring operating in central Iowa has led to indictments against 14 […]