Controversial wolf restoration project subject of NatGeo Explorer talk in Des Moines
The wildlife biologist who spearheaded the project to reintroduce wolves at Yellowstone National Park in the 1990s will be in central Iowa this week to tell that remarkable story — […]
Nov. 1, 2026: 1,855,812 Iowans are registered to vote
The latest Iowa voter registration report shows some gains. The Iowa Secretary of State’s office updates voter registration data at the beginning of every month. Compared to October 1, there […]
Iowa law on election recounts updated in 2025
Heading into the actual voting that will decide things, some election observers have suggested some of Iowa’s marquee races for congress, for the U.S. Senate and for governor could wind […]
Federal judge rules on Iowa Capitol permit for Satanic Temple
A federal judge has ruled that state officials who’ve approveD permits for religious groups to install displays and hold holiday events in the Iowa Capitol must give the Satanic Temple […]
October in Iowa was third warmest on record
State Climatologist Justin Glisan says October in Iowa was slightly wetter than average and about three degrees above normal. “With 154 years of records, preliminarily the third warmest October on […]
Data center projects may fill up Linn County landfill much sooner than expected
Construction waste from two hyperscale data center projects near Cedar Rapids is putting significant pressure on the city’s landfill. Joe Horaney is interim director of the region’s solid waste agency. […]
Creighton survey shows Iowa’s economy strengthening despite job losses
Economic conditions are improving in Iowa and across the Midwest, according to the latest Creighton University survey of supply managers here and in eight other states. Creighton economics professor Ernie […]
Three Iowa races for US House seats on national radar
Three of Iowa’s congressional races are drawing national attention. The top Republican in the U.S. House has named Iowa’s third district contest as one of the three most competitive in […]
ISU professor in critical condition, accused in wife’s murder
Ames police say an Iowa State University professor is hospitalized after shooting himself while trying to avoid arrest for the murder of his wife. During a welfare check on Thursday, […]
Tariffs on steel are costing Iowa factories hundreds of millions of dollars
Iowa manufacturers are being squeezed by the highest domestic steel prices in four years, driven by high tariffs and tight domestic supplies. Peter Orazem, the interim chair of economics at […]