A ribbon cutting Wednesday celebrated the new facility in Scott County that converts landfill waste gas into usable natural gas. The facility was built by Waga Energy and Bryce Stalcup,
The driver of a semi was ticketed for a traffic violation after his truck was hit by a train and the load of meat it was carrying spilled out. Sioux
Next week may be one of the busiest travel weeks in Iowa history, according to a forecast from AAA Iowa. The motor club’s Brian Ortner says the study estimates nearly
Today’s the American Cancer Society’s 49th annual Great American Smokeout, as Iowa smokers are encouraged to give up the routine for at least this one day, or to make a
A top U.S. Department of Justice official says antitrust laws “exist for a reason” and the division she leads is investigating monopolies that could be limiting the prices farmers get
The American Farm Bureau’s 40th annual Thanksgiving Dinner cost survey shows another drop this year. Iowa Farm Bureau Research Director Christopher Pudenz says the survey checks the prices of 12
The Storm Lake City Council has voted 4–1 to accept a $125,000 Resource Enhancement and Protection grant to help fund Phase One of the proposed Storm Lake Nature Area. The
The Buena Vista County Compensation Board has approved its annual recommendation on pay raises for elected officials. Meeting yesterday at the courthouse in Storm Lake, the seven-member board unanimously backed
A central Iowa entomologist says there may actually be some science behind the folklore about how the thickness of a wooly bear caterpillar’s stripes can help predict the severity of
Christina Bohannan, a Democrat who hopes to challenge Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks bid for reelection, says it’s time for a wide-ranging government ethics reform plan that would include term limits,
