Rainfall in the spring and early summer briefly relieved drought in the Corn Belt but it also contributed to elevated nitrate concentrations in many of the region’s waterways. During dry years, nitrates from soil microbes and farm fertilizers can accumulate in fields until it rains and a lot of it flushes into rivers, lakes and […]
Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says the May unemployment rate dropped down slightly from the 3.3% in April. “Went down
The uncle of a 14-year-old girl who was found dead in South Dakota three months ago has been charged in Iowa
The State Board of Education approved emergency rules today for the new law that allows eighth graders to play in any
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