The USDA plans to invest up to $18-million in a program that connects schools with local farmers, which could include the purchase of more locally-sourced food, building school gardens, and
A member of the government efficiency group Governor Reynolds appointed this spring is apologizing to other committee members for comments he made last month about teacher pay and the IPERS
The Iowa DNR fisheries biologist overseeing the stocking of paddlefish into Lake Rathbun in southern Iowa is pleased with the results. Fisheries biologist Mark Flammang says it’s remarkable how fast
A University of Iowa legal scholar who’s an expert on genetic privacy says the thousands of Iowans who used the genetic testing company 23andMe may have dodged a bullet with
The northwest Iowa Democrat who won a special election for a seat in the Iowa Senate has been sworn into office. Catelin Drey is representing a district that includes areas
Class 5A 1. Waukee Northwest (3-0), LW #1 @ CR Prairie 2. Iowa City Liberty (3-0), LW #2 @ Johnston 3. WDM Valley (2-1), LW #3 @ Waukee 4. Dowling
A church in north-central Iowa’s Webster County closed its doors for the last time on Sunday. The Duncombe United Methodist Church held its final service after 135 years. Barbara Clabaugh,
A west-central Iowa teenager was killed in a weekend head-on crash. Seventeen-year-old Savannah Matthias of Guthrie Center died in the crash that occurred Saturday afternoon, east of Panora. The Iowa
Fifteen of Iowa’s state parks are holding spruce-up events later this month and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is asking Iowans to consider lending a hand. Andy Bartlett, park
Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says Democrats want to push the country “past the brink” and that’s why she’s running for the U.S. Senate. “We’re embarking on a journey to continue
