Zach Lahn, the Republican candidate for governor, says he’s started a movement by promising to tackle big issues like consolidation in agriculture that neither party is addressing. “Over the past
A teenager injured on the 4th of July when two personal watercraft collided on Clear Lake has died. The accident happened near a boat ramp at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday
A new coalition is suggesting time outdoors can be an answer to rising rates of chronic diseases and mental health issues. Chris Perkins is vice president of programs for the
An eye doctor who serves northeast Iowa dreads being on call during the Fourth of July, as she says there’s always a case of someone being blinded by fireworks. Dr.
A Waukee elementary student’s poem is one of the winners in the national America 250 contest for describing what America means to her. Radio Iowa’s Dar Danielson explains. Mary
Our nation’s three most important and revered documents are enclosed in titanium display cases in the rotunda of the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and they rest on custom-made archival
What was Iowa like when the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago? John Pearson, an ecologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said 28 million acres of
Governor Kim Reynolds says the U.S. Supreme Court made the right decision this week to uphold state laws barring transgender athletes from playing in school-sanctioned sports. In 2022, Reynolds signed
A popular lake in northeast Iowa’s Black Hawk County is reopening this summer after a two-year, $3-million restoration effort through a state program. Park Ranger Al Finke says Casey Lake
Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra says many college athletes aren’t prepared for the financial reality that comes with earning “Name, Image and Likeness” money. “This 18-year-old kid who has played sports
