Iowa

The period for public comment on Iowa's impaired waterways report closes this week.

A pair of Iowa congressional races in this year's midterm elections could determine who controls the U.S. House.

A key health committee in the Iowa Legislature has defeated a measure that would have increased the state’s tobacco and e-cigarette taxes.

Fewer veterinary students are pursuing a career serving the country’s livestock industry, and the demand for graduates interested in working in large animal medicine outpaces the number who choose to specialize in the area.

Environmental scientists are pushing back on an executive order signed by President Donald Trump, requiring farmers to use the herbicide glyphosate to protect the nation's food supply.

The National Museum of Natural History commissioned Missouri artist Gary Staab for a commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Staab sculpted three bison on a heroic scale.

The City of Rock Port is moving to regulate businesses selling hemp and marijuana products within city limits as the industry continues to expand locally.

The Iowa Legislature faces a deadline this week on a series of bills that seek to clean up the state's rivers and streams.

Each year for over four decades, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley has held a question-and-answer session in each of Iowa’s 99 counties. He began his 2026 tour on Feb. 17 in Page County with a visit to the Clarinda Regional Health Center.

During the first Shenandoah Chamber and Industry Association legislative briefing of the year Saturday, State Representative Devon Wood and State Senator Tom Shipley addressed dueling bills related to a proposed carbon capture pipeline project in Iowa. In the House, lawmakers last week passed a bill that would ban the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines. Wood voted in favor of the bill and says she does not believe a private company should be allowed to use eminent domain for this type of project.