Iowa

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.

‘Seeing Double’ is currently on view at the Clarinda Carnegie Art Museum in Clarinda, Iowa. Each year the museum features two distinct shows of contemporary art on different themes. The current show is the museum’s 21st since opening in 2014.

As farmers reflect on the 2025 growing season, one disease stands out: southern rust. It's a fungus that grows on corn. The fungus spread not only into northern Missouri but also Iowa and even Minnesota. The disease is not new, but it's unusual for it to spread this far north, because it cannot survive harsh winters.

As job creation slowed through most of 2025, Midwestern college graduates — and those approaching graduation — describe a competitive, unusual job market that makes them question their self-worth.