4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (244+ words) Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says one of the reasons he’s seeking re-election is to remind Iowans that agriculture has been “one of the pillars” of Iowa’s economy and will play an important role in its future. “It’s getting a…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (244+ words) A north-central Iowa community will move forward with a $43.4-million plan to refurbish its high school. Voters in the Webster City school district approved a renovation project to its high school to begin by the middle part of 2027. The measure…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (242+ words) Chris Jones, the Democrat who’s running to be Iowa’s next Secretary of Agriculture, says water quality has become a major issue in the 2026 campaign. “Back in January I was told that there were no other politicians in Iowa that even…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (223+ words) The Nuclear Energy Task Force established in January by the governor to evaluate nuclear energy opportunities in the state has released its recommendations. Those recommendations say the state should create a single point of contact within the state to facilitate…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (243+ words) The State of Iowa currently provides funding for half a day of preschool for four year olds. Rob Sand, the Democrat running for governor, says the statewide voluntary preschool program should expand to a full day, for both three- and…...

2+ week, 20+ min ago   (243+ words) Data centers have become a flash point around the state, with some Iowa counties enacting moratoriums. Both candidates for governor have proposed tax changes for data centers. National Taxpayers Union President Pete Sapp said data centers will power America’s economy…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (812+ words) 87, of Sioux Center 97, of Rock Valley The City of Hull wanted more information about potential data center development in the area, and that interest led to Tuesday night’s community meeting with PathOne Data Centers. Hull Mayor Arlan Moss opened the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (246+ words) The Marshalltown City Council voted last night to approve a four-month moratorium on data center construction, but a developer who was at the meeting vowed to move forward with the process of buying the land for a future data center....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (242+ words) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced the next phase today of the program that uses conservation practices upstream to improve water quality from the drinking water sources for thousands of central Iowans. Naig says the Cattle and Conservation Working…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (242+ words) School bells will soon ring, and federal agents are warning Iowa parents to have conversations with their kids about the dangers of drugs, which are becoming much easier to get using smartphones. Emily Murray, spokeswoman for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s…...