Brittney J. Miller

The 4.5-megawatt garden is Alliant Energy’s largest operational solar project to date in Iowa

LaTasha DeLoach uses her roles across Johnson County to nurture networks and opportunities for people of color, especially Black women

A Brown University analysis sifted through 23,000 lobbying records to track groups’ roles in shaping legislation, their success and their relationships to each other.

State ag officials, Iowa DNR propose revisions to Iowa Code, emphasizing soil health

A House subcommittee advanced the bill forward in a Tuesday meeting

Bills include new insurance requirements, millions in appropriations and radon detection requirements in new homes

More than a hundred people attended the Saturday black-tie event, featuring traditional Black cuisine, live jazz music, Black artwork and a range of speakers.

Temperatures are likely to be above average for the rest of the month, the NWS reports

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration helped residents map temperatures in the Corridor during one of the hottest days of the summer last year. The results are out.

Two broods — one that emerges every 13 years, and the other that emerges every 17 — will emerge at the same time, something that hasn’t happened in 200 years.

Across the state, ranchers have reported tight or insufficient feed levels following 2023’s low hay yields and poor hay quality. Many have had to buy more hay to supplement their own stocks, with above-normal hay prices cutting into their bottom lines. Non-feed costs are also creeping higher.

Higher rates would exacerbate energy burdens on low-income residents, the Clean Energy Districts of Iowa argues.

Proponents said the legislation would make housing more affordable, but critics argued it would drive long-term costs higher for taxpayers

Several winter storms have barreled through the Midwest since the start of the year, bringing deep snow and bitter cold. It comes on the heels of several years of drought that has left parts of the Mississippi River basin with rainfall deficits of a foot-plus. As the snowpack grows and melts, it could help restore parched stream flows — but also carries the risk of flooding downstream.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services documents high COVID-19 activity and moderate influenza activity.