Erin Jordan

The mother who filed the complaint says her 6-year-old daughter was held in a seclusion room for 12 minutes — not for being violent as the law requires for this drastic measure — but for rolling around on the floor and refusing to follow directions.

Iowa has one-third the number of licenses for growing hemp as it did in 2020, the first year it became legal. Why is that?

Trees with no visible insects or fungus are dying on ravines and ridge tops across the Midwest. Foresters can do little more than cut down the majestic trees and harvest them quickly to beat the rot.

By grouping projects together for design and installation, coordinating groups can save money and get things done faster.

Wolf Carbon Solutions, based in Denver, Colo., will hold a second round of informational meetings Dec. 5 and 6 in four Iowa counties -- Linn, Cedar, Clinton and Scott -- about the proposed 280-mile pipeline from ADM plants.

Big Grove Brewery and GreenState Credit Union have partnered, for the second year in a row, to release A Greener State of Mind, with proceeds going to benefit Wings2Water, an environmental group started at the Eastern Iowa Airport.

An Iowa City nonprofit that received hundreds of thousands of dollars in pandemic relief funds through local governments paid $20,000 in penalties to the Internal Revenue Service for late tax filings.

Des Moines-area veterinarian has invested $1 million in his home country of Nepal to bring Nepal-made products, such as handicrafts and cheese, to the United States.

While the Iowa Utilities Board decides if private companies get permits to build carbon dioxide pipelines, the Iowa Legislature can influence the process. We heard what 29 Eastern Iowa candidates had to say about using eminent domain for these projects.

Summit executive, University of Iowa engineering professor and pipeline safety expert discuss carbon sequestration at an Iowa Ideas panel

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has a new banner on her home page to say whether flags should be at half or full staff -- a helpful hint to people trying to track frequent orders.

Jacob Onken, 32, a Republican who works as an attorney for Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, is running against Elinor Levin, a 35-year-old private writing tutor, for Iowa House District 89, which includes part of Iowa City and University Heights.

Kinney, 59, of Oxford, is running against Sen. Dawn Driscoll, a 43-year-old Republican from Williamsburg, to represent Senate District 46. Hot topics include abortion, education funding and tax law changes.

A company seeking to build a carbon dioxide pipeline through five Iowa counties, including Linn, says it will hold a second round of public meetings after confirming some landowners did not get proper notice of August meetings.

Two decades of bacteria and algae have plagued Iowa beaches, leading to constant warnings. The Gazette and Investigate Midwest analyzed 20 years of beach monitoring data from the Iowa DNR. The results show that although individual locations show some progress, Iowa’s beaches overall show little to no improvement.