Jared Strong

The proposal includes a new middle school on the city’s northeast side and renovations to consolidate buildings, which is expected to reduce operating costs by up to $10 million each year. A survey will go out to district residents this week.

Ashley and Joshua Drew admitted they locked a 16-year-old boy in his bedroom and withheld food. The boy lost mobility in his legs and was severely underweight at 76 pounds.

The ethanol industry has been a stabilizing force for corn prices in recent years, and boosting ethanol demand might help counteract diminished farm income.

The city’s water complies with federal requirements, but test data for the past five years show concentrations that are higher than what is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Clean water advocates in northeast Iowa plan to challenge a water permit for a large cattle feedlot in state court, as part of their continuing efforts to protect a prized trout stream.

A House subcommittee last week advanced a resolution to add hunting and fishing rights to the Iowa Constitution. The constitution would establish a right to hunt, fish, trap and otherwise harvest wildlife, "subject to reasonable laws."

The company that owns the only nuclear power plant in Iowa — located near Palo — indicated Friday it has moved to restore the site’s operating license.

State gambling regulators declined Thursday to decide whether inartful language in a 2021 Linn County referendum should prevent a proposed casino from being considered there.

Over the objections of Iowa state officials, federal regulators will require plans to confront heavy nitrate concentrations in rivers that provide drinking water to hundreds of thousands of Iowans.

Experts say keeping boots clean and minimizing interactions with other flocks are key

The Northwest Iowa dairies failed to get permits for a digester and pipeline before construction began by Novilla RNG, which is building a similar facility in Winneshiek County.

A South Dakota commissioner has declined to recuse herself again from the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline permit process, potentially delaying a decision there. Litigation is pending in Iowa.

DNA tests revealed that two West Branch cattle farmers put forth an impostor Wagyu bull for breeding. The whereabouts of the original, prized bull are unknown.

Legislation that has the potential to protect the ag chemical company Bayer from Iowa lawsuits related to its weed killer Roundup is likely to be considered again in this upcoming legislative session.

City council members could face fines of up to $500 apiece for violating the state’s open meetings law in 2021, following a recent Iowa Court of Appeals decision.