Jared Strong

Most people were accused of distributing large quantities of methamphetamine, and their prison sentences were as long as 35 years.

Summit Carbon Solutions has demanded that opponents of its carbon dioxide pipeline project retract certain “false and defamatory” statements and to cease further similar comments about the company.

A Sac County flock of about 45,000 turkeys was recently infected by highly pathogenic avian influenza, the fourth detection of the virus in less than a week.

It’s possible that a warm fall delayed the migration of wild birds, which are carriers of the deadly virus. It has recently infected three Iowa flocks.

They were residents of Marion, Stanwood and Tipton and were fishing Sunday too close to a dam near Bellevue.

The state has had four infected flocks this year -- which is a small number in comparison to other recent years -- but the losses have been huge: a total of 8.7 million.

The town of 1,000 has aging wastewater collection pipes made of clay that have cracked and allowed water to infiltrate it for decades.

State fines Strief Farms $7,500 for the pollution

The Cedar Rapids City Council improperly met in private in 2021 to interview its now-city clerk for the job, according to an opinion issued by the Iowa Court of Appeals.

The company had sought to lay about 95 miles of pipe in four counties to connect to ethanol plants in Cedar Rapids and Clinton.

A popular state recreation area near Palo is poised to get new ponds to keep sediment from going into Pleasant Creek Lake, and most of them will be deep enough to make new fishing spots.

An attorney for the Sierra Club of Iowa says initial lawsuits over Summit Carbon Solutions’ pipeline permit in Iowa might go into 2026. Further challenges are possible in Iowa and in North and South Dakota.

County supervisors complained that the board did not take budget targets into account when it repeatedly recommended salary increases for elected county officials and their employees that were too high.

A federal initiative that aims to increase the availability of locally produced food and drinks is helping fund two dozen projects, including the NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids.

Many of Iowa's top elected officials believe President Donald Trump and his choice for U.S. agriculture secretary will be a boon for farmers and biofuels production when he takes office next year.