Nitrogen-impaired drinking water in Minnesota’s farm country has been a gnarled reality for rural landowners with private wells for decades, particularly in the southeastern portion of the state with porous geography. One Minnesota lawmaker said the time for encouragement through incentives for corn farmers to stop using fertilizer has passed.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources, charged with managing Iowa’s state parks, tries to strike a balance between safeguarding Iowa’s big trees and letting visitors see, touch and experience them.
Reuben, 21, of Cedar Rapids, is a junior in the University of Iowa chemical engineering program, and she’s already had opportunities to create impactful research.
Eastern Iowa pilots in demand for in-person and Zoom presentations
Iowa lawmakers already have missed their target for setting state funding for schools by nearly two weeks.
Recap of news from across the state
The Des Moines Art Center, which oversees the artwork, said the largely wooden structures need repairs costing $2.6 million.
Voters may cast their ballots March 5 in the three-way race to fill a Hiawatha City Council vacancy. Here’s what to know about the three candidates running for the open seat and how to vote.
Iowa County Attorneys Association has two priority bills and support an additional one which enhance protections for victims and witnesses. One increases penalties committing an assault if a no contact order is already in place and another also stiffens penalties for tampering with a witness.
Construction of an eight-foot-wide trail along Edgewood Road in northwest and northeast Cedar Rapids will reduce the number of traffic lanes on a section of the street beginning next week and lasting into September.
The bill would require the Iowa Transportation Commission to include in its long-range planning plans to make the entire length of Highway 30 four lanes — including a 40-mile stretch between DeWitt and Lisbon, just east of Cedar Rapids, and between Carroll and Ogden in western Iowa.
Prosecutors in Story County are dismissing sports betting charges against ISU athletes because DCI investigators “exceeded“ the permitted use of geofencing software, according to Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission records obtained by defense attorneys.
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