A comparison of nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers shows nitrate levels were elevated nearly 40 more days in 2025 than in 2024.
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A comparison of nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers shows nitrate levels were elevated nearly 40 more days in 2025 than in 2024.
The discovery of dozens of temporary, unpermitted wells on a Cedar Rapids construction site has set off a flurry of public confusion and regulatory response across several governmental bodies over the last month.
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand, who’s running for Iowa governor in 2026, participated in his first day of RAGBRAI on Thursday, riding from Iowa Falls to Cedar Falls with Team Spare Tire out of the Iowa City/Coralville area. Once the ride was complete, Sand met with Cedar Falls Mayor Danny Laudick for a short tour of downtown.
The hospital was given one year to correct the five deficiencies, all of which were deemed to be fully resolved in January 2023.
University of Iowa Health Care is looking to expand and further cement its “commitment to serving Cedar Rapids” by capitalizing on the retirement of a private practitioner and buying his 37,850-square-foot medical office building.
State softball: New Hall of Famer Lindsay (Digmann) Murray has participated here as a Linn-Mar player, Linn-Mar coach and Linn-Mar fan. These days, her focus is on her young family.
Executive leadership staff span a 6 to 22 percent increase in proposed salaries as they take on new and expanded roles
The Academy for Scholastic & Personal Success’ summer program provides high school students an education they can’t find in a public school classroom. It teaches students about Black history, literature, math, science and financial literacy. The 2025 summer session concludes Friday with a closing ceremony.
This week on the podcast, we have more Congressional candidates jumping into the fray. Plus, we discuss the Rescissions Act of 2025.
Significant rainfall this month has continued to deplete drought conditions across Iowa. On Thursday, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported nearly 96 percent of the state is without any drought or abnormally dry conditions.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to slash its presence in the Washington, D.C., area by sending employees to five regional hubs, Secretary Brooke Rollins said Thursday.
Iowa State University Athletics — facing a $147 million budget deficit through 2031, or just under $25 million annually over the next six years — is rolling out painful concessions, including indefinitely postponing construction of a new wrestling practice facility and $25 million renovation of Hilton Coliseum.
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