Rod Boshart

DES MOINES – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has declared 22 Iowa counties as disaster areas due to storm damage …

DES MOINES – Tuesday marks last call for affected Iowans to apply for disaster-related state housing assistance. Iowa lawmakers last …

Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES – Ten Iowa locations have been certified as regional sports authority districts to receive $50,000 …

Nearly two-thirds of the $118.5 million in state bond proceeds targeted for local infrastructure upgrades would go to projects in …

URBANDALE – A state review panel today recommended that 58 projects across Iowa be considered for up to $118.5 million …

DES MOINES – Republican gubernatorial candidate Jerry Behn says he wants to create a business climate that will support good-paying …

By Rod Boshart Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES – Seat-belt compliance among Iowa drivers and passengers is at an all-time …

More Iowa motorists are feeling the pinch of life in the fast lane. Iowa public safety officials say the number …

A state panel Wednesday rejected a bid by St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids to offer radiation therapy for cancer …

DES MOINES – Proceeds from the state of Iowa’s successful $628 million bond sale could be available by next Tuesday …

DES MOINES – Gov. Chet Culver signaled early interest Tuesday in expanding seat-belt requirements for minor vehicle passengers during the …

DES MOINES – Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey said Tuesday he is using employee layoffs, unfilled vacancies and other budget …

DES MOINES – The Iowa Lottery is featuring a special veterans’ monument on its latest instant-scratch game dedicated to raising …

DES MOINES – A Polk County jury Friday began deliberating the outcome of legal battle stemming from a 2006 helicopter …