3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (244+ words) An Iowa businessman who is now working in the U.S. Department of Education says the agency is trying to refocus on the importance of universities. David Barker served on the Iowa Board of Regents for six years before being appointed as…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (244+ words) Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says one of the reasons he’s seeking re-election is to remind Iowans that agriculture has been “one of the pillars” of Iowa’s economy and will play an important role in its future. “It’s getting a…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (242+ words) Chris Jones, the Democrat who’s running to be Iowa’s next Secretary of Agriculture, says water quality has become a major issue in the 2026 campaign. “Back in January I was told that there were no other politicians in Iowa that even…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (245+ words) Two candidates running for statewide office are calling for a majority of the food served in Iowa schools to be raised in Iowa. Zach Lahn, the Republican candidate for governor, said it’s about creating new markets to give farmers an…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (244+ words) A northern Iowa company that manufactures heavy duty truck-mounted equipment has acquired a Minnesota firm that makes equipment for fire trucks. Stellar Industries was founded in Garner 36 years ago. It’s the first U.S. manufacturer to design and produce a hydraulic…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (244+ words) The ribbon will be cut this afternoon on a quarter-billion dollar building at the University of Iowa housing three separate but related top-ranked programs. Ground was broken in October of 2023 on the new Health Sciences Academic Building, which is located…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (244+ words) A newly formed executive committee will meet tomorrow to discuss hiring a permanent director for the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa. Governor Kim Reynolds said it’s taken a while to get the center operating as envisioned…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (700+ words) Two out-of-state men were arrested Sunday following a vehicle pursuit involving Orange City Police that ended near Sheldon. The Orange City 1. Dowling Catholic (1-0), LW #2 @ #2 Johnston 2. Johnston (1-0), LW #3 vs #1 Dowling Catholic 3. Iowa City Liberty (1-0), LW #4 vs #4 S.E. Polk 4. Southeast Polk (1-0), LW #6 @ #3 Iowa…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (243+ words) Since opening in 1931, the Black Hawk Bridge has been synonymous with the Mississippi River town of Lansing, but the span was closed last fall, then demolished, and construction is still underway on a new structure. The steel truss bridge served…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (247+ words) Rural bank executives in Iowa and nine surrounding states surveyed monthly by Creighton University see economic improvement in August compared to July. Creighton’s “Rural Mainstreet Index” for Iowa advanced nearly five points, but the Iowa bank CEOs surveyed indicated a…...