Smoke from Canadian wildfires is making Iowa’s air quality above the national standards that make it safe in parts of the state. “About half the state is in the unhealthy category, and it’s ...

As the U.S. Department of Agriculture consolidates operations away from Washington D.C. and into five new “hubs” across the country, Iowa was named among the early favorites for one of those ...

Iowa native astronaut Peggy Whitson says her two main goals were met during the recent Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station. Whitson says she wanted to create not only a high ...

Iowa’s annual sales tax holiday is underway today through tomorrow. Iowa Department of Revenue spokesman John Fuller says you can shop from home and still get the break.

Studies find many elementary school teachers have had little-to-no preparation in how to effectively teach handwriting, and a University of Iowa special education professor has developed a free ...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says a northeast Iowa facility that produces kosher beef, chicken and turkey has agreed to pay a $50,000 penalty to settle a lawsuit over 60 wastewater violations.

A long-time manufacturer of socks in northern Iowa will be closing later this year. According to the Iowa Workforce Development’s Workforce Adjustment and Retraining Notification website, Fox ...

About 2,000 people who set of fireworks for a living will be in central Iowa for a convention over the next week and they’ll open two nighttime shows to the public that promise to far outshine ...

Some 200 workers at the JBS pork processing plant in Ottumwa had their work visas revoked by the Trump administration and are facing possible deportation. A spokesperson for the local chapter of ...

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is expressing frustration over one of President Trump’s social media posts. Trump said a tradition in the senate is keeping him from nominating “Highly Qualified ...

The Board of Regents has approved a proposal from the University of Northern Iowa to charge in-state tuition rates for incoming freshmen or transfer students from the nearby states of Illinois ...

The Board of Regents approved the budgets for the three state universities at its meeting Wednesday after a lengthy discussion on the budget process. Regent Christine Hensley says she was really ...