Another dry week helped Iowa farmers push planting closer to completion. The U.S.D.A. report shows 94% of the corn crop was in the ground by Sunday. That puts the planting right were it was last year ...

Iowa’s biodiesel industry is beginning to rebound after several plants suspended production this winter. Dave Walton, a farmer from Wilton who’s vice president of the American Soybean Association, ...

Ryan Clark of the Iowa Geological Survey on the "Iowa Press" set. (Iowa PBS photo) If hydrogen becomes a viable alternative to fossil fuels, Iowa may be in a position to benefit. Ryan Clark, associate ...

We’ve seen moose, bears and mountain lions wander into Iowa from other states, and now a smaller animal is on that list. Iowa DNR wildlife biologist Vince Evelsizer says the latest visitors are ...

Secretary of Paul Pate speaks at a news conference at an Iowa National Guard facility. (RI photo) State officials say Iowa elections are “more secure than ever” due to “many layers” of security. “I ...

One person died, another was injured, when a semi collided with a pickup Monday afternoon in southwestern Iowa. The accident happened on northbound Interstate 29 near 25th Street in Council Bluffs at ...

To help meet the increasing demand for pilots, the University of Dubuque plans to offer a new Associate Degree of Applied Science in Flight Operations this fall. The campus in northeast Iowa has been ...

Iowa’s unemployment rate in April was 3.3%, the same as March. Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth Townsend says there ...

Iowa Lottery CEO Mat Strawn is leaving to take over as the president and CEO of the West Des Moines marketing and communications firm Strategic America. Strawn became on the third person to lead the ...

Motorcycles make up just four-percent of all registered vehicles in Iowa, but the Iowa DOT says motorcycle fatalities last ...

The number of crashes and deaths in Iowa attributed to drivers being distracted by their smartphones continues to climb, and a study finds a simple, free feature that’s already on our phones could ...

Mason's book was published in April, 2026 by the University of Michigan Press. (Cover art courtesy of University of Michigan Press.) A University of Northern Iowa history professor’s new book retraces ...