Remarking that it’s not feasible to jail the Iowa Department of Corrections for deliberately violating a court order, a Polk County judge has fined the agency...
Scattered showers last week resulted in Iowa farmers having 3.8 days suitable for fieldwork, with 3.7 days available in northwest Iowa. According to the USDA Crop...
Transparency advocates found something to celebrate in Governor Kim Reynolds’ final bill signings on May 17. The governor rejected House File 2539—her only veto of the...
MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (WIFR) – A 3-year-old boy drowned Saturday in a pool in Machesney Park, according to the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office. Shortly before 4...
An eight year old child was among six people rescued Saturday afternoon on the West Fork of the Des Moines River, north of Estherville. Travis Sheridan,...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 19, 2024 The 2024 Iowa legislative session ended at 4:23 a.m. on April 20. The governor had 30 days after...
Rick Morain is the former publisher and owner of the Jefferson Herald, for which he writes a regular column. Where does your primary loyalty lie: as...
My passion for public education has been, let’s say, exacerbated by the actions of our state legislators. Dianne Prichard | Guest columnist Recently I had the...
Iowa Department of Natural Resources forest health technician Mark Runkel (right) and GIS specialist John Mullen (left) look for trees last Monday exhibiting signs of the...
The Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships took place this weekend at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, with plenty of Iowa signees, commits,...