China’s soybean buying promises welcomed, but soaring costs worry farmers
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — American farmers welcomed China’s promise to buy some of their soybeans, but they cautioned…
Iowa soybean farmers lost China as a buyer. Cattle was their backup plan — then Trump announced plans to import more beef
After several years of losing money on cattle, Burleen and Pete Wobeter thought this would finally be the…
USDA reopens county offices to support farmers despite the ongoing government shutdown
The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing government…
Rural No Kings, anti-Trump protests: Do they work?
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Iowa Democrat Jackie Norris ends US Senate campaign
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Democrat Jackie Norris ended her campaign for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat Thursday,…
Pamela Bondi stonewalls Democrats at DOJ oversight hearing
Attorney General Pamela Bondi repeatedly declined to answer questions from Democratic senators during a Senate oversight hearing Tuesday…
Trump plans aid package for US soybean farmers while seeking trade deal with China
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning a significant aid package to U.S. soybean farmers to help…
ICE arrest reveals alarming past of Iowa school leader involving drugs and guns
New information revealed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shows an illegal immigrant who was working as…
Iowa school district sues company that vetted superintendent Ian Roberts
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s largest school district said it filed a lawsuit Friday against the consulting…
Caitlin Clark says Cathy Engelbert hasn’t contacted her about Collier’s comments
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark says she hasn’t spoken to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert this week. But she…
Iowa district hired Ian Roberts as Des Moines superintendent despite false doctorate claim
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, who was detained last week by…
Iowa teen dies after being mistaken for squirrel during hunting trip, officials say
A teenager died Saturday in rural Iowa, after he was shot by a fellow hunter who apparently mistook…