Former Iowa superintendent pleads guilty after ICE arrest
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district pleaded guilty Thursday, and admitted…
Democrat wins Iowa state Senate special election, keeps GOP from reclaiming supermajority in Legislature
Des Moines, Iowa — Democrat Renee Hardman was elected to the Iowa state Senate on Tuesday in a…
SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1
Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on…
Trump announces plans for new Navy ‘battleship’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new,…
Two Iowa National Guard members killed in Syria attack
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Two members of the Iowa National Guard were killed in what’s being called…
Bowl officials seek 5-7 teams to fill in after Irish, Iowa St, Kansas St say they’re done for year
In a matter of hours Sunday, what had appeared to be a year no teams with losing records…
Vanderbilt Football | Commodores Receive ReliaQuest Bowl Invite
TAMPA, Fla. — Vanderbilt football will be playing in a postseason bowl game in consecutive seasons for only…
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,…