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The Department of Natural Resources has advised against swimming in 11 lakes across the state again this week. The DNR’s Jason Palmer in the Water Quality division says the return

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says she doesn’t think the Biden administration’s plan to let Medicare negotiate the cost of certain prescription drugs is going to help the problem. “Unfortunately, the

April showers may bring May flowers but September is only bringing the heat. Forecasters say most of Iowa will have high temperatures in the 80s this afternoon, but the rest

A tax debate is looming for federal policymakers because Trump era tax cuts expire at the end of 2025. Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is proposing a change in federal

Iowa has been vexed this year by too much water — or not enough — leading to natural disasters in multiple counties for flooding and for drought. The federal government

An Iowa Department of Natural Resources expert says many of the state’s rivers may not be deep enough for canoes and kayaks right now. The DNR’s Todd Robertson is a

There will be some changes for fans as the college football season gets underway Saturday with Iowa State hosting UNI at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. ISU Associate Athletic Director,

Steam engines well over a century old are chugging to life this  afternoon in southeast Iowa as the annual Midwest Old Threshers Reunion gets underway in Mount Pleasant. Event spokesman

A decade and a half after Cedar Rapids was swamped by the flood of 2008, the city’s landing millions of dollars to revitalize and build new homes in the historic

The latest Iowa Drought Monitor shows drought conditions have worsened. There’s been an 18% increase in extreme drought conditions since last week’s report. “The big standout that we see on