The prices Iowans pay for gasoline and groceries are already sky high, but new tariffs on goods coming from Canada will push costs still higher on everything from alcohol to auto parts to lumber. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says with the trade talks collapsing over...
A planetary geologist from the University of Iowa is part of a team using one of NASA’s rovers on Mars that’s found the makings for precious gems like rubies and sapphires in the Martian soil. Valerie Payré, a professor in the UI’s School of Earth,...
Iowans are being warned about a rising number of fake employment scams. Khesha Duncan, spokeswoman for the Better Business Bureau, says con artists are especially targeting college students and young adults who are looking for work. “If you take a job, the next...
Iowans are asked to be on the lookout for groups of monarch butterflies that might be congregating in our trees and yards as the vital, orange-and-black insects begin to make the long journey south to Mexico for the winter. Mykayla Hagaman, program specialist at the...
Iowans who’ve fallen victim to a scam in the past need to keep their guard up and be very watchful for a repeat. Lisa Schiller, with Better Business Bureau, says scammers will share lists of their victims in order to see if someone who’s been duped before...
