The latest report from the Iowa Department of Transportation doesn’t show any slowdowns in rail shipments due to tariffs on foreign goods. The DOT’s Stuart Anderson gave an update to the Transportation Commission Tuesday. “You’ve probably seen...
A microbiologist from Brazil is the recipient of the 2025 Des Moines-based World Food Prize. Mariangela Hungria is the 10th woman to be named a World Food Prize Laureate. Mashal Husain, president of the World Food Prize Foundation, said Hungria changed the way...
The Iowa Senate has confirmed one of the members of the Iowa Utilities Commission to another term. Joshua Byrnes, a former member of the Iowa House, has served on the commission since 2020. On a 45-1 vote, Senators confirmed Byrnes to serve as a state utility...
Dry weather gave farmers almost one full week to pull their planters through the fields, and they got a lot of seed into the ground. The U.S.D.A. report says corn planting moved from 49 to 76% complete by the end of last week. That percentage pushed the planting from...
The Iowa Senate has passed a bill with new guardrails that would make it harder for companies to seize property for carbon pipelines and other energy-related infrastructure. Senator Jeff Taylor of Sioux Center is among 12 Republicans who boycotted votes on the state...
