Serious Music People: there’s another Sam and Dave that you should know about. They’re an Iowa City based rock band, instead of an soul duo, and are releasing a new album.

Cue Iowa City-based Sam Drella and Dave Helmer. The pair make up the band Crystal City, and their new record is called, “Three Dimensionality.” (When we say album, we mean that literally; you can order it on vinyl from their website.)

A proposal meant to limit property tax growth advanced at the Iowa Capitol Thursday with the support of Republicans on a Senate committee.

That move came a day after several central Iowa mayors told lawmakers at the Statehouse they don’t want the state to restrict their ability to raise property taxes without first conducting a thorough study of how that could affect different communities.

A new sober living home will soon open in Sioux City to help men struggling with addiction who may be homeless.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recently released 2017 Census of Agriculture data show the amount of land in the largest federal conservation programs has decreased nationwide and in many Midwest and Plains states.

But that doesn’t mean farmers are ignoring soil health, nutrient runoff or erosion problems.