Courtesy of Bob Rye
The Iowa DNR will move forward with demolishing an education center at Springbrook State Park after approval from the Natural Resource Commission. The center in Guthrie County made a big impact on thousands of students, educators and conservationists.
Cami Koons
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Iowa Capital Dispatch
Madeleine Charis King
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Iowa Public Radio
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Des Moines Public Schools and Lutheran Services in Iowa’s Global Greens program are collaborating on a new community garden. The space was created to revitalize the school's agriscience program, which shut down in 2025 due to low enrollment. -
The Iowa Democratic Party and the Republican Party of Iowa both gained voters over the past month, while the number of voters with no party affiliation dropped significantly. -
Casey Lake is one of the latest to benefit from the state's Lake Restoration Program, which is marking 20 years of addressing water quality issues at recreation sites across Iowa.
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Rock Valley will receive $22 million for flood buyouts from FEMA. City leaders say the long-awaited funding will help dozens of families close one chapter of recovery and begin another. -
Starting July 1, Iowans will see a host of laws go into effect, including changes to obtaining abortion medication, higher speed limits and new age verification for adult websites. -
A nonprofit is hoping to provide emergency cooling assistance as extreme heat hits most of central Iowa. It's partnering with local fire stations to request donations as federal funding for its services dwindles.
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A new law that requires Iowans go to an in-person medical appointment in order to obtain abortion medication has gone into effect. -
Many states face a fast approaching deadline to lower their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payment error rates or shoulder some of the federal program’s benefit costs. Food security groups worry this and other changes brought on by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could result in people losing aid. -
Iowa’s new 60 mph speed limit on some roads becomes law on July 1. But changing thousands of signs will take days, and in some cases, months.
