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A mask mandate is back in place on the Meskwaki settlement in Tama County. The Meskwaki Nation brought the requirement back as a precaution against the fast-spreading delta variant of COVID-19.

Iowa Argues Open-Records Law Is Not 'Well-Recognized' Policy

Law enforcement officials across Iowa have stated their support for protecting recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

While Missouri is known for many crops, lavender is not necessarily one of them — but one couple in mid-Missouri decided to give it a try. Katie...

Some Ankeny parents are frustrated after receiving a letter Wednesday night that the Ankeny Community School District will not require students to quarantine if they have been exposed to a person who has tested positive for COVID-19.

The recently-fired head of Iowa’s nursing home for veterans allegedly collected more than $105,000 in extra pay and benefits in less than two years, according to a report released Thursday by Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand.

An influential hog dealer sanctioned twice for defrauding pork producers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars says it has fired employees responsible for its latest violations and paid restitution to affected sellers.

Extreme heat is posing a danger to vulnerable people throughout Iowa this week, with heat indices well above 100 degrees in some areas. The temperatures are especially concerning for some of the state’s prisons, which don’t have air conditioning.

Iowa public safety officials say the 27 state troopers and one agent deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border this month worked as a “force multiplier” for Texas law enforcement, and the additional cost to Iowa taxpayers for the mission is approximately $200,000.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reversed course on its mask guidance, once again suggesting all individuals wear masks indoors in areas where COVID-19 cases are surging.