This year’s recipient of the $500,000 award is Dutch scientist and humanitarian Huub Lelieveld. The World Food Prize Foundation's three-day event in Des Moines has drawn in scientists, philanthropists, farmers, heads of state and Hollywood actors – including one who played the ukulele.

Republican incumbent Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan's debate focused on issues facing farmers, how to right-size the nation's economy and how to ensure Iowans can access the healthcare they need. Independent candidate Michael Bridgford was not invited.

As the Cedar Rapids Landfill runs out of space, it’s looking to haul trash to neighboring regions. Waste from a data center building boom in Linn County is tightening the timeline.

Iowa's Board of Regents unanimously selected Nebraska professor Carson Holloway to lead the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa, as its outgoing interim director criticized the regents and university administrators' handling of the center.

Iowa’s 1st Congressional District is seeing Democrat Christina Bohannan challenge Republican incumbent Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks for the third time in a row. But an unpopular foreign war, independent candidate Michael Bridgford and new campaign strategies are making this year’s race a little bit different.

New campaign finance reports show Republican Zach Lahn received more money from national political groups, while Sand spent more as the campaigns’ combined spending topped $46 million.