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Many researchers have looked at nitrogen pollution hotspots around the country. But a new first-of-its-kind, multi-year study from the University of...

Iowa Senate President Chapman said if a court rules companies like Facebook and Google have illegally stifled the free speech of Iowans, those companies should lose all state and local tax breaks.

It’s a cold February afternoon, and Alvin Lee’s cows are hungry. He says he has to put three or four bales of hay out every other day, and he only has...

Six months after the derecho carved a path of devastation across Iowa, the city of Cedar Rapids is moving forward with a reforestation plan. The city estimates that some 70 percent of the public tree canopy has been lost since the storm.

A Polk County community action organization is looking for nonprofits to partner with for an upcoming emergency rental and utility assistance program.

A U.S. House subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis has launched an investigation looking into coronavirus outbreaks at meat processing plants throughout the country, including Iowa.

The Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs has announced its policy recommendations to Iowa lawmakers for the year 2021.

Overall for-credit enrollment in Iowa’s community colleges decreased over the past year, but enrollment among minority students is at a record high.

Actress Cloris Leachman has died. Leachman lived in Des Moines where she began acting on the stage as a child. She left the state to attend Northwestern University. Although she is best known for her comedy roles on the Mary Tyler Moore TV Show and Mel Brooks movies, Leachman’s acting style came from her stage training.

The second round of the Payment Protection Program was supposed to focus more on minority-owned businesses. It has helped some, but others are still left out.