A northwest Iowa project to encourage people to convert the standing trunks of dead trees into sculptures has hit a milestone ...

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the first case of measles this year. Information from the department says a vaccinated adult from central Iowa acquired measles during ...

A new coalition is suggesting time outdoors can be an answer to rising rates of chronic diseases and mental health issues.

Members of the Linn County Supervisors, from left to right, Brandy Meisheid, Kirsten Running-Marquardt, and Sami Scheetz during July 1, 2026 meeting. At least eight Iowa counties now have data center ...

U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek on Craig and LaVon Griffeon's century farm near Ankeny on July 6, 2026. (RI photo) Democrat Josh Turek says this is “a dangerous time” to be an Iowa farmer and Turek ...

A Waukee elementary student’s poem is one of the winners in the national America 250 contest for describing what America ...

The latest survey of Iowa’s largest employers finds they have a positive outlook about the state of Iowa’s economy. Iowa Business Council President Joe Murphy said that sentiment from the leaders of ...

An eastern Iowa insurance agent has been accused of identity theft and faces over two dozen criminal charges. Sixty-one-year-old Stanly Blythe of Walcott allegedly forged the signatures of at least 11 ...

The head of the Iowa Biodiesel Board says producers are welcoming an executive order meant to streamline the process of claiming a tax credit for producing low emission fuels, but there’s still ...

Iowa State Fair CEO and Manager Jeremy Parsons on the "Iowa Press" set on July 3, 2026. (Iowa PBS photo) The Iowa State Fair will start in 38 days and Iowa State Fair CEO and Manager Jeremy Parsons ...

Some Iowans are still dealing with the aftermath of flash flooding in central and eastern Iowa that struck during the Independence Day holiday period. Grundy Center got 5.5 inches of rain Thursday ...

An eye doctor who serves northeast Iowa dreads being on call during the Fourth of July, as she says there’s always a case of ...