Google is considering building a data center in Nebraska that could require more than three times the amount of power the entire city of Lincoln uses at peak demand.
- Fern Alling and Tom Barton Cedar Rapids Gazette
Though uncertainties remain, experts at the Iowa Environmental Council and The Harkin Institute say there’s enough evidence to act.
- Scott Stewart
The Iowa State Fair is making improvements for parking and traffic designed to make the experience of getting to the Iowa State Fairgrounds smoother and safer.
- Scott Stewart
MidAmerican Energy awarded $122,000 in “Trees Please!” grant funds to 58 Iowa cities with the aim to reduce energy use while enhancing public spaces through strategic tree planting.
- Scott Stewart
Iowa is launching a statewide tree planting initiative as pat of the state's celebration of America’s 250th birthday.
- Erin Murphy Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau
Eddie Andrews said fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Steen should drop out after Steen’s campaign helped a donor challenge Andrews’ spot on the primary ballot.
- LEE-GAZETTE DES MOINES BUREAU
The state’s pork restrictions prohibit the sale of pork from livestock that were “confined in a cruel manner.”
State Rep. Jennifer Konfrst and Sen. David Rowley received public service awards for bipartisan leadership, community impact and service to Iowans.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs temporary insurer tax hike to address Medicaid budget shortfall, a move critics say will raise health care costs for Iowans.
A Council Bluffs class will be held Tuesday at 5 p.m.at Bass Pro Shops, 2901 Bass Pro Drive. Registration closes at noon Tuesday.
A Connecticut man was sentenced in a federal courtroom in Des Moines earlier this month to nine years imprisonment for wire fraud and money laundering connected to a romance scam.
U.S. Attorney David Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa, which includes Council Bluffs, recently announced his senior leadership team.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday that she believes majority Republican statehouse leaders will pass property tax legislation this year, but that it will require compromise.
Republican Iowa gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn shared his campaign policy platform during a Westside Conservative Club meeting in Urbandale on Wednesday.
Essex farmers Pete and Dana Wenstrand are among four couples selected as Master Farmers by Wallaces Farmer magazine and the Iowa Master Farmer Association.
The Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services and Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management shared tips on how to prepare for severe weather.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach celebrated National Agriculture Day on Tuesday by reflecting on this year's theme: “Agriculture: Together We Grow.”
An explosion at the J-Dog Salvage facility in Bartlett killed an employee Tuesday afternoon.
Google is considering building a data center in Nebraska that could require more than three times the amount of power the entire city of Lincoln uses at peak demand.
Though uncertainties remain, experts at the Iowa Environmental Council and The Harkin Institute say there’s enough evidence to act.
The Iowa State Fair is making improvements for parking and traffic designed to make the experience of getting to the Iowa State Fairgrounds smoother and safer.
MidAmerican Energy awarded $122,000 in “Trees Please!” grant funds to 58 Iowa cities with the aim to reduce energy use while enhancing public spaces through strategic tree planting.
Scientists have captured rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth, offering a window into the large mammals' behavior.
Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been our companions for thousands of years.
"Your ZIP code should not determine your health outcomes," said Walter Panzirer, the Helmsley trustee who started the rural health program, "and yet for so many rural Americans, it does."
A law requiring that most materials in federally funded affordable housing are made in America is fully kicking in. But it is wreaking havoc on affordable developments.
