U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says trade talks go better when negotiators face deadlines. Perdue was in Iowa last week, sounding hopeful a trade pact with Mexico and Canada might be imminent. “The Mexico announcement was great,” Perdue said. “If we can put Canada in the bag, that’ll be even better.” This past weekend, President Trump […]Powered by WPeMatico
Labor Day is often considered the kick-off for politicians’ sprint to the November election. The Iowa Libertarian Party has fielded a full slate of competitors for the six statewide offices on the November ballot. Jack Porter of Council Bluffs, the party’s 2018 candidate for governor, has run for secretary of state twice. Jules Ofenbakh of […]Powered by WPeMatico
An eastern Iowa non-profit group is offering sports hijabs to help Muslim girls stay active. Starting this fall, the organization Girls On The Run will supply the athletic versions of the Muslim headscarf to girls who request them. Executive director Kelly Teeselink says coaches want to provide options for girls who find a traditional hijab […]Powered by WPeMatico
Researchers are monitoring mussel populations in the Iowa River to better understand water quality. Scientists have reintroduced a type of endangered mussel in the river and biologist Dan Kelner, with the Army Corps of Engineers, says surveys show the animals are reproducing. “If we find mussels in a river, or we find them coming back […]Powered by WPeMatico
Two people were killed, three hurt, in a crash last night on Interstate 29 in Harrison County. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2017 Cadillac XTS driven by 80-year-old Richard Lee Van Zee, of Rock Valley, for some reason drove off the left side of I-29 near mile marker 99, entered the median and the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Class 4A 1. WDM Valley (2-0) LW #5 vs #8 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2. Bettendorf (2-0) LW #2 @ Dubuque Hempstead 3. Cedar Falls (2-0) LW #4 @ Ankeny 4. Dowling Catholic (1-1) LW #1 @ #5 Johnston 5. Johnston (2-0) LW #3 vs #4 Dowling 6. Cedar Rapids Prairie (2-0) LW #6 vs #10 […]Powered by WPeMatico
From sunsets reflecting off shimmering lakes to gleaming skyscrapers against a night sky, Iowans who love to take pictures of our state’s many stunning sights are being called to action. Entries in the 9th annual Keep Iowa Beautiful photography contest are now being accepted. Bill Jackson, a spokesman for Keep Iowa Beautiful, says the competition […]Powered by WPeMatico
The father of Mollie Tibbetts is asking politicians to “show some decency” and leave his late daughter’s name out of their debate over immigration. On the same day authorities announced Mollie Tibbetts’ body had been found, investigators said the man accused of murdering her was an undocumented farmhand who had been living illegally in Iowa […]Powered by WPeMatico
State climatologist Justin Glisan says the month of August brought much-needed rain across the state. He says we were an inch below average for rainfall in July and as August winds down, we are about six inches about normal. Glisan says that’s good for the state — especially in the southern areas that have been […]Powered by WPeMatico
