Iowa weather: Scattered storms with occasional heavy rain today, sunshine Sunday

Iowa weather: Scattered storms with heavy rain today, sunshine Sunday Scattered storms can be expected this morning, and again this evening with occasional heavy rainfall. Drying out with more sunshine on Sunday. MONTH UNTIL OCTOBER. TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE …

Iowa weather: Scattered storms Saturday

Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) -Reducing fossil fuel subsidies in Germany could help it achieve around a third of its climate targets without relying on additional tools such as carbon pricing, a German research institute said on Thursday. The Mannheim-based …

"A Boy on the Farm" details Depression Era farm life in Iowa

“A Boy on the Farm” by Joseph E. Narigon details farm life in rural Iowa during the Great Depression Era. “Every farm kid had chores to do, and we all knew what it meant when someone said they had to get home to do chores,” writes Narigon in his newly …

Iowa City Friday Night Concert Series: Flash in a Pan AND Awful Purdies

Iowa boy continues saving lives through organ donation law, 8 years after he died

CHARLES CITY, Iowa — On July 4, 2017, Logan Luft was killed in a UTV accident at just 15 years old. Eight years later, his family in Charles City is remembering his legacy by continuing to advocate for organ donation. An Iowa law in his name has opened up …

Iowa leaders weigh in on Trump signing "One Big Beautiful Bill"

Iowa leaders are reacting to President Trump signing the sweeping “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law. The legislation cements Trump-era tax cuts, expands work requirements, boosts defense and border spending, and makes cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. …

Planned Parenthood warns 'Big Beautiful Bill' cuts threaten Iowa reproductive health

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — One of the provisions from the Big Beautiful Bill cuts federal spending to some reproductive health and family planning providers for a year, and these changes can bring some issues to reproductive health services in Iowa. According to …

One killed, one hurt in Fourth of July crash in Iowa

MAQUOKETA, Iowa (KCRG) - One person was killed and another hurt in a crash in Jackson County on the Fourth of July. The Iowa State Patrol says a car crossed the center line on Hurtsville Road north of Maquoketa Friday afternoon and collided head-on with an …

Water quality in Iowa

To the Editor: Thank you to Elaine Hughes for sharing the statistics regarding the population in Iowa versus the amount of livestock raised in Iowa, but everyone also needs to realize the amount of chemicals being spread on the Iowa farmlands. As …

Iowa rural hospitals could be at risk under Trump's tax bill

President Donald Trump signed the $4.5 trillion tax and cuts bill on Friday, which includes cutbacks to Medicaid. IOWA, USA — President Donald Trump signed his spending and tax cuts bill on Friday during a White House Fourth of July celebration.  The bill …