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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has just completed taking public input as it considers strengthening Iowa drinking water standards.

Des Moines is on the precipice of becoming a safe haven for women’s sports.

The Iowa City City Council candidate wants to bring her library background into city government.  When Clara Reynen turned 18, she asked her parents if it would be OK for her to skip school that day because she had something important she wanted to do: Register to vote. “So there’s this great picture of me…

A new report from a prominent food and environmental advocacy group reveals that at least one in four Iowa children under the age of five and their families are at risk of losing critical nutrition assistance due to the government shutdown in Washington.

The only qualifier a federal employee has to meet to eat free at Flavors of India is to show a work badge to verify their employment. Flavors of India owner Apjeet Makkar wants federal employees to treat his restaurant like their home kitchen as they wait for the federal government shutdown to end. Makkar has…

President Donald Trump is expected to announce soon that his administration will send billions of dollars in assistance to farmers.

New data from the National Library of Medicine show nitrates in Iowa’s waterways reached toxic levels earlier than scientists first thought.

Built by a well-respected local architect as their personal residence, a quirky home for sale in the Lower Beaver neighborhood hides a very unusual design choice on its second floor.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has switched to electronic forms of payment. Here’s how you can set up your automatic payments with ease.

Iowa has long stood at the intersection of First Amendment battles.