A towboat pushing a fleet of barges passes under the Interstate 74 (Twin Bridges) on the Mississippi River between Bettendorf and Moline on a cloudless morning. Recent rains have partially replenished gardens and crops, but not enough to raise low river levels.
A federal judge has criticized what he calls the “indefensible” actions of federal immigration enforcement agents in Iowa, ruling they illegally detained a man in the Muscatine... more
Iowa House Democrats released a proposal Thursday aimed at improving the quality of Iowa’s drinking water and waterways through increased monitoring and more incentives for farmers... more
Chris Jones, an author, researcher and Iowa water quality advocate, launched his campaign for Iowa secretary of agriculture Thursday outside of Des Moines Water Works.