Iowa
Monday, June 16, 2025
Iowa judge rules in favor of 'Swampbuster' conservation protection measure
A District Court judge in Iowa has ruled in favor of an effort to protect the state's wetlands. The legal move protects a key environmental …
Report: Young Iowans' reading scores teeter, SNAP cuts prompt concern
Iowa kids are doing well overall in new national findings on children's well-being, although they are slipping in a few key areas. The numbers in …
During Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, Iowa seniors learn to plan
During Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, mental health advocacy groups are highlighting treatment and medication advances in the last decade…
Cancer 'Gag Act' sputters in Iowa, federal push continues
Groups advocating for clean, safe water are pushing back on proposals to revive a pesticide labeling law introduced last year in Congress which would …
Arts group revitalizes century-old rural Iowa school building
By Frankie (Amy) Felegy for Arts Midwest.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Arts Midwest-Public News Service Coll…
Potential Medicaid funding cuts threaten rural Iowa
By Tony Leys for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service Collabora…
Cryptocurrency kiosk regulations become law in Iowa
A new rule passed by the Iowa Legislature is intended to protect seniors from fraud at unregulated cryptocurrency kiosks. The measure is part of a …
Iowa partners to study agriculture's link to cancer
By Nina B. Elkadi for Sentient.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration …
Iowa farmers fear SNAP cuts would limit their markets
Farmers in Iowa fear that proposed cuts in SNAP benefit funding could limit the market for their products. The Trump administration says it is …
Medicaid cuts would reduce services, wages in Iowa hospitals
The U.S. House of Representatives could vote on the federal budget as soon as today, which contains large reductions to Medicaid services. In Iowa…
Rural Iowans call for clean water during summit
Rural Iowans are asking lawmakers to be more aggressive in fighting for cleaner water in the state's notoriously dirty rivers, lakes, and streams…
Iowa dairy farm manure spill kills 100,000 fish
By Nina B. Elkadi for Sentient.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration On …