Kavya Beheraj/Axios About 1 in 6 children in Polk County live in food-insecure households, per new estimates first shared with Axios from Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks. The big ...

From gender identity protections to eminent domain disputes and property tax cuts, here are the five issues that dominated the 2025 Iowa Legislature.

Gov. Reynolds has over a dozen bills she can sign into law including: restrictions to eminent domain and offering paid parental leave to state employees.

The U.S. Drought Monitor shows whether Iowa has continued to put a dent in the state's drought conditions. In the Drought ...

Senate File 303 keeps county boards of supervisors and city councils from prohibiting or limiting the use of fireworks on ...

Local governments across the state would be limited in restricting firework usage under legislation advanced by Iowa House ...

If signed into law, cities and counties will be prohibited from banning or limiting the use of fireworks on July 3rd and 4th, ...

Also in this week's government notes, the Cedar Rapids school board has approved a 3 percent wage increase for district ...

The effects are stretching to every corner of Iowa in both rural and urban areas. In Des Moines, the Science Center of Iowa had a $196,000 grant for expanding the museum’s accessibility to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The beefy burger that has claimed the title of Iowa’s Best Burger has been revealed by the Iowa Beef Industry Council and Iowa Cattlemen’s Association. The winner of this year’s ...

UPDATE: Upon further investigation, the Chicago Department of Public Health has determined that the Chicago Public Library Independence Branch is no longer considered a measles exposure location ...

air quality and public safety within the city limits. As a result, they are considering creating what they call an intermunicipal bus fee equal to 1% of bus fare as “an equitable way to ensure ...