Even as the bald eagle population has rebounded in Iowa and elsewhere, the bird remains a protected species. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is seeking information on the death of one bald eagle near Des Moines. Read on for more from the DNR: The search continues for the party responsible for the death of […]
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Do warm temperatures signal an early mor...
Iowa is inching close to the factors needed to converge to launch the morel season. Daytime temperatures in some parts of the state have been at 70 degrees, with night-time temps above 40. Moisture hasn’t been ideal, with a particularly snow-free winter, but recent rains put a dent in that, as well. Most importantly, one […]
Iowa losing small farms, while larger fa...
Iowa lost 500 farms last year, according to information released Feb. 17, 2017, by the United States Department of Agriculture. The National Agricultural Statistics Service report showed the total number of farms in Iowa in 2016 was 87,000, down 500 farms compared to one year ago. At the same time, however, the total farmland in […]
Final photos: End of Cooper’s Mill in Ce
CEDAR RAPIDS – A long line threaded in front of the Best Western Cooper’s Mill Hotel this morning as the hotel’s liquidation sale began. Flooded both in 2008, after which it reopened, and again in 2016, the business, at 100 F Ave. NW, was acquired by the city for more than $5 million last fall, […]
Iowa lab finds Roundup weed-killer resid...
Iowa’s State Hygienic Laboratory, based in Coralville, has validated a testing method that can screen honey for an ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup. Learn more about the method, and some of the results, from the State Hygienic Lab: The “all-natural” honey marketed and sold in some Midwestern stores might not be all that natural, after all, […]
Final photos: Last days of the Marion Ma...
MARION – An iconic cafe will close its doors on Jan. 31, 2017. The Marion Maid-Rite has been a fixture at the corner of 10th Street and Seventh Avenue for more than 30 years, selling its signature Maid-Rite sandwiches, piles of thin-sliced onion rings, tenderloins, hand-dipped malts, pies and other favorites. Since the announcement of […]
Court sides with agriculture in Iowa wat...
Agricultural interests cheered a court ruling that sided with drainage districts in a lawsuit filed over nitrates that flow into drinking water of half a million residents in the Des Moines area. The Iowa Supreme Court ruling was issued today on four certified questions of law that the Court received from the U.S. District Court […]
Pipeline spills more than 100,000 gallon...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following regarding a ruptured pipeline in northern Iowa on Jan. 25, 2017: HANLONTOWN – A Magellan Pipeline Company’s diesel line ruptured Wednesday morning in Worth County about three miles north and one mile east of Hanlontown. An updated estimate from the company indicates 138,600 gallons of diesel […]
Friends of Czech Village seek to rebuild...
By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS – Flood recovery will come full-circle when the Riverside Roundhouse is restored in Czech Village. Supporters of the effort, led by the non-profit Friends of Czech Village, have launched with an aggressive goal: to rebuild the Roundhouse in time to reopen on June 13, 2018, the 10th anniversary of the […]
Iowans join protests of Obamacare repeal
By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS – Hundreds of protesters stood through a cold and cloudy Sunday afternoon in downtown Cedar Rapids to voice opposition to the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Speakers noted how having health care coverage under the act had improved their lives and even saved their life in some cases. Republicans […]