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Iowa Democratic lawmakers released a report Thursday showing there has been a reduction of more than 400 staff at Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs) for this school year in the wake of a new law making changes to the system of agencies. AEAs are the entities that provide special...

The most talented athletes in adaptive sports are competing in Paris.

The Iowa Waste Reduction Program’s report for the last fiscal year shows they worked with some 5,200 businesses to find a home for items that no longer needed. Iowa Waste Exchange Coordinator Shelly Codner says that kept 87,000 tons of items from landfills. “We are talking about anything from industrial sludges, to stuffed animals and anything inbetween,” she says. Any Iowans who have a product that they don’t want to sent to the landfill, they give us a call, and we try to find an alternative home for it.”

(Red Oak) -- Opponents of a proposed carbon pipeline across parts of KMAland are reacting to recent developments regarding the project's future. Last week, the South Dakota Supreme Court sided with landowners in a dispute involving Summit Carbon Solution's proposed Midwest Express pipeline project planned for five Midwestern states, including counties in western Iowa. In its decision Thursday, the court ruled that Summit failed to prove its common carrier status, preventing them from using eminent domain to seize property along the proposed route. Montgomery County resident Jan Norris--one of the area's most vocal critics--hailed the court's decision in an update to the county's board of supervisors Tuesday morning.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- The Wellmark Foundation donated nearly a half a million dollars to assist Iowa schools affected by the June flooding, according to a Wellmark release.

Iowa is facing delays in rolling out a 2023 law that imposes new asset tests on public assistance programs, including SNAP and Medicaid. The law, which sets a 15-thousand dollar limit on liquid assets for eligibility, has seen partial implementation, with some components still pending due to necessary upgrades in state technology systems. Officials anticipate full implementation by July 2025, but critics warn the new requirements could exacerbate food insecurity and complicate access to vital services for low-income families. Proponents argue that the changes are necessary to reduce fraud and ensure assistance reaches those in need.

(KMAland) -- The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has released the sites for State Qualifying Cross Country. Central Decatur (Class 1A), Red Oak (Class 2A), Harlan (Class 3A) and Abraham Lincoln (Class 4A) are among the area teams hosting. The Class 3A & 4A meets are Wednesday, October 23rd,...

AMANA, Iowa — Some things are just tradition. The Amana RV Park and Event Center has been home to the Amana Colonies Cluster Dog Show every Labor Day weekend for the last 14 years. The show is meant to unite the community, bringing everyone together. "What I enjoy the...

It's common knowledge for Iowans that celebrities like Ashton Kutcher and Tom Arnold once called the Hawkeye State home. Maybe less common knowledge is the fact that rapper Flavor Flav once tried to start a chicken restaurant in Clinton, IA, or that the American Gothic House still stands in Eldon, IA.

Iowans seeking Medicaid disability services are enduring a five-year waitlist. This is causing significant delays in accessing critical support like respite care and occupational therapy. Karla Grant McClure, a special-education teacher, is among those affected, having waited two-and-a-half years for a waiver for her daughter Gauri, who has developmental delays. The prolonged wait is largely due to inadequate funding and challenges following Medicaid's transition to a managed-care model in 2016. Efforts are underway to address the issue with a new program called HOME, expected to launch by July 2025.

(Des Moines) Although the Summit Carbon Pipeline now has approval in Iowa, North and South Dakota are still holding it up. “It’s a pipeline to know where because they are capturing the Co2 in Iowa, and they have to ship it to North Dakota,” said Jess Mazour, Iowa Sierra Club. “It makes no sense that the IUC approved a permit for a company that does not have approval in other states.”

Labor Day marks the end of summer when kids are back in school and farmers are making plans to harvest. State Ag Secretary Mike Naig says the end of the drought has expectations high. Naig says there’s never 100 percent perfect conditions across the state, and that’s evident again this...

If you were lucky enough to win tens of thousands of dollars or more playing the lottery, you would think that you would be hightailing it to pick up your check as soon as possible. But that's not always the case. In some instances, big winners take some time to...

AMES, Iowa – September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a dedicated time to increase awareness about the prevalence of suicide, share information on how to prevent it, and provide support to those affected, says Morgan Newell, a human sciences specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. “This month...

Editor’s note: The following was written by Lee Schulz, Iowa State University Extension livestock specialist, for the August Ag Decision Maker newsletter. Weaned calves will bring record revenues this fall. If cow-calf producers retain ownership, they forgo the income they could get by selling calves. That value becomes a...

Bankers and industry partners will honor John Sorensen, president and CEO of the Iowa Bankers Association since 1997, at the annual IBA convention Sept. 15-17 in Des Moines. Sorensen, who joined the IBA staff in 1986, announced in April he will retire by the end of the year. As a search committee works to identify a successor, industry colleagues are sharing praise for a leader who quadrupled the organization’s income and increased its net worth by 70 times.

PLACE TEAM POINTS PLACES OF FINISHERS AVG. TIME SPREAD 1 Grandview Christian 30 2 3 7 8 10 12 15 23:45.5 3:53.2 2 West Marshall 51 4 5 11 13 18 20 21 24:46.9 6:00.9 3 Collins-Maxwell 60 1 6 14 16 23 25 28 25:13.8 7:43.1 4 Woodward Granger 91 9 17 19 22 24 26 27 27:45.9 3:43.6 Girls Individual Results 1 1 Jayden Peters, 10 20:56.3 Collins-Maxwell 2 2 Lydia Ives, 11 21:40.1 Grandview Christian 3 3 Lydia Parlee, 11 21:46.7 Grandview Christian 4 4 Dalaney Eldridge, 9 21:55.2 West Marshall 5 5 Addie Thompson, 11 22:11.1 West Marshall 6 6 Cypress Erickson, 11 22:34.8 Collins-Maxwell 7 Claire Jacobsen, 12 23:29.1 Clarke 8 Makayla True, 12 23:41.0 Baxter 9 Isabell Hay, 10 23:52.1 Clarke 10 Claire Prendergast, 9 24:18.8 Saydel 11 7 Caroline Brough, 10 24:41.9 Grandview Christian 12 8 Ruby Hol, 11 25:05.4 Grandview Christian 13 9 Zoey Osmundson, 11 25:20.0 Woodward Granger 14 10 Kiley Danielson, 12 25:33.2 Grandview Christian 15 11 Mia Christianson, 10 25:36.1 West Marshall 16 12 Emma Armbrecht, 12 25:58.8 Grandview Christian 17 13 Summer Kurth, 10 26:16.0 West Marshall 18 14 Triona Scott, 11 26:24.4 Collins-Maxwell 19 15 Sidney Stout, 11 26:35.5 Grandview Christian 20 Olivia Vigneron, 9 27:28.1 Grandview Christian 21 16 Ava Pasquariello, 10 27:33.9 Collins-Maxwell 22 17 Macy Behrens, 10 27:45.7 Woodward Granger 23 18 Savanna Davenport, 11 27:56.0 West Marshall 24 19 Charissa Klocke, 11 28:03.7 Woodward Granger 25 Natalie McGaw, 9 28:08.7 Clarke 26 20 McKenna Clark, 9 28:15.9 West Marshall 27 21 Olivia Randall, 10 28:35.1 West Marshall 28 22 Lilly Churchill, 9 28:36.4 Woodward Granger 29 23 Adaline Jolly, 9 28:39.4 Collins-Maxwell 30 24 Adysen Churchill, 11 29:03.5 Woodward Granger 31 Kaylie Andrews, 12 29:08.6 West Marshall 32 Avery Buck, 10 29:41.0 West Marshall 33 25 Ava Hyde, 11 29:47.8 Collins-Maxwell 34 26 Mallory Berg, 10 29:59.4 Woodward Granger 35 27 Kristyn Crouse, 9 30:26.1 Woodward Granger 36 Baelah Popp, 11 30:37.6 West Marshall 37 Halle Jones, 11 30:51.2 West Marshall 38 28 Gianna Pitcherello, 12 31:08.9 Collins-Maxwell 39 Kamden Jacobson, 12 31:14.3 West Marshall 40 Bailey Kendall, 9 31:46.5 West Marshall 41 Livia Davenport, 11 31:51.4 West Marshall 42 Addi Benson, 12 31:51.6 West Marshall 43 Kaitlyn Crouse, 10 32:37.1 Woodward Granger 44 Ellen Gerlock, 12 33:30.1 Cam 45 Elyn Bartine, 12 33:39.1 West Marshall 46 Sophie Simms, 10 33:39.6 West Marshall 47 Noelle Braymen, 9 34:55.0 Grandview Christian 48 Elizabeth Rouse, 12 35:18.2 Cam 49 Ava Young, 10 37:51.2 West Marshall 50 Megan Gerlock, 10 38:52.8 Cam 51 Madelyn Thompson, 12 42:06.4 West Marshall 52 Alexa Wignall, 11 45:28.6 West Marshall 53 Hannah Dawkins, 10 45:37.1 Saydel 54 Montana Rold, 10 46:42.7 Saydel 55 Haley Weldon, 10 46:43.0 Saydel Boys Team Standings.

(KMAland) -- Through one week of the high school season, the Martin Blog updates its KMAland Volleyball Power Rankings. We are ranking the Hawkeye Ten, Corner, Western Iowa, Pride of Iowa, Rolling Valley, Missouri River and Bluegrass teams, and we are splitting them between 1A/2A and 3A/4A/5A. Below you will...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Satanic Temple of Iowa is voicing disappointment over a recent Iowa state policy change that limits event access at the Capitol, impacting their planned reading marathon and a key resource fair for veterans. The Temple had scheduled a multi-day reading of John Milton’s 'Paradise...