Iowa Nonprofit Alliance names executive director

The Iowa Nonprofit Alliance, a statewide association representing Iowa’s 23,000 nonprofit organizations, has hired its first full-time executive director, Alex Rice. Rice is a seventh-generation Iowan and West Des Moines native with experience in nonprofit …

Iowa Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Grants Hit Record

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) last week awarded $1 million in cost-share grants to support the installation of E15 at 91 additional retail fuel sites across Iowa. This milestone brings the total number of E15 projects awarded this …

Your Favorite Snacks May Look Different Soon in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin

I recently stumbled across an article titled "20 Grocery Items That May Disappear Under RFK Jr.’s Food Dye Ban." As I read this report from Light Wave Reports, all I could think was, "Yeah, right." You see, absolutely none of these …

‘A little bit of chaos is OK’: Pokey’s Fest keeps punk music, ethic alive in Iowa City

Plack Blague perform for Pokey’s Fest 2 at the James Theater in 2024. — Angelo Rossi, courtesy of Dolly SperryPunk isn’t dead. Sure, punk is old enough that it may be dad — or mom — but it’s still by and for the kids. For proof of life, one needn’t look …

Iowa is Home to Two of the Cheapest Grocery Stores in America

A lot of Iowans are feeling the financial pinch when shopping for groceries. Costs are up, and for many people, that means buying groceries can be a real pinch financially. Grocery Costs Continue to Rise It's an expensive time to shop. Grocery prices …

Iconic Mississippi River bridge connecting Wisconsin, Iowa reopens

The Black Hawk Bridge, which connects Lansing, Iowa to rural Crawford County in Wisconsin, reopened June 9. It closed May 17 after one of its support piers moved slightly. The movement may have been due to the construction of a new bridge just north of the …

2025 4th of July Celebrations, Parades, & Fireworks in Eastern Iowa [LIST]

Week long fire at northwest Iowa ethanol plant ruled arson

There’s a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the person or people responsible for a week long fire at a northwest Iowa ethanol that caused significant damage. The fire at the POET facility in Emmetsburg started in the evening on May …

Iowa Football: An early look at El Assico

In a scant 11 weeks your Iowa Hawkeyes will make the 136-mile trek west on I-80 to retrieve the Cy-Hawk series trophy after its year-long vacation captivity somewhere deep in the bowels of Iowa State’s football facility. For Iowa fans last year’s edition …

Iowa Landowners Urge Gov. Reynolds to Pass Bill Limiting Eminent Domain for CO2 Pipelines

Gov. Kim Reynolds has just two weeks to either sign or veto a controversial bill that would impact carbon dioxide pipelines in Iowa. On a Friday press call, landowners urged Reynolds to uphold Iowa and GOP values around property rights by signing the bill …