RED OAK, Iowa, March 15 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: DNR staff continue to investigate the New Cooperative fertilizer spill near Red Oak in Montgomery County. The release has been stopped and clean-up efforts are still underway. The product flowed several miles downstream of Red Oak in the East Nishnabotna River, reaching Missouri. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has been notified. The DNR encourages private well owners in Montgom  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 14 -- The Iowa Supreme Court issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: On Tuesday, April 2, the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Bondurant, Iowa. The proceeding will take place in the Bondurant-Farrar High School auditorium, 1000 Grant St. N. The oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m. The court will hear attorneys argue in the following case: State of Iowa v. Adam Aaron Rhodes, case no. 23-0338, from Des Moines County Di  more

DECORAH, Iowa, March 15 -- Luther College issued the following news: Sheri Brenden, author of "Break Point: Two Minnesota Athletes and the Road to Title IX," will speak at Luther College on April 11 at 7 p.m. in the Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall, along with her sister, Peg Brenden. The book covers Peg's involvement in a landmark civil rights case to allow equal access to sports for women. Both Brenden sisters graduated from Luther College and participated in sports during the early Tit  more

BERESFORD, South Dakota, March 14 -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will hold a pre-construction informational meeting to share details about the S.D. Highway 46 construction project planned from the east city limits of Beresford to the Iowa state line. The informational meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 25, 2024, at the Beresford Public Library, located at 115 S. 3rd St. in  more