DES MOINES, Iowa, May 7 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Adding Iowa native plants to landscaping benefits native bees and butterflies Gardening fever has broken out across the state with homeowners digging, planting, weeding and mulching to avoid missing out on spring rains. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging homeowners to include pollinator friendly native plants as part of the landscape. Native Iowa plants are  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 7 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Bottled water advisory issued for City of Kimballton KIMBALLTON -- The city of Kimballton in Audubon County has issued a bottled water advisory for the entire community following a pressure loss. On May 7, Kimballton Public Works reported the system's wells failed to come online, resulting in the water tower being depleted of water. Approximately 207 service connections have been a  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 7 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds, Iowa HHS announce 'Healthy Kids Iowa' summer program to feed more school children Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has approved a demonstration project submitted by Iowa Health and Human Services for the state's own summer food pilot program. Healthy Kids Iowa is an alternative to the summer EBT program that serves Io  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 8 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Failed Rape Victims, Wasted Taxpayer Dollars on Multi-State Lawsuits Des Moines - Brenna Bird has wasted her time as Attorney General joining more than a dozen multi-state lawsuits every year she's been in office just to impress the Trump Administration, all while ignoring the needs of Iowans. In the last four years, Brenna Bird has: * Halted emergency contraception and ab  more