DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 4 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * $1.3 Million Iowa River Restoration Project begins at Steamboat Rock * STEAMBOAT ROCK - The sounds of heavy construction equipment have become common in town over the past few months as work continues on a new nature lodge at Pine Ridge Park. Construction will now shift to the Iowa River, where crews will begin work on the $1.3 million Iowa River Restoration, Water Recreation, and Sa  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 4 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Protection Commission meeting agenda, published 12/04/2025 * DES MOINES - The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting December 9. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. at the Iowa DNR Building, Lake Darling Conference Room, 6200 Park Ave, Des Moin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: "Senate Clearly in Play" and "Republicans on Edge" As Midterm Backlash Continues to Build * G. Elliott Morris : "Giving Democrats 8 points would give them Ohio, Maine, and North Carolina, and put Iowa and Texas in play [...]" Simon Rosenberg : "We're playing on their side of the field in a way that makes it far more likely that the [...] Senate will be competitive next year."   more

AMES, Iowa, Dec. 5 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Receptors in mammary glands make livestock and humans inviting hosts for avian flu An ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has affected more than 184 million domestic poultry since 2022 and, since making the leap to dairy cattle in spring 2024, more than 1,000 milking cow herds. A new study led by Iowa State University researchers shows that the mammary glands of several other production an  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Dec. 4 -- The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business issued the following news: * * * Tippie risk management and insurance program now country's third largest The Risk Management and Insurance major at the Tippie College of Business is now the third largest in the country, according to a survey from Business Insurance magazine for 2025. The RMI major is only in its third year but already has 350 undergraduate students enrolled as of October 2025, placing it behind on  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 4 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Water Summary Update: Dry autumn leads to drought watch for northwest and eastern Iowa * DES MOINES - Continued precipitation deficits through the autumn months have resulted in a drought watch designation for three of the state's Drought Regions, according to the latest monthly Water Summary Update. Iowa continued to see below-average precipitation during the fall, which has led t  more