DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 11 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Air quality permits for review, published 12/11/2025 * DES MOINES - The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans' health and the air where we live. DNR's permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment o  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 11 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * County requirements to signup for evaluating animal confinement sites * DES MOINES Counties interested in evaluating construction permits for proposed animal feeding facilities must adopt a construction evaluation resolution. County boards of supervisors may approve the resolutions at any time, but must submit resolutions between January 1 and 31, 2026. On average, over 85% of the  more

AMES, Iowa, Dec. 12 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Patrick Schnable elected to National Academy of Inventors Early in his career as an Iowa State University agronomy professor, Patrick Schnable started wondering if he could build a startup from his plant genetics research. He knew it was common at some institutions, but it didn't seem to come up often on his own campus. He wasn't even sure it was allowed. He soon found it wasn't just permissible. It was en  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 11 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Pre-register for MAC training by Dec. 30 for commercial applications * DES MOINES Beginning Jan. 8, 2026, commercial manure applicators can fulfill annual training for manure applicator certification (MAC) requirements at 73 locations in Iowa. Most locations offer training from 9 a.m. to noon, with doors opening at 8:30 a.m. "Be sure to pre-register by Dec. 30 with your county Ext  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Dec. 12 -- The University of Iowa College of Education issued the following news: * * * College of Education launches new undergraduate certificate in education data analytics As classrooms grow more digital and schools increasingly rely on real-time information to guide instruction, the ability to understand and interpret data has become an essential skill for today's educators. Beginning Spring 2026, the University of Iowa College of Education will offer its first undergra  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: "Tennessee special indicates IA-02 is in play" [KHOI's Capitol Week] * Iowa Republicans are in trouble and " IA-02 is in play." * Last week, Democrats overperformed by 13 points in the TN-07 special election. * Earlier this week, Democrats overperformed by 11 points in an Iowa state house special election. * In August, Democrats overperformed by 22 poi  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 11 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Winter land application limits begin in December * DES MOINES Dry conditions and warm weather provided an early harvest and manure application season. However, here are a few reminders if winter application is still necessary. Confinements with liquid manurerestrictions start Dec. 21 Runoff into streams is more likely to occur during winter manure application due to frozen groun  more