Although many Iowans rarely check the nitrate levels in their homes, that's beginning to change thanks to Iowa Citizens for ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the Iowa Department of Education's response, provided after the article was initially published on Oct. 1, 2025. When a pulmonologist told Gail ...

Editor's note: A previous version of this article said radon gas in Iowa does not come from uranium but from radium. However, when uranium 238 undergoes radioactive decay it later becomes radium 226.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is past time for Iowa policymakers to take a simple step to reduce the number of fentanyl overdose deaths in the state. As of ...

Iowa law enforcement agencies have tested less DNA evidence in sexual assault cases at the state crime lab in recent years than they did five years ago. Iowa police and sheriffs maintain vastly ...

State Ag Secretary Mike Naig says Iowa officials are taking a different approach compared to other states when it comes to bird flu testing. When a poultry flock has been hit by the virus, the testing ...

Students wait to walk during a commencement ceremony May 6 at Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant. The 2023 class was the university’s last. The university, founded in 1842, closed permanently ...

Iowa students’ proficiencies in math, reading and science did not change significantly in 2023 compared to last year, according to the most recent Iowa Department of Education report. The department ...

More than 800,000 people each year take a 10-question civics test to try to become a U.S. citizen. A bill passed by the Iowa House and Senate would require students in grades nine-through-12 to pass a ...