This map of Iowa from 1855 shows 100 counties. Bancroft County was eliminated shortly after this map was published. The ...

During this 2009–2018 span, urban vs. rural differences began to widen. Job growth and in-migration to Iowa’s metropolitan areas drove most of the home sales gains. Polk County (Des Moines ...

The Iowa DOGE task force is eyeing recommending the state consolidate its 99 counties as a way to curb local spending and ...

These tax credits have deep Iowa roots. Sen. Chuck Grassley was one of their original champions. He understood early on that ...

Central Iowa’s regional water authority has issued an immediate ban on watering lawns as river nitrate levels threaten to ...

Five rural Iowa development projects will receive grant funding to help develop project-ready industrial sites. The Iowa ...

Iowa’s most populous counties and those with a public ... “To me, it's not a political game at all. It is rural representation versus the urban. She and Sen. David Sires, R-Cedar Falls ...

You'll get access to an ad-free website with a faster photo browser, the chance to claim free tickets to a host of events (including everything from Summerfest to the Milwaukee Film Festival), access ...

After years of trying to improve his hospital in Riverton, Wyoming—first as a doctor, then as a board member and volunteer ...

State officials and Iowa’s biofuels industry praised proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2026 and 2027 released Friday by the Trump administration.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed House File 972 to address rural health care access and tackle workforce shortages. The law revamps loan repayment programs and seeks federal funds for new medical ...

Third-party health care companies will face new restrictions designed to constrain prescription drug costs and protect rural pharmacies under legislation signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Kim Reynolds ...