Proposed Story County map splits Ames into three voting districts

The legislation, Senate File 75, applies to Story, Johnson and Black Hawk counties, which are home to Iowa State University, ...
The Gazette

Iowa lawmakers consider bill to change supervisor elections for most populous counties

From left, Sen. Dave Sires, R-Cedar Falls, Sen. Dawn Driscoll, R-Williamsburg, and Sen. Janice Weiner, D-Iowa City, members of the Iowa Senate Local Government Subcommittee, discuss a bill that would ...
Radio Iowa

29 Iowa counties are ‘Bottle Bill’ redemption deserts

A coalition that supports Iowa’s long-standing “Bottle Bill” says 29 counties are now “redemption deserts” where there is nowhere to take an empty beverage can or bottle and redeem the deposit fee.
Des Moines Register

Iowa's drought worsens in latest monitor update — See which counties remain drought-free.

Summer is nearly in full swing in Iowa, with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees for the first time this year on June 11. With temperatures rising, will Iowa's drought conditions worsen? As of Thursday, ...