State Geologist Kevin Schilling, director of the Iowa Geological Survey The Iowa legislature has set aside $250,000 to start developing accurate maps of Iowa’s underground water resources. State ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows Iowa is warming up, at least a little bit. Updated in November for the first time since 2012, the map, a standard guide to ...

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AMANDA. WELL, STACEY. BEN. WHETHER YOU’RE CAUCUSING IN A NEIGHBOR’S HOME OR IN A MASSIVE COMMUNITY CENTER, IOWANS REALLY CAN ALL PREPARE THE SAME WAY. SO I WENT TO A CAUCUS SITE IN WEST DES MOINES TO ...