February 19, 2025

Minors would not be allowed to attend drag shows under a bill advancing in the Iowa House. Adults could be charged with a felony if they knowingly bring a minor to a performance. During a House subcommittee hearing on the bill, Oliver Bardwell, a leader of the group Iowans for Freedom, said the legislation is […] View Full Story

While many Iowans enjoyed those spurts of warm weather we had during January, the temporary respites from winter may have killed some of our trees now that we’re back in the deep freeze. Tivon Feeley, the Iowa DNR’s forest health program leader, anticipates moderate to severe winter burn damage statewide to conifers, like white pines. […] View Full Story

Flu cases across Iowa are still rising and it’s prompting some hospitals to reinstate a policy from the pandemic era. Clint Hawthorne, medical director for UnityPoint’s emergency departments in Des Moines, says they’ve started requiring staff members to wear masks. Hawthorne says, “Even if a patient doesn’t have respiratory symptoms, they are there for their […] View Full Story