A Japanese company has agreed to pay a nearly 460-thousand dollar federal fine after two hazardous chemical releases from its grain processing facility in southeast Iowa. * Ajinomoto operates two plants in Eddyville. One makes food and seasonings, the other makes animal feed. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency inspected the facilities after a 2021 incident […]

Bill makes smuggling undocumented immigrants a crime in Iowa
Human smuggling of undocumented immigrants — to conceal them from law enforcement — would become a crime in Iowa if a





