Hy-Vee is closing food production facilities in Chariton and Ankeny in late June, affecting over 450 employees. Hy-Vee’s Fresh Commissary in Ankeny has produced take-and-bake-pizzas, sandwiches, salads, bakery items and employs 332 people. Hy-Vee’s Short Cuts operation in Chariton employs 129 people who cut and package fresh fruits and vegetables. The facility is the nine-largest […]

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






