The Iowa Natural Resources Commission has approved an update of rules on septic systems. Eric Wiklund of the DNR’s Water Quality Bureau says the change involves aerobic treatment units or ATU’s, which are an alternative to the normal septic tank systems. “An aerobic treatment unit is like a small activated sludge plant where you don’t […]

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






