Salmonella tainted ground beef could be the biggest challenge facing the industry, a leading beef researcher warns. Sam Robinson, of the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, concludes a series of
Between 2003 and 2011, more than 11,150 children were found to have illicit drugs in their system, information from the Department of Human Services shows. An interactive IowaWatch map shows you how bad the problem is in your Iowa county.
Hen housing is the primary focus of proposed federal legislation that would replace current, state-level guidelines for housing and production practices. Sam Robinson, of the Midwest Center for Investigative
The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting finds holes in the system that was to answer concerns over salmonella-related recall from egg plants operated by DeCoster Egg Farms of Iowa. All egg production facilities still are not inspected as required by the plan, the center's investigation finds.
In August 2010, Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa, announced a nationwide voluntary recall of shell eggs. Later that month another Iowa farm owned by Wright County Egg conducted a
No longer limited to ink and paper, Iowa’s public libraries are spending increasing amounts of money on new technologies, such as eBooks and iPads. But it has come at a cost. Story includes database with information from every Iowa public library.
Database shows 10-year trends for spending at all of Iowa's public libraries printed materials, digital materials, audio and video. Find your library and see how it changed from 2003 to 2012.
The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism is in a yearlong campaign to raise donations from 1,000 individual and corporate donors.
The Center, founded in 2010 and distributing news
WMT Radio’s Bob Bruce interviewed IowaWatch Executive Director-Editor Lyle Muller on Bruce’s show the afternoon of July 11, 2013, about a variety of issues, including the farm
State university building projects in Iowa would have a stronger chance of getting state funding if officials can show the project will have a positive economic impact, Gov. Terry Branstad said in an IowaWatch interview.
Don’t expect to see a gas tax increase in Iowa next year. While Iowa’s roads and bridges are in desperate need of repair, Gov. Terry Branstad does not see the sense in raising a tax which he said lacks public support. “It’s very unpopular,” he said in an interview with IowaWatch on Tuesday, “and fra
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