Although many Iowans rarely check the nitrate levels in their homes, that's beginning to change thanks to Iowa Citizens for ...

Iowa ranks second in cancer rates nationally. A local group is testing water for nitrates and demanding policy change.

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the Iowa Department of Education's response, provided after the article was initially published on Oct. 1, 2025. When a pulmonologist told Gail ...

Iowa law enforcement agencies have tested less DNA evidence in sexual assault cases at the state crime lab in recent years than they did five years ago. Iowa police and sheriffs maintain vastly ...

Editor's note: A previous version of this article said radon gas in Iowa does not come from uranium but from radium. However, when uranium 238 undergoes radioactive decay it later becomes radium 226.

State Ag Secretary Mike Naig says Iowa officials are taking a different approach compared to other states when it comes to bird flu testing. When a poultry flock has been hit by the virus, the testing ...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig discusses the bird flu outbreak during his appearance Friday on "Iowa PBS" at Iowa PBS studios in Johnston. (Photo supplied by Iowa PBS) Buy Photo JOHNSTON — ...

Harm reduction boxes in Polk County, Iowa, will not include fentanyl testing strips that can detect the dangerous opioid in other drugs before a user suffers an accidental overdose. The Polk County ...

Iowa students’ proficiencies in math, reading and science did not change significantly in 2023 compared to last year, according to the most recent Iowa Department of Education report. The department ...

More than 800,000 people each year take a 10-question civics test to try to become a U.S. citizen. A bill passed by the Iowa House and Senate would require students in grades nine-through-12 to pass a ...