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Changes to college financial aid application periods will be announced when President Obama visits Des Moines today. He'll be over at North High School with Education Secretary Arne Duncan. They're ho...

Iowa is among the 21 states getting money from USDA to put in more gas station pumps selling higher blends of ethanol fuel. Nearly 200 blender pumps will be added in Iowa, letting customers choose bet...

The state of Iowa is about to receive about $5 million from the USDA for its new “Fueling Our Future 100” initiative.Governor Terry Branstad, along with state Ag Secretary Bill Northey put...

President Obama is coming to Iowa on Monday. The president will join Education Secretary Arne Duncan at North High School in Des Moines. It's part of the secretary's "Back-to-School" bus tour. Po...

The hiring of a former IBM exec for the presidency at the University of Iowa has prompted a no confidence vote from the university senate for the Board of Regents. The senate has no power to reverse t...

Kelley Paul, GOP presidential candidate Rand Paul’s wife, addresses Polk County GOP women. (photo by Sarah Beckman)She’s not the first candidate’s wife this presidential cycle to mee...

The University of Iowa's new president will be former IBM exec Bruce Harreld. He says his business background will be useful to the university during a time of change in higher education, specifically...

The Iowa Board of Regents is expected to announce today its choice for the next University of Iowa president. The board has been looking over feedback from the campus and community on the four finalis...

More than 18-hundred farmers in Iowa have applied for 3-and-a-half million dollars in state funds to install nutrient reduction systems. The systems would cover 187-thousand acres. Those that would be...

Gas prices are down across Iowa this week, almost as quickly as they rose last month. Triple-A says a gallon of gas in Des Moines is selling for 11 cents less than the same time last week. A fix at a ...