Doctors and hospitals likely to see lower Medicaid payments in three dozen states
New federal rules likely will force three dozen states to reduce their annual Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals by a total of more...
Iowa Medicaid Fraud Control Unit highlights efficiency; critics call for more funding
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said Thursday that recommendations about increased staffing and funding for existing Medicaid fraud elimination efforts will come at later...
Farm Family Resource Initiative officially becomes Farm SOS
AUDIO: Rachel Brown – Farm SOS
The mental health specialist with Farm SOS, formerly the Farm Family Resource Initiative, says the organization’s recently announced rebranding...
Wet conditions raise soil compaction concerns across Corn Belt
An extension agronomist warns of long-term consequences if farmers don’t wait until conditions are fit to harvest.
Angie Rieck-Hinz with Iowa State University says activity...
Rural advocates highlight need for more focused policy
The nonpartisan policy institute Center for American Progress says rural communities have been disproportionately affected by the current policy environment.
President and CEO Nerra Tanden says,...
McMillan Park Announces Weekend Closures
The City of Mount Pleasant is notifying residents of temporary road and vehicle restrictions at McMillan Park this weekend due to a private railroad...
MIU Men’s Basketball Players Visit Fairfield Public Library’s Market Storytime
Three Maharishi International University men's basketball players recently stepped away from the court to spend time with young readers at the Fairfield Public Library's...
Dolly the mastadon returns to Wayne County for permanent display
Dolly the mastodon is back in southern Iowa’s Wayne County where the partially exposed bones were found in a creek bed in 2022.
State archaeologist...
Nadine Greiner’s Memory Lives on Through $5,000 Gift to Little Eagles
Family and friends of the late Nadine Greiner have donated more than $5,000 in her memory to Little Eagles Childcare in Keota, according to...
Iowa’s state parks need hundreds of hands this weekend
Twenty-one of Iowa’s state parks and forests are hosting clean-up events this Saturday as part of Statewide Volunteer Day. Iowans are encouraged to find...
