Curious Iowa: Are bobcat and coyote numbers increasing in Iowa?

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa’s wildlife population typically fluctuates each year, depending on a variety of factors. But are the populations of furbearer species specifically — which …

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Wapello native Lydia Fisher, now Miss Iowa, follows childhood dreams toward medical degree

Best big college towns in America Best big college towns in America Every year, students from across the country agonize about where to go to college. The choices are endless: Big university or small private school? Close to home or far away? Options even …

This Iowa restaurant cracked a top 50 pizzerias in the U.S. list

Lincoln Winebar, the Mount Vernon restaurant known for its wood-fired pizzas, made one influential pizza website's list of the best pizzerias in the United States. The pizzeria cracked 50 Top Pizza's list of the best U.S. restaurants making the …

ISU research IDs ‘legal deserts’ in 18 Iowa counties

Researchers at Iowa State University have classified 18 of Iowa’s 99 counties as “legal deserts” because there are not enough attorneys in the area to represent private clients. ISU rural sociologist David Peters led the research, which found Lee County in …

Garrett Luett, an Iowa Hawkeye commit, shined both at the plate, on the mound

Garrett Luett and the Underwood baseball team enter the postseason as a top contender to win an Iowa high school state championship this summer. And if they do, Luett will be a major reason why. A junior who has already committed to the University of Iowa, …

Iowa high school senior could sweep key pitching categories

Most think about the Triple Crown as something a hitter chases after. Typically, that includes recording the highest batting average, most home runs and most RBI in a season. But there is also a Triple Crown for pitchers, which is wins recorded, strikeouts …

All Revved Up — Teryx Off-Roading in Iowa

Circa 2008 Asthma is a chronic condition involving the respiratory system in which the airways occasionally constrict, become inflamed, and are lined with excessive amounts of mucus, often in response to one or more triggers. These episodes may be …

Iowa's first agrihood set to expand with development of town center

CUMMING, Iowa — Just south of highway G14 in Cumming, the Middlebrook town center is home to Middlebrook Lofts, which features 26 apartment units and five soon-to-be filled retail spaces.  At the moment, two retailers have been confirmed to soon move into …

Iowa solar industry threatened by tax incentive cuts

Iowa is among the nation's leaders in wind energy production, and the state is looking to follow suit with solar power. But Congress has eliminated the tax incentives that help solar farmers grow the industry. Iowa has worked with landowners to install …