Articles by Carol Kuster

Clean-up is underway in Charles City after a tornado tore through the fairgrounds, hit the local fertilizer plant and damaged homes in the area early Monday afternoon. Floyd County Fair Board President Amy Staudt was […]

After this spring’s record flooding, Davenport leaders are considering a proposed $53-million revitalization plan for the Mississippi riverfront. One focal point is the Skybridge, a distinctive glass-and-steel pedestrian bridge that runs 575 feet over River […]

Twenty northeast Iowa students will be featured on national TV tonight in a weekly program about Future Farmers of America. Charles City and Rockford FFA members will appear on R-F-D T-V tonight at 6. They […]

As state ag officials work to create the rules for industrial hemp production, Iowa farmers are weighing whether the crop would be a good fit in their operations. Christopher Disbro, founder of the Iowa Hemp […]

Memorial Day weekend is often considered the opening of boating season in Iowa. Susan Stocker, boating law administrator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, warns boaters that dehydration accelerates intoxication. “The sun, the glare, […]

At the close of business Friday, Republican Governor Kim Reynolds’ staff announced the governor had vetoed a bill that would have expanded Iowa’s medical marijuana program. The bill would have let more potent cannabis pills, […]

Iowa State University has landed a grant to study how quickly soil health changes after the implementation of prairie strips among row crops. Richard Cruse, an ISU agronomy professor, says the studies so far show […]