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Two southeast Iowa teenagers charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of their high school Spanish teacher asked a state court judge Tuesday to lower their bond so they could be released from jail, while prosecutors asked it be maintained at $1 million or even raised to $2 million. Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale, both 16, are accused of killing their high school Spanish teacher Nohema Graber in Fairfield.

Nationwide, conservative lawmakers have come together to propose and pass bills aimed at nullifying federal vaccine mandates. Public health experts worry exemptions make the workforce more venerable.

Iowa St Drake Basketball Players and coaches on the Iowa State bench cheer during an NCAA college basketball game against Drake, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa. 8 Iowa women's basketball team canceled a game against Drake on Sunday and won't travel to the Cancun Challenge tournament because of positive COVID-19 tests in the program, the school announced Friday night. The school's news release didn't specify whether the tests were athletes, staff or both, and also didn't specify how many people had tested positive. “We’re obviously disappointed but understand this is the right decision,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said in the news release. But unfortunately, a number of individuals experienced symptoms and tested positive.”It appears to be the first COVID-19 cancellation in college basketball this season.

They did so by, among other things, altering loan payment histories, renaming businesses, and hiding the fact that borrowers had previously defaulted on loans. In all, the defendants attempted to obtain guarantees on over $14 million in loans, were successful in obtaining guarantees on over $9 million in loans, and caused the SBA losses of over $4.5 million. All four defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution. McLaughlin pleaded guilty on Sept. 20; Erpelding on Sept. 21; Henson on Nov. 9; and Slater on Nov. 18. Trial Attorney Siji Moore of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Kerndt of the Southern District of Iowa are prosecuting the case.

The monthlong strike by more than 10,000 employees at a dozen Deere plants was one of numerous walkouts nationwide as pandemic-spurred worker shortages continue.

Deere Contract FILE - Members of the United Auto Workers strike outside of a John Deere plant, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) (Charlie Neibergall)DETROIT — (AP) — Deere & Co. workers approved a new contract Wednesday that will deliver 10% raises immediately and end a monthlong strike for more than 10,000 employees. Deere workers — and other unions — have been emboldened to ask for more this year because of the ongoing worker shortages and because workers didn’t always feel appreciated while working long hours during the pandemic. The new contract covers 12 plants in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas where the Moline, Illinois-based company’s iconic John Deere green agricultural and construction equipment is made. Currently, about 1,400 Kellogg’s workers have been on strike since early last month at the company’s four U.S. cereal plants.

The United Auto Workers union says 61% of the members approved the deal on their third vote, even though this offer was strikingly similar to one that 55% of workers rejected two weeks ago.

Deere Contract FILE - Members of the United Auto Workers strike outside of a John Deere plant, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) (Charlie Neibergall)MOLINE, Ill. — (AP) — More than 10,000 striking Deere & Co. workers were voting Wednesday on a new contract offer from the tractor maker, but this third deal is strikingly similar to a contract that 55% of workers rejected two weeks ago. After the last vote on Nov. 2, Deere officials told the union not to expect the company to offer any more money, and Deere largely stuck to that promise in this latest offer. Deere workers have had to endure increasingly colder temperatures along the picket lines while trying to get by on the union's $275 in weekly strike pay or by finding another job. Still, Deere workers — and other unions — have been emboldened to ask for more this year because of the ongoing worker shortages and because workers didn't always feel appreciated while working long hours during the pandemic.

Deere workers approved a new contract Wednesday that will deliver 10% raises immediately and end a monthlong strike for more than 10,000 employees.

Three other people - Julia Cox, Roy Garner and Cody Johnson - were charged with destroying evidence of the killing.

A state audit report on government spending released Monday accused Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds of using nearly $450,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds to pay salaries for 21 staff members for three months last year and concealing the spending by passing it through the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. State Auditor Rob Sand said a review of the state's payroll system shows the money was used to pay the Republican governor's office staff, but it's unclear why she had to take federal money to pay the salaries. “What is not clear, is why these salaries were not included in the governor’s budget set prior to the fiscal year and prior to the pandemic,” he said in the audit report.

DES MOINES, Iowa — (AP) — Deere & Co. and union officials have reached a third preliminary contract agreement that workers who began striking four weeks ago will vote on soon. The United Auto Workers said in a statement Friday night that the proposed contract with the agricultural machinery giant "includes modest modifications" to the latest rejected proposal, which included immediate 10% raises. The contract, which union members will vote on on Wednesday, would cover more than 10,000 Deere workers at 12 facilities in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas, who make the company’s iconic John Deere green tractors and other equipment. Deere spokesperson Jennifer Hartmann declined to comment Friday night. For copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, The Des Moines Register.

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet speaks at a press conference in Cologne after returning from six months onboard the International Space Station, saying "the idea is to go back to the moon but in a more sustainable way", and then to "do the same thing on Mars."

A federal appeals court granted Trump's request to temporarily halt the release of White House records to lawmakers investigating the deadly Capitol invasion.

Eddie Tipton filed documents starting the lawsuit from prison in Clarinda, Iowa, in January 2020. Tipton worked at an Urbandale, Iowa, organization that provided random number drawing computers to several lottery states. Investigators said he installed code on lottery computers that allowed him to predict the winning numbers on three days of the year. Tipton, who has been in prison since August 2017, now claims he was placed under duress to plead guilty. It’s not clear what happened to the money Tipton and associates got from the lottery games between 2005 and 2011.

A man who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for rigging computers to win lottery jackpots for himself, friends and family is suing Iowa, claiming he was pressured four years ago to plead guilty to crimes he did not commit.

A former Iowa State Patrol officer with a history of excessive force allegations has been indicted on a federal charge over a 2017 traffic stop in which dash-camera video captured him roughing up a motorcyclist. A federal grand jury charged Robert James Smith last week with violating the motorcyclist's civil rights by using unreasonable force during the Sept. 25, 2017, stop near West Liberty, a community of about 4,000 people roughly 15 miles (25 kilometers) southeast of Iowa City.

Scientists have evidence that SARS-CoV-2 is circulating in white-tailed deer in the U.S. They say the findings could essentially dash any hopes of eliminating the virus in the U.S. — and the world.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — (AP) — Alex Padilla got his first opportunity to play meaningful snaps for Iowa and did enough to impress coach Kirk Ferentz. Now he's days away from what probably will be his first start in place of the injured Spencer Petras. “Based on what I’ve seen the last two days, he’s handling it,” Ferentz said Tuesday. Padilla led the Hawkeyes to back-to-back touchdowns, then managed the game the rest of the way. Padilla said he knew his time to play was coming from listening to the discussion among offensive coaches over the headset.

Alex Padilla got his first opportunity to play meaningful snaps for Iowa and did enough to impress coach Kirk Ferentz.

Two 16-year-olds have been charged with murder in the first degree and conspiracy to commit homicide.

Everyone knows about regional differences in politics or cuisine, but the various parts of the U.S. also display different social traits.

Two 16-year-olds have been charged with murder in the first degree and conspiracy to commit homicide.

Virus Outbreak Hospital Wedding In this photo provided by Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, recovering COVID-19 patient Jonathan Johnson married his fiancee, Mariah, on Oct. 14, 2021, in the Critical Care Unit at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (Methodist Health System via AP) (Uncredited)COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — (AP) — Jonathan Johnson spent weeks on a ventilator battling COVID-19, then decided to get married — in the hospital. “After coming off the ventilator, you view a lot of things differently in life.”Johnson was diagnosed with COVID-19 in September. He landed in Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital and was on a ventilator for more than three weeks. As soon as Johnson got off the ventilator, he decided the time was right for the wedding.

In September, the United States filed suit against Gingerich, alleging that he was placing the health of his dogs in serious danger in violation of the AWA. Under the consent decree, Gingerich was required to identify and surrender all of his dogs at his USDA-licensed and unlicensed facilities. Gingerich also agreed to permanently refrain from any activity requiring an AWA license. USDA simultaneously negotiated the permanent revocation of Gingerich’s AWA license. “We will continue to partner with USDA to vigorously enforce these animal welfare laws in the future.”“The resolution of this case highlights the important partnership between county, state and federal governments in animal welfare cases,” said Deputy Administrator Dr. Betty Goldentyer, of USDA APHIS’ Animal Care Program.

Jonathan Johnson spent weeks on a ventilator battling COVID-19, then decided to get married — in the hospital.

Nohema Graber had been reported missing. She had taught Spanish at Fairfield High School since 2012.

Teacher killed: The body of Nohema Graber was found in an Iowa park, one day after she was reported missing. (City of Fairfield )FAIRFIELD, Iowa — Two Iowa teenagers are accused of killing a high school Spanish teacher, authorities said Thursday. Graber had taught Spanish at Fairfield High School since 2012, according to the Fairfield School District website. “Graber was employed as a Spanish teacher at Fairfield High School, where Miller and Goodale were students,” Jefferson County Attorney Chauncey Moulding said in a news release. “In her nine years with Fairfield High School, Mrs. Graber touched the lives of many students, parents, and staff.”Students were released from classes early on Thursday, and the high school will be closed on Friday, the Register reported.

United States Diplomatic Gifts FILE - Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, July 16, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. The State Department’s internal watchdog said Thursday, Nov. 4, that a $6,000 bottle of Japanese whisky given to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that was reported missing remains unaccounted for. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) (Charlie Neibergall)WASHINGTON — (AP) — The State Department’s internal watchdog said Thursday that a nearly $6,000 bottle of Japanese whisky given to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that was reported missing remains unaccounted for. The items were reported missing in August in a notice filed in the Federal Register. At the time, a Pompeo representative said the former secretary knew nothing about the gift or the inspector general’s inquiry.

The State Department's internal watchdog says that a missing $6,000 bottle of Japanese whisky given to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo remains unaccounted for.

Deere Contract Members of the United Auto Workers strike outside of a John Deere plant, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Ankeny, Iowa. About 10,000 UAW workers have gone on strike against John Deere since last Thursday at plants in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas. The disputed contract would cover more than 10,000 Deere workers at 12 facilities in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas, who make the company's iconic John Deere green tractors and other equipment. The vote Tuesday was much closer than when 90% of the workers rejected the company's first offer last month, but 55% of the workers still rejected the latest offer. Observers say the rejection of the deal shows pent-up anger among Deere workers over how much of its profits the company has been willing to share with workers.

Deere Contract Members of the United Auto Workers strike outside of a John Deere plant, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Ankeny, Iowa. About 10,000 UAW workers have gone on strike against John Deere since last Thursday at plants in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas. Howze declined to discuss how much the ongoing strike is costing Deere, which will release its next earnings report later this month. The disputed contract would cover more than 10,000 Deere workers at 12 facilities in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas, who make the company’s iconic John Deere green tractors and other equipment. John Deere is looking at lost sales.

Deere executives say the company won't return to the bargaining table with striking workers because it won't offer a better contract than one they rejected that included immediate 10% raises.

Obit Neal Smith FILE - Former Rep. Neal Smith, D-Iowa, is seen during the rededication ceremony of the federal building in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday May 24, 2008. Neal Smith, who grew up in a tiny southeast Iowa town and served as a World War II bomber pilot before becoming a successful lawyer and then the state's longest-serving U.S. House member, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Smith died Tuesday, according to Jerry Anderson, dean of the Drake University Law School, who was notified by the Smith family. Many central Iowa landmarks bear his name, including the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge near Prairie City, the paved Neal Smith Trail, the Neal Smith Federal Building in Des Moines and the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center at Drake University. “I once wrote that Iowa has everything God and Neal Smith could provide,” said Gartner.

(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) (Charlie Neibergall)The NCAA upheld a one-year postseason ban and other penalties against the Oklahoma State men's basketball program on Wednesday. Oklahoma State was eligible for the postseason last year while appealing, and the Cowboys went 21-9 and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament with eventual No. The NCAA said Wednesday it had “confirmed the level of the violation that occurred.” Oklahoma State also will have scholarship reductions and recruiting restrictions. After last season, coach Mike Boynton received a seven-year contract extension that increased his compensation to $3 million annually. He has a 72-58 record in four years at Oklahoma State, and the program has steadily improved on his watch.

A study, which was not peer-reviewed, found a number of wild deer in Iowa had active infections of SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Most workers at Deere & Co. have rejected a contract offer that would have given them 10% raises.

Deere Contract FILE - Members of the United Auto Workers strike outside of a John Deere plant, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Ankeny, Iowa. The farm equipment manufacturer reached a tentative labor agreement Saturday, Oct. 30, with the United Auto Workers union. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) (Charlie Neibergall)Workers at Deere & Co. rejected a contract offer Tuesday that would have given them 10% raises and decided to remain on strike in the hopes of securing a better deal. The disputed contract covers more than 10,000 Deere workers at 14 facilities in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Colorado and Georgia. The union said 55% of its members voted against this latest contract offer Tuesday.

Union workers at farm-equipment maker Deere & Co. would get wage increases of 10% if they ratify a tentative contract reached over the weekend.

Deere Contract FILE - Members of the United Auto Workers strike outside of a John Deere plant, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Ankeny, Iowa. The farm equipment manufacturer reached a tentative labor agreement Saturday, Oct. 30, with the United Auto Workers union. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) (Charlie Neibergall)MOLINE, Ill. — (AP) — Union workers at Deere & Co. would get wage increases of 10% in the first year and 5% each in the third and fifth years under a tentative contract reached between the farm-equipment maker and the United Auto Workers union. The company and the UAW reached a tentative agreement Saturday that would cover more than 10,000 workers at 12 Deere locations in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas. Union members previously rejected a proposed contract that included immediate 5% raises for some workers and 6% for others, and 3% raises in 2023 and 2025.

UPS costume: An Iowa third-grader converted his wheelchair into a UPS delivery truck for Halloween. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images )JESUP, Iowa — An Iowa boy loves his UPS driver, so for Halloween his wheelchair will be converted into the company’s signature brown delivery truck. >> Read more trending newsReed Crosby, 8, of Jesup, enjoys it when the UPS delivery driver comes to his home. It took a few weeks, but the boy’s family transformed cardboard boxes into a UPS truck to fit around an old wheelchair, the Register reported. Crosby recently had the opportunity to take a photo in his costume with the driver he waits for daily -- UPS employee Rick Woods, according to the newspaper.

Farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Co. reached a tentative labor agreement Saturday with the United Auto Workers union.

Northern Lights FILE - Wade Kitner looks at the northern lights as he fishes in Ventura, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. A fireworks show that has nothing to do with the Fourth of July and everything to do with the cosmos is poised to be visible across the northern United States and Europe just in time for the Halloween weekend, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. On Thursday, the sun launched what is called an “X-class solar flare" that was strong enough to spark a high-frequency radio blackout across parts of South America. The energy from that flare is trailed by a cluster of solar plasma and other material called a coronal mass ejection, or CME for short. But really it just means that a good chunk of the northern part of the country may get treated to a light show called the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights.

Under a newly passed vaccine mandate exemption bill in Iowa, employees who are fired for refusing a vaccine would be guaranteed unemployment benefits. Gov. Kim Reynolds says she will sign it.

Purdue Iowa Football Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz watches from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Purdue, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (Charlie Neibergall)IOWA CITY, Iowa — (AP) — Sam LaPorta didn't use the Iowa football team's open date to get away from it all. They're back in this week after teams ahead of them lost, and now they enter the final five weeks of the regular season still in control of their fate in the Big Ten West. Iowa is 120th in the nation in total offense at 310.9 yards per game. “The last game, we got away from our run game,” running back Tyler Goodson said.

Iowa was glad to get some time off last weekend after its home loss to Purdue on Oct. 16.

The Associated Press preseason women's All-America team is out and Paige Bueckers of UConn is a unanimous choice.

Can you count how many snakes are coiled around this pipe?

Oklahoma St Iowa St Football Iowa State fans celebrate on the field after an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State won 24-21. 8 Oklahoma State 24-21 on Saturday. Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Baylor are all tied for second place in the Big 12 behind Oklahoma. Iowa State: The Cyclones won their third straight game and first over a top-10 opponent since they beat then-No.

Former President Donald Trump is launching his very own media network, which will include a social media platform in order to "stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech."

A judge on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order that details how picketing workers at the Deere & Co. plant in Davenport must conduct themselves. In seeking the injunction Wednesday, Deere officials alleged that striking workers had disrupted access to the Davenport Works plant and put others at risk. District Court Judge Marlita Greve ordered the union to allow only four picketers at a time near the gates of the plant.

Iowa Democrat Lynching Threat FILE - In this June 4, 2020, file photo Rep. Ross Wilburn, D-Ames, speaks during a news conference outside of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa. Ross Wilburn, who is also a state representative from Ames, reported the threatening phone and email messages to local police and state investigators. Wilburn said he received an anonymous voicemail message at his home with the lynching threat on Oct. 9. Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Wilburn said Trump hasn't stood up to white nationalists who support him. That year, he and other Black candidates received pamphlets from a group calling itself “The New KKK" that stated lynching is “for amateurs.”“It's not new.

Dawn Staley and South Carolina are back in a familiar spot: No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll, released Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File) (Richard Shiro)Dawn Staley and South Carolina are back in a familiar spot: No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll. ... Virginia Tech is in the preseason poll for only the second time ever, joining the 1999 squad that was ranked 19th.

South Carolina is ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason women’s basketball poll for the second consecutive season.

Deere Contract Members of the United Auto Workers strike outside of the John Deere Engine Works plant on Ridgeway Avenue in Waterloo, Iowa, on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. About 10,000 UAW workers have gone on strike against John Deere since Thursday at plants in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas. (Bryon Houlgrave/The Des Moines Register via AP) (Bryon Houlgrave)MOLINE, Ill. — (AP) — Contract talks between Deere & Co. and its 10,000 striking workers have resumed, but it wasn't immediately clear how far apart the two sides remained Monday. Both the Moline, Illinois-based company and the United Auto Workers union confirmed that talks had resumed. The contracts under negotiation cover 14 Deere plants, including seven in Iowa, four in Illinois and one each in Kansas, Colorado and Georgia.

Deere Contract Members of the United Auto Workers strike outside of the John Deere Engine Works plant on Ridgeway Avenue in Waterloo, Iowa, on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. About 10,000 UAW workers have gone on strike against John Deere since Thursday at plants in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas. More than 10,000 Deere employees went on strike last week at 14 Deere factories in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Colorado and Georgia after the United Auto Workers union rejected a contract offer. Burk “Skeet” Miehe of American Pattern & CNC Works in Cedar Falls, Iowa, said his business was doing OK initially because it worked ahead to meet orders from Deere. Casting Cleaning Inc. in Cedar Falls, which does chipping and grinding work of foundry castings for John Deere, was closed Friday because of lack of work, but company President Shannon Closson said it's expected to reopen Monday.

A combination of extreme weather and surging pollution has led local officials to consider drastic measures.

Purdue Iowa Football Purdue quarterback Aidan O'Connell (16) celebrates with teammate wide receiver David Bell (3) after scoring on a 6-yard touchdown run during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (Charlie Neibergall)IOWA CITY, Iowa — (AP) — Aidan O’Connell threw for 375 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, David Bell had a career-best 240 yards receiving, and Purdue continued its recent mastery over No. The Boilermakers won at home against a second-ranked Ohio State in 2018. The 17-point margin was Iowa's largest in a home loss since Wisconsin won 28-9 at Kinnick Stadium in 2013. The Hawkeyes’ defense, which came in leading the nation with 20 takeaways and a plus-15 turnover margin, only had one takeaway.

Remains found in a field in September were those of an Iowa boy who went missing from his home in May, according to the Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office. The Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Friday night that the remains were those of Xavior Harrelson, who disappeared from an Iowa trailer park near Montezuma on May 27, just days before his 11th birthday. Mitch Mortvedt, assistant director of the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, said Xavior’s death was being investigated as suspicious, the Des Moines Register reported.

Remains confirmed: Iowa authorities confirmed that remains found in a field last month were those of Xavior Harrelson, a 10-year-old boy who went missing in May. (Iowa Department of Public Safety)MONTEZUMA, Iowa — A body found in a rural Iowa field two weeks ago was confirmed as Xavior Harrelson, a 10-year-old boy missing since May 27, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsThe Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office made the announcement on Friday, the Des Moines Register reported. >> Investigators: Remains found in field match description of missing Iowa boyHarrelson was last seen wearing a red T-shirt, blue pajama pants and black high-top shoes, the Register reported. Tibbetts went missing after a run near her hometown of Brooklyn, located about 15 miles from Montezuma, the Register reported.

Fatal stabbing: An Iowa teen is accused of fatally stabbing his parents early Thursday. (Kali9/iStock )CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — An Iowa teenager accused of fatally stabbing his parents reportedly told police he killed them to “take charge of his life,” authorities said. Misty Scott Slade, 41, and Casey Orton, 42, were found in their Cedar Rapids home shortly after 2 a.m. CDT, The Gazette of Cedar Rapids reported. According to the Cedar Rapids Police Department, officers found Ethan Orton sitting outside his home covered in blood, the newspaper reported. According to a criminal complaint, Ethan Orton reportedly told police he killed his parents to “take charge of his life.”Criminal complaint: 17-year-old Ethan Orton admitted to police that he stabbed and killed his parents.

The settlement, announced today by the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will eliminate thousands of tons of air pollution from flares. According to the complaint, the companies failed to properly operate and monitor their industrial flares, which resulted in excess emissions of harmful air pollution at five facilities in Texas and one in Iowa. Once fully implemented, the pollution controls are estimated to reduce emissions of climate-change-causing greenhouse gases, including CO 2 , methane, and ethane, by almost 92,000 tons per year. At certain facilities, Lyondell will operate flare gas recovery systems that recover and “recycle” the gases instead of sending them to be combusted in a flare. Lyondell will also perform air quality monitoring that is designed to detect the presence of benzene at the fence lines of the six covered plants.

Iowa's Tory Taylor is selling a T-shirt for charity.

Spencer Petras threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Nico Ragaini to complete No. 3 Iowa’s comeback from a two-touchdown deficit, No. 4 Penn State’s offense did next to nothing after quarterback Sean Clifford was knocked out of the game and the Hawkeyes held on for a bruising 23-20 victory Saturday.

A federal judge has ruled that Iowa's head football coach, Kirk Ferentz, and offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz will not have to spend the team’s bye week answering questions from lawyers for Black former players who say they suffered discrimination.

Barry Diller’s IAC is buying Meredith, one of the country’s largest magazine companies and the publisher of People, Southern Living and InStyle, in hopes of accelerating a digital shift as print fades.

A growing number of school districts in the U.S. are using federal pandemic funding on athletics projects.

After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, a single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers and was the lucky winner of the nearly $700 million jackpot prize.

Alabama and Georgia remain the top two teams in The Associated Press college football poll after a week in which nine ranked teams lost.

The biggest lottery prize in more than eight months is growing larger after no ticket matched all five numbers and the Powerball in Saturday night’s drawing.

The giant Powerball jackpot has grown even bigger, with officials raising the estimated payout to $635 million ahead of Saturday night’s drawing.

Investigators searching for an Iowa boy who vanished in May days before his 11th birthday say they have found human remains matching his description in a nearby cornfield.

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $620 million after nearly four months without a big winner.

Spencer Petras threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns and No. 5 Iowa needed a second-half comeback to defeat Colorado State 24-14.

Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley says he will seek an eighth term in 2022.

Iowa running back Tyler Goodson slowly worked his way into the starting lineup as a true freshman in 2019.

Defense has led No. 5 Iowa to its highest ranking since 2015.

Oregon and Iowa are the big movers in The Associated Press college football poll after road wins over top-10 opponents.

Congressional Democrats have set out to pass ambitious bills with historic expansions of the social safety net and long-sought new programs.

A man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the stabbing death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts three years ago.

The Education Department says it’s investigating five Republican-led states that have banned or limited mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions.

Bernie Sanders has long argued that steep federal spending and bigger government can improve the lives of working class Americans and win back the kinds of disaffected, largely white voters who flocked to Donald Trump.

IndyCar will return to Iowa Speedway for a July doubleheader next season.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated trends in how people are watching television differently.

State Fairs in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin are offering COVID-19 vaccinations as the delta variant spreads across the country.

Tim Anderson recently admitted he has never watched “Field of Dreams.” Well, he just submitted a pretty good script for a sequel.

Tim Anderson hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning into the cornfield to end the Field of Dreams game in cinematic fashion.

The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees have been in awe of the scene at the Field of Dreams game.

The diamond is built, and now they will come -- José Abreu, Aaron Judge and all, to Iowa.

A former Iowa State University football player has been arrested in connection with an assault of a University of Iowa basketball star in May.

A California law taking effect Jan. 1 could make pork harder to find and more expensive.

The field at Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium will be named for Duke Slater.

Joey Jordison, the founding drummer of the band Slipknot, has died at age 46.

Iowa Democrat Abby Finkenauer is running for Republican Chuck Grassley’s U.S. Senate seat.

Long before the first presidential nomination contest of 2024, most potential Republican candidates are just getting a sense of the political landscape, tiptoeing through early-voting states and trying to make friends in key places.

Two men named by defense lawyers as alternate suspects in the killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts say they had nothing to do with the crime.

The Jacksonville Jaguars say coach Urban Meyer and general manager Trent Baalke were both subpoenaed as part of a federal lawsuit filed in Iowa.

Defense lawyers for a man convicted of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts say two new witnesses have come forward and identified a new suspect in the case.

Eighty-seven-year-old Chuck Grassley is trying to show Iowans that he’s not just physically ready for an eighth term, but that's he thriving.

The Iowa amusement park where a water ride accident killed one boy and critically injured another has become increasingly influential in Iowa politics as the state has trended Republican.