The former city clerk for the small western Iowa city of Casey has been indicted on federal charges alleging she used city funds for personal use and burned down City Hall the night before state auditors were to arrive to …
Most commercial chicken and turkey farms that were infected by the bird flu have been cleared to restock, agriculture officials said, but scientists still will keep a close eye on migrating birds and test thousands to see if the virus …
About 2,000 farmers, grain handlers and corn exporters have filed lawsuits against Swiss biotechnology company Syngenta now that a federal judge has ruled their cases have merit to move forward. The lawsuits allege Syngenta’s introduction of a new genetically modified …
Scientists have developed a vaccine strain that has tested 100 percent effective in protecting chickens from bird flu and testing is underway to see if it also protects turkeys, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told the House Agriculture Committee at …
A food supplier claims an Iowa egg farm breached a contract after bird flu disrupted the supply of eggs. Michael Foods Egg Products Co., a subsidiary of St. Louis-based cereal-maker Post Holdings Inc., filed a lawsuit in federal court in …
The deadly bird flu virus was found in an egg-laying flock with 3.7 million chickens in northwest Iowa in addition to four more poultry farms, state agriculture officials said. The virus will now cost Iowa egg producers about a sixth …
Three women who worked for Muscatine, Iowa-based office furniture manufacturer Allsteel Inc. may proceed with a lawsuit that alleges wage discrimination, the Iowa Supreme Court said, but any damages will be limited to a two-year period. Erin Dindinger, Lisa Loring …
Damage to public roads, bridges and buildings is estimated at more than $15 million from storms and flooding in June, Iowa’s top emergency management official said. Those estimates include only public facilities, said Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency …
The Iowa Court of Appeals on Feb. 5 weighed into the murky issue of how to define a storm in Iowa when it ruled that a Cedar Falls mall wasn’t at fault for a woman who fell in its parking …
The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that a West Liberty woman, an immigrant from Mexico who stayed in the United States after her visa had expired, is entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits for a work-related injury. The case involves …
