Author Archives: Iowa Capital Dispatch
GOP candidates for Iowa governor voice their opposition to CO2 pipelines
(Earling) A mostly red-clad audience at a barn in Shelby County on Sunday asked Republican candidates for governor about the carbon sequestration pipeline and associated concerns of eminent domain. Th...
Oct 06, 2025
Iowa dentists accused of incompetence, sexual misconduct, fraud
By: Clark Kauffman The Iowa Dental Board has recently sanctioned several Iowa dentists who have previously been accused of professional incompetence, fraud and sexual misconduct involving a patient. O...
Oct 03, 2025
Nishnabotna water group urges community nitrate testing with new billboard
The eyes of dead fish and the message "know what you drink" adorn a new billboard near Avoca that urges Iowans to monitor nitrate levels in their water. The billboard is the first of several that the ...
Sep 20, 2025
Iowa Sen. Claire Celsi enters hospice care
Iowa Sen. Claire Celsi, D-West Des Moines, is receiving hospice care, her family announced in a statement. Celsi, 59, has been facing an undisclosed medical issue for several months, having missed mor...
Sep 18, 2025
Nursing home cited for violations after resident's leg is amputated
By: Clark Kauffman - Iowa Capital Dispatch (Red Oak) A western Iowa nursing home has been cited by the state for failing to provide adequate nursing services for a woman whose leg was later amputated....
Sep 18, 2025
Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver announces retirement, will not seek reelection
Article Courtesy of Iowa Capital Dispatch: Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver speaks with reporters during a 2020 news conference introducing new Senate leadership. (Photo by Linh Ta/Iowa Capital Dis...
Sep 17, 2025
DNR to hold public hearings in September for triennial water quality standards review
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will hold two public hearings in September for a review of water quality standards, as required every three years by federal regulations. Per the hearing agend...
Sep 01, 2025
Turnover among election officials reaches new high, report finds
Election officials turned over at the highest rate in at least a quarter century during the last presidential election, according to new research from the Bipartisan Policy Center. An analysis of shif...
Aug 24, 2025
Former Iowa administrator Adam Steen announces GOP campaign for governor
(Des Moines) Republican Adam Steen, former director of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, announced his campaign for governor Tuesday, labeling himself as a "faith guy" in the race to suc...
Aug 20, 2025
Shelby and Story counties to pursue U.S. Supreme Court action on local pipeline ordinance case
HARLAN - County supervisors in Shelby and Story counties voted Tuesday to pursue further legal action in their case against Summit Carbon Solutions pertaining to county-specific ordinances on hazardou...
Aug 20, 2025
