Olivia Cohen

About 150 Alliant and 70 MidAmerican line workers and crew members were sent to Virginia and Ohio, respectively, to help energy companies there restore customers' power that was knocked out by the severe storm.

Days after MidAmerican Energy deployed workers to Ohio to help restore power to customers affected by Hurricane Helene, the company announced its crews will relocate to North Carolina to assist with “repairing catastrophic grid damage” in the state.

Harvest, mating season combine to put deer on the move The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is urging drivers to stay alert for deer this month and next as farmers harvest their crops and fall is in full swing.

This September was the driest on record in 152 years

Prohibition, a mammoth blizzard, herbicide drift damaged vineyards during 20th century

Orange and red are bursting into Iowa’s fall landscape, but the colors this year may be muted by dry conditions. Find out when colors are expected to peak, and where best to see them.

$16.2 million in federal funds will cover up to 80% of cost The Iowa Department of Transportation has awarded about $16.2 million to add 28

Eastern Iowa likely will see its first frost of the season on Tuesday morning

Drought conditions are continuing to spread in Iowa, despite this year starting as the ninth wettest year on record after an unusually rainy spring.

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