Iowans are gearing up for a unique cicada season, featuring both annual and periodical cicadas emerging for the first time in 221 years. Periodical cicadas have either 17 or 13-year life cycles and are set to surface simultaneously in 2024. Iowa State University Professor...

Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.0% in January, a slight decrease from December's 3.2%. The total number of unemployed individuals dropped to 50,900, down 1,100 from December. However, the state's workforce participation rate dipped to 67.3%. Despite a decrease in retail jobs...