Des Moines RegisterView CommentsTexans Susan Lynn, Ingrid Bond and Leslie Karpas had just snagged a double “Ranch Water” — vodka, soda and lemonade from a Wells Fargo Arena vendor — as they talked of feeling “gut punched” that Friday.Lynn said she was disappointed that O’Rourke, the former U.S. representative from Texas, dropped out so close to the Liberty and Justice Celebration. About 1,600 O’Rourke supporters from across the country were expected to come to the event.“I’m pretty frustrated,” said Lynn, who has been canvassing in Iowa for O’Rourke since...…Des Moines RegisterView CommentsTexans Susan Lynn, Ingrid Bond and Leslie Karpas had just snagged a double “Ranch Water” — vodka, soda and lemonade from a Wells Fargo Arena vendor — as they talked of feeling “gut punched” that Friday.Lynn said she was disappointed that O’Rourke, the former U.S. representative from Texas, dropped out so close to the Liberty and Justice Celebration. About 1,600 O’Rourke supporters from across the country were expected to come to the event.“I’m pretty frustrated,” said Lynn, who has been canvassing in Iowa for O’Rourke since...WW…

The Des Moines RegisterView CommentsGOLDFIELD, Ia. — In a grain elevator board room, Gov. Kim Reynolds tells a dozen farmers she's pushing the White House for an ag win, something that would help offset punishing Chinese tariffs that could cost Iowa growers about $1 billion.“We need to see something, somewhere,” the Republican governor said at Gold-Eagle Cooperative, a 1,000-member elevator and ethanol plant in north central Iowa."Every week, the angst grows" as farmers move toward harvest, she said. Reynolds is facing her first election after six years as the...…The Des Moines RegisterView CommentsGOLDFIELD, Ia. — In a grain elevator board room, Gov. Kim Reynolds tells a dozen farmers she's pushing the White House for an ag win, something that would help offset punishing Chinese tariffs that could cost Iowa growers about $1 billion.“We need to see something, somewhere,” the Republican governor said at Gold-Eagle Cooperative, a 1,000-member elevator and ethanol plant in north central Iowa."Every week, the angst grows" as farmers move toward harvest, she said. Reynolds is facing her first election after six years as the...WW…

Des Moines RegisterView CommentsMore than 1,000 workers at the Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo have tested positive for the coronavirus, a county public health leader said Thursday — more than double the number Gov. Kim Reynolds had said the day before.The news came as the Arkansas-based company reopened the plant Thursday after a two-week closure following a spike in COVID-19 cases there.The 1,031 Tyson employees confirmed to have the coronavirus included workers who were tested at the plant during the shutdown as well as at private health-care providers, Black Hawk County...…Des Moines RegisterView CommentsMore than 1,000 workers at the Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo have tested positive for the coronavirus, a county public health leader said Thursday — more than double the number Gov. Kim Reynolds had said the day before.The news came as the Arkansas-based company reopened the plant Thursday after a two-week closure following a spike in COVID-19 cases there.The 1,031 Tyson employees confirmed to have the coronavirus included workers who were tested at the plant during the shutdown as well as at private health-care providers, Black Hawk County...WW…

Des Moines RegisterView CommentsThe state says it again intends to reject a northeast Iowa company's request to export millions of gallons of water from the Jordan aquifer to send to drought-stricken western states.In a letter last week, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources told Pattison Sand it failed to provide enough information to determine whether its plan would be a "beneficial use" of the state's water, as required by Iowa law.It's Pattison Sand's third attempt to export water from the state.The company, which mines silica sand outside Clayton for use in oil and gas...…Des Moines RegisterView CommentsThe state says it again intends to reject a northeast Iowa company's request to export millions of gallons of water from the Jordan aquifer to send to drought-stricken western states.In a letter last week, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources told Pattison Sand it failed to provide enough information to determine whether its plan would be a "beneficial use" of the state's water, as required by Iowa law.It's Pattison Sand's third attempt to export water from the state.The company, which mines silica sand outside Clayton for use in oil and gas...WW…

Des Moines RegisterView CommentsThree members of an animal rights group were charged with trespass after chaining themselves Sunday to a fence surrounding an Iowa facility where thousands of pigs were euthanized last month, authorities said.Also over the weekend, law enforcement officials arrested Matt Johnson, an investigator for the group Direct Action Everywhere, and charged him with third-degree burglary, three counts of trespass at an agricultural production facility, and electronic eavesdropping.The activists supporting the California animal rights group have targeted Iowa Select...…Des Moines RegisterView CommentsThree members of an animal rights group were charged with trespass after chaining themselves Sunday to a fence surrounding an Iowa facility where thousands of pigs were euthanized last month, authorities said.Also over the weekend, law enforcement officials arrested Matt Johnson, an investigator for the group Direct Action Everywhere, and charged him with third-degree burglary, three counts of trespass at an agricultural production facility, and electronic eavesdropping.The activists supporting the California animal rights group have targeted Iowa Select...WW…

Des Moines RegisterView CommentsTyson Foods said Tuesday that 815 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at two of its meat processing plants in western Iowa.The Arkansas-based company said 591 of the workers are employed at its Storm Lake pork packing plant, which has temporarily closed while it is sanitized.The plant, which has about 2,300 workers, is scheduled to reopen Wednesday. About 75% of the employees testing positive had no symptoms, the company said.Another 224 workers tested positive for the coronavirus at Tyson's beef and pork processing plant in...…Des Moines RegisterView CommentsTyson Foods said Tuesday that 815 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at two of its meat processing plants in western Iowa.The Arkansas-based company said 591 of the workers are employed at its Storm Lake pork packing plant, which has temporarily closed while it is sanitized.The plant, which has about 2,300 workers, is scheduled to reopen Wednesday. About 75% of the employees testing positive had no symptoms, the company said.Another 224 workers tested positive for the coronavirus at Tyson's beef and pork processing plant in...WW…