Rural Iowa dog breeder charged with seven counts of animal neglect
This dog was photographed by a federal inspector during a 2021 visit to Henry Sommers’ Happy Puppy kennel in Cincinnati, Iowa. (USDA photo, courtesy of Bailing Out Benji) The owner…
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This dog was photographed by a federal inspector during a 2021 visit to Henry Sommers’ Happy Puppy kennel in Cincinnati, Iowa. (USDA photo, courtesy of Bailing Out Benji) The owner…
A rendering of Dominion Energy’s offshore wind installation vessel, which is expected to be completed this year. (Courtesy of Dominion Energy) Achieving the aggressive offshore wind power goals of the…
Seagull Lake in the Boundary Waters. Superior National Forest is home to 20% of all fresh water in the entire national forest system. (Photo by Christina MacGillivray for Minnesota Reformer)…
With three hurricanes in 2020, Louisiana had the worst performance among states for getting the power back on after a major event, according to a new report that compared how…
Some farmers have argued that their land shouldn’t be subject to eminent domain for liquid carbon dioxide pipelines. (Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch) There is no evidence a carbon…
A high-intensity prescribed fire consumes trees on the Fishlake National Forest in Utah. (Photo by Roger Ottmar/USDA Forest Service) The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend nearly $500 million on…
The top Democrat on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee said he is worried about potential cuts to federal food assistance programs. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The new…
John O’Connell holds a jar of tap water in his Nichols home. (Photo by Greg Boll/Special to Iowa Capital Dispatch) NICHOLS, Iowa — Four years ago, John O’Connell was told…
House GOP rules would make it easier for the federal government to give away public lands, like this one on the Colorado River. (Photo courtesy of Bureau of Land Management)…
Xenia Rural Water System is trying to hold onto service territory as the Des Moines metro expands. (Photo via Canva) The expansion of Des Moines’ suburbs and nearby communities has…
Iowa is seeing increased demand for emergency food aid due to an end to pandemic-era relief programs, inflation and rising food cost. (Stock photo/Getty Images) As we begin 2023 and…
Several Mississippi River towns have water supplies contaminated by PFAS. (Photo by Perry Beeman/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Mississippi River town of Camanche is set to get two new deep wells…
More than half of Iowa’s corn is used to produce ethanol each year. (Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Ethanol plants in Iowa produced an estimated 4.5 billion gallons in…
Lance Lillibridg, a farmer in Benton County, stands in his machine shed at his farm on Dec. 17, 2022. (Photo by Emily Kestel for Investigate Midwest) This story was originally…
This dog was photographed by a federal inspector during a 2021 visit to Henry Sommers’ Happy Puppy kennel in Cincinnati, Iowa. (USDA photo, courtesy of Bailing Out Benji) A rural…