CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Iowa First Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - Sept. 4, 2026 * * * Employment rose in all three of the largest counties in Iowa with published data from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Iowa employment decreased 0.1 percent over the year to 1,537,500 in March 2026, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. (See table 1.) Assistant Com more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 4 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR investigating fish kill at Dry Branch Creek in Winneshiek County * OSSIAN - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill at Dry Branch Creek near Ossian in Winneshiek County. On September 3, the DNR Field Office in Manchester was notified of a possible fish kill in the creek in southern Winneshiek County. The caller reported a strong smell of manure, dead fish, and murky water in the creek. DNR field more PR