Welcome to Week in Iowa, the round up of this week's news from our newsrooms across the state.

Reading about the recent round of layoffs at John Deere’s Ottumwa plant got me thinking about the future of farming and the ...

With the agricultural economy still in a funk, the Bridgestone-Firestone ag tire plant in Des Moines is following up a layoff ...

A methane gas explosion caused a mine collapse in southwest Pakistan, trapping at least 12 miners. Rescue operations are ongoing in the Balochistan province with no rescues yet. The incident ...