Said he wants to share a byline today, but I’m not convinced he’ll do the work.

Tim is a generational icon for Kansas journalism, revered and feared as an investigative and political reporter. I'm proud as hell to have worked alongside him for the past 21 years. As a young journalist in the Topeka Capital-Journal newsroom, I looked to Tim for guidance on how to approach stories and work with sources. There was no story too big — an AG sex scandal, a governor's "prairie hellion" of a brother — or beneath him. College professors showed their students the video of Tim's shakedown of a political candidate who had mocked patients' x-rays. Some of the state's most powerful people wouldn't speak to the editorial board without knowing whether Tim would be there. Tim worked selflessly to advance the skills and careers of numerous reporters. I abandoned my editing post at the newspaper for the opportunity to report alongside Tim from the Statehouse, where he taught me political reporting and helped me understand the bewildering legislative process. And five years ago, when States Newsroom gave me the opportunity to launch a news organization from scratch, Tim was the first person I called and asked to join me. He agreed while other veterans journalists thought it was a crazy idea. Here, he has continued to write compelling news stories of public interest — a university president's academic integrity, the police raid on a small-town newspaper — and helped build Kansas Reflector into a model for a new generation of journalists to do the same. kansasreflector.com/2025/08/… #ksleg

An Iowa House of Representatives subcommittee advanced a bill that would prohibit the Iowa Utilities Commission from considering climate change when issuing a permit for a hazardous liquid pipeline, @koons_cami reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/brie…

The 2024/2025 season-to-date statewide avg. snowfall is at 4.4", 14.2" below normal. This ranks as the least snowy season in 138 years of #IA snowfall records. Iowa has observed snow through May with a trace even reported in June (1998), so there's time to catch up! #IowaClimate

Poultry producers who have previously had flocks infected bird flu would have to pass a biosecurity audit to be eligible for future indemnity payments under a new rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, @koons_cami reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025…

Iowa charitable organizations that sponsor and work with refugees are scrambling for answers after President Donald Trump's executive orders have put many of their services on hold, @koons_cami reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025…

Some animal welfare groups say they believe cockfighting is helping spread avian flu in the U.S. and they are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture for more transparency, @koons_cami reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a new rule under the Packers and Stockyards Act to give greater stability and fairness to chicken farmers working for major meat companies, @koons_cami reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/brie…

‼️‼️ Kansas House speaker bans reporters from chamber floor, doesn’t say why kansasreflector.com/2025/01/…

Happy fifth birthday, @IowaCapDispatch! We launched on Jan. 7, 2020. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025…

I love how otter.ai took away the search function in favor of a stupid ai chat feature.

I wrote about an innovative change underway in #KC : #KansasCity new #WellnessCourt to help those with mental health disorders, addiction • Missouri Independent #houseless #mentalhealth #addictions #municipalcourts missouriindependent.com/2025…

The Iowa Cancer Registry plans to deliver county-specific reports to all 99 counties in Iowa and meet with communities to point out particular policies or trends that might be driving higher rates of one particular type of cancer, @koons_cami reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025…

Reporter/editor nightmare.

A science class for middle school students at Panorama Middle School commonly involves a trek out to the prairie behind the school, @koons_cami reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024…

This robot could find nitrate hot spots by crawling through tile drainage. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024…

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture @MikeNaigIA provided a statement after Congress passed a continuing resolution, which included a one-year extension of the current Farm Bill.

Bird flu detected in a human for first time in Iowa. Individual was a farm worker and is recovering. iowacapitaldispatch.com/brie…

Following the first severe case of a human with bird flu in the U.S. and a state of emergency in California, pathologists still aren't totally sure if H5N1will become a major issue for humans. Read: iowacapitaldispatch.com/brie…

A partnership between the Iowa Department of Agriculture, Iowa Soybean Association and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will invest over $2.3 million to install nutrient-reducing practices in priority Iowa watersheds, @koons_cami reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/brie…

Montana Supreme Court rules youth plaintiffs' "fundamental" right to a "clean and healthful" environment includes a "stable climate system" in a landmark case. Montana Gov. says court acted out of its lane. Via : @daily_montanan newsfromthestates.com/articl…