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Have the best summer at these top 5 Iowa summer camps for kids
Let’s explore the top 5 summer camps in Iowa.
Trump wants to use internment camps and calls opponents ‘vermin,’ evoking Hitler and Mussolini
Trump’s plans and rhetoric suggest a second term would represent one of the darkest chapters of American life—one that looks increasingly likely as polls show Trump in a toss-up race with President Joe Biden.
Steve King Makes Pork Joke When Talking Muslim Concentration Camps
Iowa Congressman Steve King attempted a joke while talking about Muslim concentration camps in China during a town hall meeting Tuesday morning. "The Uighurs in China, a million of them, they're being put into camps and they're taking their children away and raising...
Things to do as an adult in Iowa that rival summer camp fun
Do you miss the feeling of going away to summer camp now that you’re an adult? Here are some things to do as an adult that rival that level of fun.
Why this retired Army Lieutenant General and former Republican is voting for Kamala Harris
Ben Hodges spent nearly 40 years in the US Army, and served as the Commanding General of the US Army in Europe. Now, he’s speaking out about the threats of a second Trump presidency.
Here’s where to find free summer meals for Iowa students
More than 530 sites across Iowa serve students free and healthy summer meals and snacks while school is out.
Trump’s policies would cause inflation to surge, economists say
If elected, Donald Trump has vowed to implement a 10% tariff on imports, deport undocumented immigrants who make up a huge percentage of the agricultural and construction industries, and cut corporate taxes. Experts say these plans would be inflationary and cost Americans thousands of dollars per year.
Meet Lanon Baccam, candidate in Iowa’s 3rd District
Democratic hopeful Lanon Baccam’s origin story revolves around paying it forward and solving problems for others.
Ung: Taylor sentencing won’t dissuade bad actors from election interference
"A very large downward variance from the recommended sentence." Those words—a characterization by Kim Taylor's defense attorney to local media—have been on my mind. So too has the phrase "general deterrence" both from the federal prosecutors and U.S. District Court...
VIDEO: Iowa bill to criminalize homelessness tabled for now
State lawmakers decided to table a bill to criminalize homelessness after hearing Iowans speak out against it. The bill would have made unauthorized sleeping in public places a misdemeanor punishable by fine or jail time and forced houseless people into designated...
Iowans call Reynolds’ latest anti-trans bill ‘dystopian’ and destructive
Alexandra Gray compared what is happening in Iowa to a dystopian novel during yet another hearing centered on creating new laws that specifically target trans people and pose harm to Iowans in the LGBTQ community. “What dystopian novel are we in this time because I’m...
Three years after Jan. 6, Trump’s authoritarianism is on full display
Saturday marks three years since the Capitol insurrection, and Donald Trump has only gotten more extreme as he closes in on the 2024 Republican nomination.
Feeling charitable? Donate to an Iowa nonprofit that’s Iowan-approved.
It had to be the most popular question we’ve ever asked:
Which charity helping Iowans should folks donate to this year?
Hundreds of worthy causes across the state were mentioned.
Starting Line’s most ‘WTF’ stories of 2023
Iowa had a number of “WTF” news stories in 2023. We recapped some of them including the Satanic Temple drama, the fallout between Kim Reynolds and Donald Trump, and more.
Trump: Reynolds and DeSantis are dead to the MAGA movement, voters
Donald Trump’s feud with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds reached new heights on Sunday as multiple media outlets reported that she plans to endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump’s top challenger in the GOP presidential primary. As first reported by the Des Moines Register,...
Biden Administration Announces $3.1 Billion in Funding to Tackle Homelessness, With Focus on Veterans
The Biden administration on Thursday announced $3.1 billion in federal funding to support efforts to quickly rehouse Americans experiencing homelessness, including veterans. The funding, which will be made available through the Department of Housing and Urban...
Find Iowa’s Free Children’s Meal Sites for Summer 2023
The state of Iowa has released resources for finding locations serving free meals to children this summer.
Offbeat Adventures: Travel To The Coolest Hidden Wonders In Every U.S. State
As more and more people venture out to make up for the last few pandemic-ridden years, you might be looking to go a little farther off the beaten path to avoid the crowds.Stackerdid some digging and found a hidden travel gem for every state, using data from Atlas Obscura.
7 Simple Ways to Improve Social Connection
Know what feels good? Interacting with strangers. That’s right, researchers have observed that smiling at a random person can improve your mood and your sense of belonging. It’s a simple thing, a small gesture. So why don’t we all do it more often?
How Many of These 50 Classics Have You Read?
Certain books deserve a first, second, or maybe even a third read. Using data from Goodreads released in January 2023, Stacker compiled a list of 50 timeless books, plays, and epic poems commonly found on high school reading lists.
Best Places To See Holiday Lights Across Iowa
The holiday season brings light to many in various ways, regardless of which holidays they celebrate and how they celebrate them. The literal light that comes into the world during the holidays is certainly among the most special parts of celebrations. Whether you...
Waterloo Woman’s Eviction Underscores Iowa’s Worsening Housing Crisis
Priscilla Cunningham has been living at the Salvation Army's homeless shelter in Waterloo for months, trying to get out. During the day, she calls rental companies around Waterloo, asking them about places to rent, taking down names, phone numbers, and the amount of...
Sand Tours, Touts Des Moines’ Facility Use Of Public Funds To Help Homeless
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand recently received a crash course on Primary Health Care's Homeless Support Services in Des Moines, and how state and federal funding keeps the program afloat. What makes Primary Health Care’s Homeless Support Services unique is that a...
Paralympics Basketball Star Josh Turek Takes A Shot At Representing Council Bluffs
Josh Turek represented America on the international stage and now he's ready to represent his hometown in the Iowa Legislature. The 43-year-old, two-time gold medal-winning Paralympian was born and raised in Council Bluffs and is the Democratic candidate for Iowa...
Democratic Leaders React To Iowa School District’s Plan To Arm Staff
Rep. Jennifer Konfrst didn’t mince words when asked about the Spirit Lake School Board approving a plan to arm 10 staff members. “This is common sense: Guns don’t belong in school, period,” Konfrst said during a Thursday Iowa Democrats press conference that also...
4 Dead, Including Shooter, At Maquoketa Caves Campground Friday
Three people were killed in an early-morning shooting at Maquoketa Caves State Park's campground, and the alleged gunman later took his own life a short distance away, officials said Friday morning. Mike Krapfl, special agent in charge of major crimes with the Iowa...
A Day On The River With Iowa’s Waterway Clean-Up Crew
Every year, volunteers from across the state and beyond work together to pull, drag, dig and carry trash out of an Iowa river chosen by the leaders of Iowa Project AWARE (A Watershed Awareness River Expedition). And this year, I joined them for a day on the West Fork...
Amie Takes A Hike: Palisades-Kepler Is A Challenging, Stunning Hike
I've probably never done so many stairs on a single hiking trail before. My calves and the pads of my feet are sore. My dog has never slept so well in his life. But MAN, that VIEW! Palisades-Kepler State Park in Mount Vernon may be an 840-acre M.C. Escher painting....
Iowa Weird: That Time ‘The X-Files’ Did A Northwest Iowa Episode
As a Midwesterner, there’s something special about seeing places we know and have lived depicted in movies and TV shows. A lot of times, those depictions are inaccurate as hell, but it’s still kind of cool that it happened. A perfect example of this is the fourth(!!!)...