A single gunman opened fire in the cafeteria of Perry High School in Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 4, killing one sixth-grader and wounding seven others before taking his own life. The Iowa Starting Line staff covered this tragedy and here are our reflections on what...
There's nothing quite like the Iowa State Fair during caucus campaign season. And this year's circus was particularly intense, due largely to the Donald Trump/Ron DeSantis showdown on Saturday. Throughout the hot, sun-filled days, several key scenes revealed where...
It's finally spring, and you know what that means: Baseball season is upon us. While Iowa has no MLB teams in residence (unless it's the day they're playing at the Field of Dreams), we've got three minor league baseball teams to watch. And this year is the first...
(AP) — Keep an eye to the sky this week for a chance to see a planetary hangout. Five planets—Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars—will line up near the moon. Where and when you can see them The best day to catch the whole group is Tuesday. You’ll want to look...
Vice President Kamala Harris said it is not up to the government to tell a woman what to do with their body, and affirmed the Biden Administration's continued stance on defending reproductive freedom. “The government should not be telling her or any individual what...
It pays to be a white man—literally. Here’s what women make, on average, compared to white men—for the same job. Women of retirement age are also facing significant inequity issues. Statistically, women live longer than men—which means they’ll need more savings in...
While speaking at an Iowa Senate subcommittee hearing on a proposed "bathroom bill" on Tuesday, Aime Wichtendahl of Hiawatha took aim at all of the anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ bills Iowa Republicans lawmakers have been honed in on this session. "I've come here to...
Most Iowa Republican officials who supported Gov. Kim Reynolds’ private school voucher plan stuck to the script as the bill was being debated Monday and then signed into law on Tuesday. They said the bill was about “school choice,” “parental rights,” and...
Iowans got a chance to comment on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ latest bill to fund private school tuition with public tax dollars during a Tuesday public hearing held by the Iowa House Education Reform Committee. House Republicans have fast-tracked the proposal so it skips...
Gov. Kim Reynolds used her sixth Condition of the State address on Tuesday to attack her critics, talk about her accomplishments, discuss new ways to restrict abortion rights, and laid out extensive proposals to remake public education. “Together, we have built a...
