Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger’s daughter said he tried to talk Dylan Butler down before the 17-year-old gunman shot the longtime administrator and five others at the school on Thursday. Claire Marburger shared this tidbit in a public Facebook post to...
A Casey’s General Store in Perry became a place of refuge for several students Thursday morning after a gunman opened fire at nearby Perry High School. Store Manager Jocelyn Kirchner said she received a call at 7:30 a.m. about what was transpiring at the high...
Iowa won’t participate in a federal program to feed underprivileged kids next summer, and Gov. Kim Reynolds cited “childhood obesity” as one of the reasons why. The state had until Jan. 1 to apply to the US Department of Agriculture’s Summer EBT program that would...
Chief Political Correspondent Ty Rushing wrote about the North Liberty wastewater treatment plant and the people who keep it running after touring the facility with state Rep. Amy Nielsen.
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.
While unleashing a tirade of lies alongside threats to his political enemies during a nearly 90-minute speech in Coralville on Wednesday, former president Donald Trump told a particularly notable whopper about American gas prices. “Gasoline prices are now $5, $6,...
During his latest visit to Iowa, Donald Trump accused school boards of attacking Catholics and offered to be Iowa Punter Tory Taylor's agent.
During a Friday taping of “Iowa Press,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came to the defense of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds following another barrage of attacks against her by former president Donald Trump. Trump has been on the warpath against Reynolds since the summer and...
The Iowa Abortion Access Fund is the second-oldest fund of its type in the country and its mission today remains the same as when it was founded in 1978: Not letting cost be a burden to care. The nonprofit provides grants to Iowans and Illinois residents who live...
Former President Donald Trump and his campaign continue to troll Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds over her support of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis is one of Trump's opponents in the Republican presidential primary. Trump’s campaign released a minute-long ad on...
