Riverside’s designation as the future birthplace of James T. Kirk is pretty well known to Iowans and Trekkies/Trekkers, but how did the southeast Iowa community gain the designation of being the origin point to arguably the most famous “Star Trek” captain? In an...
Veronica Guerrero’s voice has been a lifeline for Spanish speakers in Franklin County for more than 20 years. The longtime Spanish language interpreter/health navigator for the Hampton-based Franklin County Public Health has done everything from breaking down...
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...
In a different timeline, Clinton, Iowa, would be home to the first of many Flav’s Fried Chicken (FFC) locations and Col. Sanders would be America’s second-most famous fried chicken pitchman. In January 2011, rapper/reality TV star Flavor Flav partnered with Clinton...
As expected, Chuck Grassley successfully fended off a Republican primary challenge from state Sen. Jim Carlin of Sioux City on Tuesday to secure his name on the ballot for Iowa’s US Senate Election in November. Grassley, 88, will be seeking his eighth term in the...
Former US Navy Admiral Mike Franken sailed past two competitors on Tuesday to set up his biggest political battle to date: Challenging Chuck Grassley for his long-time US Senate seat. Multiple news outlets called the primary race for Franken close to 9:00pm. With...
If you grew up enjoying the American circus, you can thank Iowa. While the Hawkeye State didn’t host the first circus on US soil—that honor goes to Philadelphia—Iowa played a key role in the industry’s development and is directly connected to “The Greatest Show on...
A number of education reform bills desired by Gov. Kim Reynolds and other Iowa Republican officials wound up lumped together in Senate File 2369, which covered curriculum review, the parental bill of rights, vouchers, and more. The bill passed through the Iowa...
Emily Bruns had never met Abby Finkenauer before, but she had followed the US Senate candidate’s career closely. “I have been a fan since she was in the Iowa House and then followed her in [Congress],” said Bruns, a social studies teacher at Mason City High...
For the second year in a row, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ attempt to divert public school funds to private schools was defeated. Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) confirmed to the Des Moines Register on Monday that Reynolds’ school voucher proposal—which...
