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...
The Iowa Legislative session has entered overtime as Iowa House Republicans continue a stalemate with Iowa Senate Republicans and Gov. Kim Reynolds on a few key issues including school vouchers and curriculum oversight. Cut to unemployment benefits, a legislative...
About two hours before the Celebrate CB Parade begins on Saturday morning, Dr. Glenn Hurst and other volunteers are taping campaign signs to a Ford Ranger pickup truck, a less than glamorous job for a US Senate hopeful but one he doesn’t seem to mind. The...
Iowa has a rather infamous history of plane crashes. Several famous people from the worlds of sports, politics, and, of course, music have lost their lives in the Hawkeye State during aviation-related tragedies. Those losses on top of dozens of others have left a...
Gov. Kim Reynolds made it clear over the weekend that she doesn’t want any other state officials holding her accountable or challenging her perceived dominion over Iowa. During a Saturday event to celebrate the opening of her new campaign office, Reynolds, a...
Hy-Vee confirmed to KCCI on Friday it was laying off another set of employees. The West Des Moines-based grocer told the Des Moines TV station “57 positions were eliminated across corporate offices, including employees from IT, engineering, equipment, real estate,...
According to the Washington Post, US Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is expected to introduce legislation that would ban abortions nationally at about six weeks. Only six states have laws on the books that ban abortion at six weeks. "A group of Republican senators has...
