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Heidi Hopper held onto the canoe beside hers to brace it while her paddling partner, Amanda Losee, dragged a rusty hunk of metal toward the canoe. It was curved, almost as long as Losee, and probably came from the hood of an old car or maybe a tractor. Other...
With state supreme courts in a new focus after the overturn of Roe v Wade, elections for those people responsible for interpreting state law are also getting renewed attention. In June, the Iowa Supreme Court reversed their previous 2018 decision that said abortions...
Following US Supreme Court decisions regarding gun control measures, the environment, and the right to abortion, a lot of people are seeking answers and action—and they're getting frustrated when they don't see enough. Rep. Cindy Axne held a roundtable event Wednesday...
Domestic violence, religious freedom, bodily autonomy, and women’s abilities to decide their own future. All of those and more are on the line now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade according to abortion access advocates. Rep. Cindy Axne (D-Iowa) hosted...
Urbandale residents have a chance to elect someone to fill a vacancy on the Urbandale School Board during a special election on July 12. The polls are open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12. But residents can vote early from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. until Monday, July 11,...
During the hot, sweltering summer Iowa days, ice cream always provides relief. Fortunately, in Iowa, there is no shortage of the frozen treat. Iowans know how to make the best ice cream. Like snowbirds, some of these ice cream places come and go with the warm...
A public school board member told a Republican audience that he no longer trusts public schools as he successfully sought their vote to be the party's nominee for an Iowa House seat. Dan Gehlbach emerged as the winner from a special nominating convention on Monday...
What will Iowa's road and bridges look like without enough construction workers to repair them? We could soon find out. Iowa's new unemployment law goes into effect Friday and it limits workers to just 16 weeks of unemployment, a 10-week reduction from the previous...
What’s happening with airports across the country as airlines deal with staffing shortages, capacity constraints, and delayed and canceled flights is nothing new to Iowa’s smaller-commercial airports. In a three-part series, Twitter user @AirspaceIowa will explain...
The Iowa tourism industry is getting a big boost from President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan, which also includes funding for outdoor recreation and tourism industries so states can rebuild. Monday, the Iowa Economic Development Authority and Gov. Kim Reynolds...
From the time he learned English as a young kid, Jorge "Junior" Ibarra was frequently called to translate for his Spanish-speaking parents. Sometimes, the stakes were low. At parent-teacher conferences, when his teacher would say that Ibarra was a frequent talker and...
After her second time having sex, Julie Brown began experiencing severe pain on the right side of her abdomen. It was 1979 and Brown, a now-Des Moines resident, was 16 and living in Dubuque. In the hospital, after blood tests, a nurse quietly asked if Brown could be...
James “JC” Risewick’s appointment this week to the Iowa Board of Regents drew attention because of his significant donations to Gov. Kim Reynolds, who appointed the Des Moines businessman to the board that governs the state’s public educational institutions. Since...
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...
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(!!!)...
From Lyon County to Lee County, Fremont to Allamakee, Iowans all over the state will see improvements to their roads and bridges. The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the Iowa Department of Transportation's five-year Transportation Improvement Program on...
Three meals for $30 may sound like an impossible task, but it can be done! To prove it, I ventured to Jasper County where I was able to get breakfast, lunch, and dinner for a little less than $30. However, I should point out that there were three caveats: I only ate...
The man who killed two women before turning the gun on himself in Ames had assaulted and threatened to "murder" the mother of his young son five years earlier, according to court documents. She worried he would follow through with it because he had a gun, an eerily...
Once again, the Biden Administration's American Rescue Plan is coming through for Iowa. Nineteen Iowa schools were selected for awards under the Teacher and Paraeducator Registered Apprenticeship Pilot Grant Program, according to an announcement made by Gov. Kim...
Iowa could complete more highway projects than originally planned because of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed by President Joe Biden in November 2021. According to the White House, Iowa will receive about $5 billion overall, with $3.4 billion for...
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...
Iowa's June 7 primary results provided us with a clearer picture of where the state's politics are headed as we approach the midterm elections, with some surprises in local races across the state yesterday. As always, this is not an exhaustive list of every...
Barring some outlandish or criminal behavior while in office, the sitting governor typically backs the sitting legislators in their own party during a primary election. But after her much-touted school voucher bill failed to gain traction in the Iowa Legislature this...
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 just...
Most of Iowa’s major cities are friendly to LGBTQ people, according to a report released by the Human Rights Campaign, a national organization for LGBTQ advocacy. The annual report measures city non-discrimination laws, city services, the city as an employer, how law...
Taking on Sen. Chuck Grassley is no small task, given his large victory margins dating back to the 1980s. It doesn't help that Iowa has been trending ever more red over the past decade. But the three Democrats running in the June 7 primary all see a path to pulling...
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...
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 would...
I love burgers. Like many kids growing up, I developed my love of burgers thanks to McDonald’s, where the double cheeseburger was my go-to. Since downing many of those as a child, my taste has grown and it's developed into a full-on passion to try unique burgers at...
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...
