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Cedar Rapids’ Rhodes Scholar to Nobel Nominee: Iowa Poet Paul Engle

April 13, 2023

Did you know Iowa can boast one of its own as a Nobel Prize-nominated poet? April is National Poetry Month, and Iowa has had its fair share of noteworthy poets. But perhaps our most successful is Paul Engle. Paul Engle was a lifelong Iowa poet who cared so much about writing he created programs to…

Cedar Rapids’ Rhodes Scholar to Nobel Nominee: Iowa Poet Paul Engle

The woman who prompted Ernst’s ‘We’re all going to die’ remark is running for Iowa House

June 3, 2025

The woman who told Sen. Joni Ernst that “people will die” if she votes to cut Medicaid said the senator’s mock apology a day later was “deeply insensitive” toward people who could lose health care. India May of Charles City is a registered nurse, a county death investigator, and a library director in Northeast Iowa.…

The woman who prompted Ernst’s ‘We’re all going to die’ remark is running for Iowa House

Whirlpool Amana laying off another 341 workers March 9: Iowa Worker’s Almanac, Feb. 19, 2026

February 20, 2026

Iowa Worker’s Almanac news briefs, Feb. 19, 2026: Back to work, for some: John Deere last week rehired 245 laid-off workers in Iowa, with 150 of them going back to work in Waterloo alone. Good news for those folks, but that’s less than half of the 598 workers the company laid off in 2025. Whirlpool will cut 341 workers…

We taste-tested the Iowa State Fair’s best new foods

August 21, 2026

Plus: Only in Iowa and your news roundup Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday. Time for three quick briefs, Only in Iowa, and news you can use. People really do not like Flock cameras (including Iowans). The Smithsonian needed a butter cow. Iowa’s Sarah Pratt got the call. Is there a data center proposed…

We taste-tested the Iowa State Fair’s best new foods

Don’t miss the June 7 scrap metal drop-off in West Des Moines

June 3, 2025

West Des Moines hosts free appliance & scrap metal drop-off June 7, 8 am-noon at Public Services East. Bring electronics, appliances, and metal items!

Don’t miss the June 7 scrap metal drop-off in West Des Moines

Photos show Iowa legislative pages stuffing campaign mailers for Dubuque Republican Rep. Jennifer Smith

April 22, 2026

As the Iowa Legislature heads for overtime, one member of the Iowa House is already gearing up for her reelection. And photos shared with Iowa Starting Line show she’s putting pages to work stuffing mailers. Iowa Starting Line obtained photographs that appear to show Iowa legislative pages stuffing reelection campaign mailers for state Rep. Jennifer…

Photos show Iowa legislative pages stuffing campaign mailers for Dubuque Republican Rep. Jennifer Smith

💜 School bus crash survivors thriving in Sioux City

June 27, 2025

Time for reader emails! Share with a friend It’s Friday, June 27, 2025. 🗣️ It’s Friday: Time for your takes! My “hot” take: It’s hot and humid out there. For outdoor workers, that combination can get downright dangerous. Starting Line intern Victor Robbins explains what the WBGT is, how to spot heat exhaustion…

💜 School bus crash survivors thriving in Sioux City

You won’t want to miss these 7 spring festivals in Iowa

March 9, 2025

This Spring, mark your calendar to attend these Spring festivals in Iowa.

You won’t want to miss these 7 spring festivals in Iowa

13 of Iowa’s Scariest Haunted Houses and Creepy Attractions of 2023

October 11, 2023

By Katie Mills Giorgio, Starting Line contributor Spooky season is officially here, and if you’re the type of Iowan who likes a good scare, we’ve got you covered. This list of 13 haunted houses around the state of Iowa is sure to freak you out. Located throughout the state, these awfully frightful attractions will leave…

13 of Iowa’s Scariest Haunted Houses and Creepy Attractions of 2023

Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: Local elections lead to practical solutions in Iowa

October 23, 2025

My neighbor Tamara is tired of politics; she tells me this all the time. She says she doesn’t watch the news except for the weather, and would rather read a good book instead. I get it, I tell her, as I drop off a paperback I just finished. But Tamara is also pretty fed up…

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