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A large Marshalltown employer will lay off more than a hundred people—in the very city where the company began. Lennox Industries will lay off 114 workers on Jan. 16, according to Iowa’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act website. The company is Marshalltown’s third-largest employer, with 915 total employees. Many are unionized with the United…

Whether you are going it alone or you and your family would rather simply skip the hoopla of preparing Thanksgiving dinner and go out to eat, you will find several places in Iowa to enjoy dinner on Thanksgiving. You can always find some national chains that are open like Applebee’s, Perkins, IHOP, and Cracker Barrel.…

Ah, bridges: Those important infrastructure pieces that get people across Iowa’s many ravines, rivers, and sometimes lakes. While they may need more work (like a lot more), at least you don’t have to ford the river in your Subaru. Some Iowa bridges are even worth a special visit. If you have time and wheels, take…

True or False: “The Day The Music Died” plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa happened AFTER the publication of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. True False Order these Iowa sports events. Nile Kinnick receives the Heisman Award. Iowan Bob Feller became the only pitcher to ever throw a no-hitter on Opening Day. Randy Duncan…

There were 4,058 abortions performed in Iowa in 2020, a trend that’s increased over the last three years. In 2018, there were 2,849 abortions, followed by 3,566 abortions in 2019, according to state data. The data came from the Iowa Department of Public Health and was released to legislative staff. State Sen. Janet Petersen shared…

A job fair specifically for people who were formerly serving time in jail or prison is happening this week in central Iowa. The Reform Iowa Job Fair will be from 1-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. It is the first such job fair the group has put on…

We often hear people invoke “The Handmaid’s Tale” when legislatures make changes to reproductive health policies. Many people have watched the Hulu show based on the novel written by Margaret Atwood in 1985. I have taught Atwood’s novel in my courses at the University of Iowa and students are amazed by the important nuances missed…

Thousands gathered in front of the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines on Sunday afternoon to push back on the discriminatory, homophobic laws moving through the Iowa Legislature. Speakers spoke out against bills like the gender-affirming care ban, bills forcing schools to out trans or nonbinary students to their parents, bathroom restrictions, and restrictions on what…