Get to know Iowa’s winter Olympians and Paralympians
Elite athletes with Iowa ties have competed in the Olympics and Paralympics for decades. Here are a few you should know.
Feb
2026
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NATIONAL NEWS
Jan
2026
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Oppose ICE? Here’s how you can take action
Here are some action tools to help stop ICE funding, halt detention expansion, and demand accountability from Congress.
Jan
2026
29
Oppose ICE? Here’s how you can take action
Here are some action tools to help stop ICE funding, halt detention expansion, and demand accountability from Congress.
Jan
2026
28
3 takeaways from Trump’s Iowa speech
The president made his first major 2026 pitch in Clive as his administration is roiled by two fatal shootings of US citizens by immigration agents in Minnesota. CLIVE — Amid widespread...
Jan
2026
22
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people's homes without a judge's warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press.
Jan
2026
5
Iowa Republicans back Trump as Maduro abduction risks war and regional instability
Iowa politicians are sharply divided after the Trump administration used military force over the weekend to bomb Venezuela and abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, flying them...
Nov
2025
12
Epstein email says Trump ‘knew about the girls,’ but White House says release is a Democratic smear
The sex-offending financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls," according to communications released Wednesday, but the White House quickly accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails to smear the president.
Nov
2025
5
Why health insurance is so expensive this year — and what you can do about it.
This year’s Obamacare open enrollment period, which started Nov. 1 in most states, is full of uncertainty and confusion for the more than 24 million people who buy health insurance through the federal and state Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
Oct
2025
22
A new car vs. health insurance? Average family job-based coverage hits $27K
With the federal shutdown entering its fourth week, spurred by a stalemate over the cost of health insurance for 22 million Americans on Affordable Care Act plans, a new report shows that over 154 million people with coverage through an employer also face steep price hikes — and that the situation is likely to get worse.
Oct
2025
16
Davenport restaurant feeding federal workers for free amid government shutdown
The only qualifier a federal employee has to meet to eat free at Flavors of India is to show a work badge to verify their employment. Flavors of India owner Apjeet Makkar wants federal employees...
