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Rob Sand, the Democratic nominee for governor, has withdrawn from a debate scheduled for Wednesday with Republican candidate Zach Lahn following the death of his brother-in-law. Sand and Lahn were scheduled to meet for a debate on “Iowa Press” on Iowa PBS Oct. 21, the third of four planned debates between the two…
The interim director of the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa alleged in a report to lawmakers that university and Iowa Board of Regents officials broke the law in attempts to obstruct the center’s development. The 409-page report details more than a year of tug-of-war between center staff and…
Democrats have used President Donald Trump’s unpopularity to expand the midterm map, and analysts project the party carries momentum heading into the final two weeks of the election cycle, even as Democrats are expected to flip fewer U.S. House seats than wave elections this century. The Cook Political Report with Amy…
Corn and soybean harvest in Iowa is about 20 percentage points behind the five-year average pace, but is progressing after a wet September that stalled field work. Officials urged farmers Monday to fit voting into their busy harvest-season schedules. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the…
Less than two weeks after the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the agency was stepping up enforcement of the federal Animal Welfare Act, the USDA’s lawyers are arguing in court that it’s not required to enforce that law. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals filed a lawsuit…
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 2201, the school funding bill, into law on Feb. 26. The 2% increase in per-pupil funding for the 2026-27 school year works out to $160 more per student. When the decline in public enrollment is taken into account, it’s a statewide increase of $17 million from last year’s
State regulators have revoked the license of a nurse who allegedly confessed to a drug addiction after leaving a bag full of used needles at the nursing home where she worked. According to the Iowa Board of Nursing, Ranae Fallis of West Des Moines was working at an unspecified nursing home on Dec. 18, 2025,
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ husband, Kevin Reynolds, is recovering from a surgery to remove a brain tumor after being diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer, the governor’s office announced Monday. The governor’s husband, 68, was first diagnosed with lung cancer in 2023. The governor said that year Kevin was in treatment…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing a Women’s Health Division within the National Institutes of Health. The new division is set to work with the agency’s existing Office of Research on Women’s Health, which was established in 1990 and “has served as the focal point for…
WASHINGTON — Immigrants living in the United States with humanitarian status from Ukraine and Sudan will retain their deportation protections and work authorizations for now, the Department of Homeland Security said over the weekend. More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese with Temporary Protected…
AUSTIN, Texas — It was a good day for the defense. Standing in front of a judge in Austin’s Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, attorney Matthew Shrum secured a ruling that spared his client from serious punishment on a shoplifting charge. In the hallway immediately afterward, the defendant thanked Shrum with…
OTTUMWA — Democrat Josh Turek said Sunday he believed President Donald Trump “accurately identified the problem” Iowans face as they struggle with issues like rising costs — but he argued Trump and Republicans’ failure to lower prices since taking power will drive voters to support his campaign for U.S. Senate. Turek…
Iowa Down Ballot 10/17/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative Kathie Obradovich, Laura Belin, and Eric Woolson break down the president’s planned visits, more big ticket debates, and the just announced 3rd district debate between Trone-Garriott and Nunn. Read on Substack President Donald Trump is headed back to Iowa for two…
An assisted-living company recently fired one of its top administrators after a resident death in Iowa resulted in a care facility being cited for numerous violations and its license being downgraded to conditional status. State records indicate Natasha Kanealy, 39, began working for Jaybird Senior Living, also known…
Organizers launched more than 2,500 No Kings events across all 50 states and the District of Columbia Saturday, this time focusing their efforts on the midterm elections. From roadside rallies to letter-writing campaigns and protest songs, this round of demonstrations aimed to get people to the polls early. In the…
It was quiet in Windsor Heights’ Colby Park Saturday afternoon as volunteers from many organizations were out canvassing neighborhoods encouraging people to vote early as part of the No Kings Day of Action. It was a contrast with previous years’ No Kings events in Des Moines, where thousands of people rallied on the…
WASHINGTON — A couple hundred people carrying decorated umbrellas walked from the former Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House to the U.S. Capitol lawn Saturday for a No Kings get-out-the-vote event in the nation’s capital. No Kings, a coalition that has drawn millions of Americans to protests three times…
The sheer size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out other more job-creating ventures. Until now, no industry had driven the U.S. economy with such force since the railroad expansion of the late 1800s, when titans battled one another to lay the…
Cooler temperatures and harvested crop fields are welcome conditions for deer hunters in the state who have already started for the season or are gearing up to begin hunting, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. DNR tracks deer populations and hunter data throughout the year. Its 2026 spring…
When Casey Westlake had her first mammogram around a year ago, she was told everyone gets called back in. So when she was asked to stop by for another round of imaging, she knew not to panic. After that, however, Westlake got called in for a biopsy. “I opened the biopsy results Sunday night, I
Iowa is expected to spend over $1 billion more than it raises in revenues in the current fiscal year, the Revenue Estimating Conference found Friday — but Iowa Department of Management Director Kraig Paulsen said this prediction remains in line with Republicans’ expectations about the initial impacts of income tax…
After the U.S. Department of Justice sued California over its refusal to remove voters the federal government alleges are noncitizens, voting rights advocates fear the Trump administration is violating a court order blocking it from rooting out noncitizens with states’ voter data. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a flurry of travel on deck in the final frantic weeks leading up to the end of the midterm elections, in which the GOP is vying to maintain its control of both the U.S. House and Senate. But that outlook looks increasingly less favorable for Republicans, as analysts say
WASHINGTON — More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has not indicated if he will renew protections for Ukrainians, who first received Temporary Protected…
A multimillion-dollar donation to the University of Iowa’s business college, alongside a matching gift challenge to generate even more funds, will help support a student mental health and success initiative that sees participation from thousands. The UI Tippie College of Business announced in a news release it has…
WASHINGTON — Democrats are touting an ambitious legislative agenda centered on affordability and accountability if they take back the U.S. House or Senate — or both — in November. A slew of pressing policy debates are on tap for Democrats, including healthcare, immigration, voting rights, the war in Iran, oversight…
President Donald Trump will make two trips to Iowa ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026 general election. Iowa Republican Party Chairman Jeff Kaufmann said in a statement Thursday the president plans to be in Iowa Thursday, Oct. 22, and Sunday, Nov. 1. Information on where Trump will be and which candidates he will campaign with
The candidates for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, Republican Zach Nunn and Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott, agreed Thursday to participate in their only televised debate of the campaign. After weeks of impasse on scheduling the event, the candidates agreed to debate at 9 p.m. Oct. 27 on KCCI. But the candidates…
The federal government has added two Iowa nursing homes to its list of the worst care facilities in the nation. Adel Acres and Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Cedar Rapids have been added to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ nationwide list of care facilities that are eligible for…
A group of Iowa landowners opposed to a carbon sequestration pipeline say the issue of property rights is still “one of the biggest issues in the state of Iowa” though fewer than 70 candidates on the upcoming ballot responded to a questionnaire about eminent domain. Kathy Stockdale, a landowner affected by the Summit…
The Trump administration sought a federal court order Thursday to force California to purge 20,000 people from its voter rolls over claims they are not U.S. citizens, a major development less than three weeks before the midterm elections. The U.S. Department of Justice sued the state, asking a judge to validate its…
WASHINGTON —Suddenly there’s hope for cutting the reams of red tape that can make getting new energy projects a seemingly endless slog. Top Republican and Democratic senators have unveiled a 417-page bill to overhaul the approval process, a pathway for what’s known as “permitting reform.” A debate is likely when…
An Iowa City paramedic who allegedly drove an ambulance for the pediatric unit of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is now facing child pornography charges. Kanrry Kang, 24, of Iowa City, is charged with five counts of felony possession of items depicting sex acts with a minor. Kang has pleaded not guilty to
WASHINGTON — Peter Daniell of Broomfield, Colorado, took home the grand prize Wednesday night after winning the National Civics Bee Championship in the nation’s capital. Daniell, a ninth-grader, was one of 52 students from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and American Samoa who put their civics knowledge to the test…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump Thursday announced that the execution of a man convicted of the Fort Hood shooting will not be livestreamed, a reversal after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week that Nidal Hasan’s death by firing squad would be public. “I think streaming the execution for all to see might…
Inflation grew to a 3.7% annual rate in September, according to an Oct. 14 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 3.4% in August. In the last consumer price inflation report before midterm elections, with voters already fed up with higher prices, September’s number was the highest since May, when it…
WASHINGTON — The No Kings movement that has brought millions to the streets across the United States three times since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term is staging its next event at the polls. Organizers across hundreds of advocacy groups will pull together thousands of events nationwide Saturday to…
Republican Chris McGowan and Democrat Dave Dawson, candidates in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, outlined their potential policy plans and decisions in foreign relationships, agriculture and technology during an “Iowa Press” debate Oct. 14. Iowa’s 4th District seat, left open by U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, represents…
Iowa gubernatorial candidates Rob Sand and Zach Lahn contrasted their proposals Wednesday during a televised debate on how to fund Iowa priorities amid both a state budget deficit and high inflation rate. The debate, hosted by KTIV-TV4 in Sioux City, was the second time the candidates met on stage as they seek to fill…
Candidates in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District — one of the nation’s most competitive U.S. House districts in the country — were unable to agree to a debate before early voting started in the 2026 midterm elections. But discussions may have restarted as U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn told reporters Wednesday he was accepting a…
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and counterparts from three other states announced plans Wednesday to sue OpenAI in state courts, alleging ChatGPT harmed children and violated each state’s consumer fraud act. Bird was joined by attorneys general Kris Kobach of Kansas, Mike Hilgers of Nebraska, and JB McCuskey of…
The Sierra Club Iowa Chapter urged Iowa leaders Wednesday to require provisions including renewable energy infrastructure, air pollution controls and commitments to work with the local community when authorizing incentives to a massive steel plant slated for southeast Iowa. The environmental group sent a letter…
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley stumped for Iowa Republican candidates in Iowa Wednesday morning and urged members of the party to amplify their voices on social media to encourage the state’s dominant registered base to vote in November. Grassley, speaking at the Westside Conservative Club, said if there are Republicans who…
An Iowa-licensed psychologist is facing multiple disciplinary charges from state regulators. The Iowa Board of Behavioral Professionals has charged Veronica King with permitting an unlicensed individual under her control to perform activities that require a license; failure to comply with ethical principles…
The U.S. Department of Justice is demanding California not count ballots from voters it says are suspected noncitizens, a move by the Trump administration to apply last-minute pressure as voting begins in the midterm elections. The Justice Department on Tuesday gave California election officials 48 hours to remove…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection need to improve oversight and guidance for federal immigration officers’ use of body-worn cameras, according to a Wednesday report from independent federal investigators. Officials with the Department of Homeland Security…
As early voting begins for Iowans, students attending higher education institutions have the option of voting with their college or home address. To support voting access for students and community members alike, some universities are housing their own polling locations. At Drake University, student groups…
WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration announced on Wednesday that recipients will receive a 3.6% increase in benefits in 2027. The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will begin for 72 million Social Security beneficiaries in January. It will apply for Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, recipients…
WASHINGTON — A federal judge late Tuesday extended a block on a Trump administration ban of press passes for three news organizations, which will allow them to continue to enter the White House grounds while a legal challenge to the ban, including a Wednesday appeal filed by the administration, plays out. U.S…
As the nation’s physician shortage worsens, some fear the Trump administration’s immigration policies will dissuade or prevent doctors who earned their medical degrees in foreign countries from practicing in the United States. Among all U.S. doctors, an estimated one quarter were educated abroad. But they make up an…
Early voting has officially begun in Iowa, as of Wednesday, Oct. 14, for the 2026 general election. Iowans will have an early chance to weigh in on their choice for Iowa governor, U.S. senator and representative, as well as a number of state legislative and local races and a constitutional amendments in the Nov. 3
As U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson and state Rep. Josh Turek met for the second — and final — U.S. Senate debate Tuesday, both candidates said they did not support President Donald Trump’s move to lift sanctions against the “import sale, delivery, offloading, or importation” of Russian diesel in response to high fuel costs…
After an incredibly wet September with just a handful of days suitable for field work, the first full week of October brought drier, warmer conditions that allowed farmers to make some progress on corn and soybean harvests. According to the crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said Tuesday she would support U.S. Border Patrol agents and law enforcement as the National Border Patrol Council endorsed her campaign for U.S. Senate. Paul Perez, president of the National Border Patrol Council, joined Hinson at a news conference in Urbandale where he said Hinson, working…
Farmers and biofuel producers in Iowa are celebrating a proposal from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to reallocate renewable fuel requirements from which small refineries received an exemption. The move ensures that renewable fuel blending standards set by the EPA are maintained after…
Morningside University will use federal grant funding to expand simulated experiential learning and help those hoping to instruct in the health sciences field one day, with the goal of supporting nursing education and workforce needs in its communities. The Sioux City private university announced this week it has…
After years of litigation over its nonprofit status and use of a hallucinogenic controlled substance, an Iowa-based church is one step closer to being able to import the drug. The Iowa Board of Pharmacy has agreed to award the Iowaska Church of Healing the state certification that is needed to clear the way for the
The John Deere Foundation announced Tuesday it was committing $18.5 million to support food banks across the country and their connections with farmers, with $13 million of the commitment to support food banks and farmers in Iowa. Katie Sorrell, the executive director of the Iowa Food Bank Association, said the…
Three weeks before Election Day, the Trump administration’s sprawling project to send sensitive personal information on millions of voters to the Department of Homeland Security has been declared illegal by a federal judge. The blistering court decision comes after the Department of Justice pressured or sued states…
WASHINGTON — As partisan tensions rise in advance of the fast-approaching midterm elections, students will test their knowledge Wednesday in a field that’s long enjoyed bipartisan support: civics. Fifty-two middle school students hailing from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and American Samoa, will compete at the…
In the course of a single election cycle, the backlash against data centers has grown from an issue at local planning commission and city council meetings to become a flashpoint in state and federal races across the country. Candidates who once touted data centers as an economic boon have backtracked, and voters in at…
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a manure discharge in Cherokee County that reached a tributary of Mill Creek A news release from the department said manure came from an open feedlot with an overflowing effluent basin. DNR staff responded to the site Friday and said the producer had taken…
Healthcare, manufacturing and community projects in rural Iowa are set to receive millions in loan and grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development office. USDA announced investments of more than $12.9 million in Iowa cooperatives to help support their pass-through and revolving loan funds…
The Trump administration’s order to allow import of Russian diesel violates a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports while the country’s war with Ukraine is ongoing, according to a bipartisan group of U.S. senators. Following an Oct. 9 call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the U.S…
WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in the U.S. House condemned a “deeply disturbing” raid early Monday at the District of Columbia home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat who has long been a target of verbal attacks by President Donald Trump and Republicans. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Democratic…
A former Iowa prison inmate is suing the state’s Department of Corrections over her alleged sexual exploitation by a prison counselor. A woman identified in court records only as “Jane Doe” is suing the State of Iowa, the Iowa Department of Corrections, the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women, and DOC counselor…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump this week will journey out West in an effort to galvanize support for Republican candidates three weeks before the midterm elections and convince voters to support his party amid low presidential approval ratings. As the deeply unpopular war in Iran enters month eight, resulting in…
A former Cornell University student’s allegations of gang rape in 2024 have renewed attention on a difficult area of sexual assault law. A person can be awake, responsive and even able to move during a sexual encounter while still being so intoxicated or impaired that they cannot understand what is happening or make…
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna told Iowa Democrats Sunday he believed Iowa Rep. Josh Turek could help bring a “moral renewal to America” if he is elected to serve in the U.S. Senate. Khanna was the headline speaker for state Rep. Sean Bagniewski’s annual Fish Fry dinner in Des Moines, a fundraiser that has regularly brought
ALTOONA — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said Sunday in Iowa that the federal agency is processing “updates” on Iowa’s list of impaired waterways amid a lawsuit challenging the decision to delist seven waterways that had been added due to nitrate impairment. The EPA administrator toured…
Iowa Down Ballot 10/10/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative Kathie Obradovich and Laura Belin are here to discuss three major debates, three forecast shifts, and polls that don’t agree. Read on Substack The podcast crew is short-handed but not short on news to discuss. Laura Belin and Kathie Obradovich discuss debates in…
A perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation’s supply of skilled trade workers. Automakers and construction contractors say they need more access to workers through accelerated training, steady immigration and a cultural shift…
John Glenn, American hero for being the first U.S. citizen to fly into space, decided to stay at the hotel instead of going to the victory speech of Robert F. Kennedy, who had just won the 1968 California presidential primary. He sat there, watching the candidate complete his remarks, sharing the room with his wife,
On Friday morning, the prediction market platform Kalshi gave the Democratic candidate in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race an 87% chance of winning. The volume of trading on the outcome exceeded $1.8 million. This is exactly the type of activity Minnesota and numerous other states want to shut down. “They jeopardize…
President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to leave open the possibility that the federal government won’t livestream a military execution planned for December that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had said would be public. But Trump also told reporters at the White House that he had “absolutely” approved livestreaming…
The University of Northern Iowa’s fundraising campaign garnered a record amount of donations that put it more than $90 million ahead of its original goal. The Cedar Falls university’s “Our Tomorrow: The Campaign for UNI” initiative, publicly announced in 2022 but “quietly launched” in 2018, according to a Friday news…
State, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past several weeks, including expired and moldy food. At least three food trucks were temporarily shut down due to issues uncovered by inspectors, with an inspector citing “imminent health hazard…
DAVENPORT — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson asked Iowans at a Davenport rally Friday to send U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks back to Congress — telling the crowd, “I gotta have her,” as she runs in one of the nation’s most competitive U.S. House races in November. Miller-Meeks running for reelection against…
A partnership between Starlink, the space satellite internet company from Elon Musk, and National 4-H Council is bringing broadband connectivity to rural communities, including several in Iowa. Alexa Groff, the 4-H STEM education specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, said reliable internet…
President Donald Trump has formed a White House committee to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, escalating even further a lengthy feud with the Federal Reserve Board member. The three-member committee will seek evidence that Cook made false statements in obtaining a mortgage and will hold a closed-door…
The Polk County Sheriff’s Department is bringing a national initiative to the county jail aimed at providing incarcerated people with the resources and education to strengthen their first steps back into their communities. Inmate Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education, or I.G.N.I.T.E., will provide those…
Democrat Lindsay James and Republican Joe Mitchell talked tariffs and tax policy during their second debate of the 2026 election season Thursday as they compete to represent Iowa’s 2nd District in the U.S. House. The “Iowa Press” debate saw the two candidate face off for a second time on the debate stage as they…
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly joined Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand in Des Moines Thursday, saying her tenure shows it is possible to be an effective Democratic governor while working with a GOP-controlled state Legislature. Joining Sand in person at the Iowa State Education Association headquarters, Kelly said…
The Iowa Utilities Commission has denied a request from Summit Carbon Solutions, the company seeking to build a carbon sequestration pipeline in Iowa, to consolidate outstanding dockets and schedule a hearing. The IUC issued hearing schedules for two sections of pipeline in the company’s second phase of the project…
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins appeared at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa this week to tout the agency’s efforts to shut down puppy mills in Iowa and other states. While at the ARL on Tuesday, Rollins said although the USDA inspectors used to visit a facility, cite violations, and then leave, “those
A Des Moines nursing home with a history of violations related to resident injuries is now being sued by the family of a woman who died, allegedly after being dropped to the floor by caregivers. The estate of Lena K. Rocha is suing Des Moines’ Scottish Rite Park Health Care Center in Polk County District
WASHINGTON — A federal judge will rule in the coming days on whether the Trump administration can legally rescind White House press passes for journalists at three news organizations, or if those reporters will be able to continue accessing the grounds while the case continues. U.S. District Judge for the District of…
WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee is demanding his colleagues across the aisle apologize to former special counsel Jack Smith after Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt launched false accusations at a recent hearing and called the former Justice Department official a “dirtbag.” Committee…
https://southdakotasearchlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/100626-Red-Dyed-Diesel-web.mp3 President Donald Trump is allowing broader use of a federally tax-exempt fuel that powers farm equipment, in an attempt to ease the burden of rising diesel prices. But some farmers are hesitant to accept the help. The fuel is…
WASHINGTON — Rebecca Myers lives in one of the nation’s most hotly contested congressional districts, and tariffs were on her mind as she voted early and in-person in Suffolk, Virginia in late September. The 44-year-old trained social worker said she and her husband, who recently retired after 25 years in the U.S…
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson and Iowa Rep. Josh Turek spoke about their track records as lawmakers as they met for their first U.S. Senate debate Wednesday, discussing their previous votes — and planned actions if elected — to address rising costs for Iowans. Hinson, a Republican representing Iowa’s 2nd Congressional…
Weather patterns across Iowa, influenced by an abnormally strong El Nino pattern, will likely impact fall nutrient applications for farmers, according to weather and crop scientists in the state. Climatologist for the state of Iowa Justin Glisan said Wednesday on a webinar hosted by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation…
WASHINGTON — Leading immigration advocates and experts sounded the alarm Wednesday on the Trump administration’s sweeping efforts to undo state laws allowing some immigrants to pay in-state college tuition in the states where they reside. The U.S. Department of Justice has sued 24 states, Washington, D.C., and the…
WASHINGTON — Every child in the United States with a valid Social Security number is now enrolled in a tax-advantaged investment account, titled a “Trump Account,” President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Parents must claim the accounts by downloading a Trump Account mobile app. Children born from 2025 through 2028…
The Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using undercover agents to investigate voter registration efforts by nonprofit groups. The reports from May and June by…
An NCAA wrestling official who runs a YouTube channel dedicated to youth wrestling has failed in his bid to sue an Iowa photographer he claimed had defamed him. The lawsuit was filed late last year in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa by Nima Gharavi, a YouTuber and self-described “registered…
WASHINGTON — Nearly all of the U.S. senators elected this year will be in office when Congress debates how to restructure Social Security to prevent an automatic drop-off in retirement benefits in 2032. Very few candidates in competitive races, however, have policy proposals on their campaign websites and many, when…
Des Moines Area Community College is helping high school students get a jumpstart on their early childhood education training through a partnership with the Ankeny Community School District. The Ankeny-based community college announced in a news release Wednesday it is expanding its relationship with the school…
The parents of an infant who police allege was killed by a daycare provider are now suing state officials over their initial handling of the investigation. Timmeri and Rylee Reeves of Madison County are suing former Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Director Kelly Garcia, as well as DHHS child-protection…
Democrat Rob Sand and Republican Zach Lahn accused each other of lying about their residency and family wealth Tuesday while answering questions on the state budget and education during the first 2026 Iowa gubernatorial debate. The debate, hosted by KWQC, was held by at St. Ambrose University in Davenport. It is the…