- ERIN MURPHY Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau
It is the first bill passed out of a full chamber in this young legislative session, which started last week, signaling the issue’s importance to Iowa House Republicans.
- Brooklyn Draisey Iowa Capital Dispatch
Education groups and others raised questions Tuesday during an Iowa House subcommittee meeting about legislation that could potentially change continuing education requirements for licensed professionals.
- ERIN MURPHY Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau
Iowa Democratic candidates who are running in the state’s 2026 elections have been campaigning throughout this summer, and some of them sound different from what might be expected.
- ERIN MURPHY and MAYA MARCHEL HOFF Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau
President Donald Trump talked extensively about the nation’s semiquincentennial – including his pledge to have Iowa kick off a Great American State Fair – and also talked plenty of politics.
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Thousands of people Saturday joined together at Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park to express their collective dissatisfaction in the way the country is being run.
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Iowa State Rep. Steven Holt backed away from a call to impeach Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, but he vowed to continue to fight for the rights of landowners.
The provision is in a budget bill that was among those Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed or vetoed on Wednesday.
Iowa Workforce Development is launching a new unemployment system website, which will consolidate portals for finding jobs and submitting unemployment claims all into one place.
Some able-bodied Iowans who are covered by Medicaid would be subject to work requirements under legislation signed into law Friday by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Consolidating Iowa’s counties and benchmarking state employee benefits to those in the private sector were some of the ideas suggested during an Iowa DOGE Task Force meeting on Wednesday.
Monday, Iowa State Rep. J.D. Scholten (D-Sioux City) announced he's running for Joni Ernst's U.S. Senate seat in 2026. He's the second Democratic candidate to declare a bid.
Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst posted a sarcastic apology video Saturday in response to backlash following a viral moment during a town hall Friday.
Unemployment taxes and benefits, opioid addiction treatment funds and a new, state family paid leave program marked a long final legislative day as Iowa lawmakers concluded their work Thursday morning.
Clarinda baseball lost its Baseball Day game Saturday against Denison
The majority of U.S. states will soon have to pay 5% to 15% of federal nutrition assistance benefits in their state, USDA announced, but Iowa is among nine that won't.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Bayer, protecting agricultural chemical companies.
The Schleswig Public Library recently announced new arrivals for readers of all ages. A magic show is set for July 8 at 3 p.m.
Nebraska survived on Sunday, beating Iowa for the first time in three years and securing the two seed in the Big Ten tournament.
Nebraska and Iowa split their regular-season matchups with each team prevailing on their homecourt. The winner of today's game will advance to play either Houston or Illinois on Saturday.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ryder Block has imagined for a long time what it would be like to wrestle under the bright lights of an NCAA Championship. It’s taken Block longer than he had hoped when he signed with the University of Iowa after a stellar career at Waverly-Shell Rock where he was a four-time state finalist and three-time champion while going 159-1 in his prep career. Two ACL surgeries ...
State regulators will impose triggers to protect prized trout fishery below the ‘pumped water storage’ facility on Seminoe Reservoir. Developer awaits final federal approval.
A new ranking of the nation's wealthiest suburbs, as measured by household income, finds much of America's wealth concentrated in a few metropolitan areas.
A fishing trip of the California coast last week produced an extraordinary catch: a type of octopus that constructs its own shell to ride ocean currents.
The indictment accuses David Hearn of "maliciously" breaking or destroying lining material on the bottom of the landmark on June 19.
Fencing is up, streets are closed and all signs point to a lavish celebration for the megastars in New York City this weekend.
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Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird called the shooting of a homeless man in a Denison park by a police officer "legally justified" in a report issued Tuesday afternoon.
An officer-involved shooting occurred Friday night in Washington Park in Denison, according to a news release from Crawford County Emergency Management.
Earl Jordan was captured on video allegedly swiping at an officer's face before grabbing the officer by the throat in another encounter. Video footage allegedly shows Jordan picking up a piece of metal fencing and hurling it toward the Capitol door.
It is the first bill passed out of a full chamber in this young legislative session, which started last week, signaling the issue’s importance to Iowa House Republicans.
Education groups and others raised questions Tuesday during an Iowa House subcommittee meeting about legislation that could potentially change continuing education requirements for licensed professionals.
Candidates gathered for a forum Monday night to discuss a variety of topics.