Co-founder Courtney Ball will assume the role of Matthew 25 executive director while the search begins for the organization’s next leader.
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Co-founder Courtney Ball will assume the role of Matthew 25 executive director while the search begins for the organization’s next leader.
The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a potentially high political cost, with two Republicans joining all Democrats opposed.
President Donald Trump is set to speak in Des Moines later tonight at an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Here’s how to attend or watch, and what to expect.
Fireworks vendors and law enforcement alike are gearing up in preparation for Independence Day celebrations after new legislation was passed this year prohibiting Iowa cities from banning fireworks on July 3 and 4 and Dec. 31.
A new weeklong summer learning program called Freedom School at the African American Museum of Iowa aims to immerse middle school students in history, civic responsibility and leadership this month.
Here’s what it would look like for Iowa if those policies become law as part of reconciliation bill in Congress
The trial for a Traer woman, accused of fatally shooting her husband in the face in 2021, started Wednesday in Linn County. A prosecutor, in his opening, said Karina Cooper carried out a “deliberate and calculated” plan with her lover to kill her husband.
The Dubuque County deputy, who has not been identified, was shot during a high risk traffic stop on Highway 151 near Cascade early Tuesday in which a driver fired shots. The driver was killed in the incident.
Cedar Rapids ranked higher on Orkin’s Top 50 Bed Bug Cities list this year. The list is made up of metro areas where Orkin performed the most bedbug treatments. What are city, county officials are seeing and how are they reacting?
The task force would make recommendations about adding nuclear energy to Iowa’s energy portfolio.
The move by the Trump administration will withhold $8 million in 21st Century grants from Iowa. The grants fund after-school and summer school programs that serve more than 10,000 Iowa kids. No immediate changes are being made to current grant contracts, but if the funding is not reinstated by next fiscal year, it would be ‘devastating.’
Iowa’s economy had a rough first three months of the year, according to federal data. While Gov. Kim Reynolds blamed a sluggish farm economy and former President Joe Biden, state experts say Iowa’s economy has been struggling for much longer.
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