Tom Barton

The 2024 Republican presidential candidate stopped Wednesday in Independence as part of a three-day campaign swing through the state.

One-third of Iowa counties are considered “maternity care deserts” without a hospital or birth center offering obstetric care and without any obstetric providers, according to a 2022 report by the March of Dimes, a nonprofit focused on maternal and infant health.

At least four candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination, including former President Donald Trump, will join tens of thousands of college football fans Saturday in Ames, where Iowa State hosts Iowa in a sold out showdown at Jack Trice Stadium.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, 81, has faced renewed questions about his health after freezing up twice during news conferences in the last two month.

The plan calculates payments based on a borrower’s income and family size rather than how much they owe, and is designed to help borrowers reduce their monthly payments, limit how much interest can add up over time and lower the overall amount that must be paid back over a borrower’s lifetime.

Florida-based Liberty Counsel is in process of reviewing both local ordinances to see about challenging them.

Statehouse Republicans, in response, contend Iowa Democrats and the Biden administration are working together to misrepresent Iowa’s youth employment laws.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted to provide funding for emergency contraception for victims of sexual assault and rape as a state program remains in limbo.

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said she will not reinstate COVID-19 restrictions as hospitalizations across the state increase.

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The Domestic Violence Intervention Program will host a celebration from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Big Grove Iowa City to raise money for a new emergency shelter.

A walk-through Monday at The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids was part of a screening demonstration organized by Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who has been working with TSA officials to ease challenges veterans and those with disabilities face when traveling with service animals.

President Joe Biden on Friday approved a disaster declaration and relief to seven Iowa counties that sustained damages from spring flooding along the Mississippi River.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is likely to provide funding for emergency contraception for victims of sexual assault and rape as a state reimbursement program remains in limbo.

A Tama town hall Tuesday was her 29th town hall since being elected to Congress in 2020, and her ninth in-person town hall this year.