Iowa Sen. Julian Garrett, 85, dies following battle with cancer

Indianola, has died following a battle with cancer. Garrett, age 85, had announced in March that he was diagnosed with ...
Cedar Rapids KCRG-TV on MSN

New Iowa law first step in efforts to combat fraudulent businesses, Iowa secretary of state says

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said a law targeting fraudulent businesses that use Iowans’ names and addresses to register their companies is a tool he plans to use in cracking down on fraud while ...
CNN

An Iowa law rolling back trans civil rights protections in the state has taken effect. Here’s what to know

An Iowa law removing gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code took effect Tuesday, the first action of its kind in the United States. The new rollback of protections ...
KCCI Des Moines

Iowa weather: I-80, I-35 both reopen across the state

LIKE OUTSIDE, BUT ALSO GIVING US ISSUES ON THE ROADS. YEAH. AS YOU MENTIONED, THE WIND GUSTS ARE STARTING TO COME DOWN NOW. WE’VE BEEN SEEING THAT WITH IMPROVING VISIBILITY ACROSS THE STATE. NOW, ...
The New York Times

How does Iowa’s defense do it? Understanding college football’s most consistent unit

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Four years of film study and fundamentals culminated in one legacy-defining moment for Iowa defensive end Ethan Hurkett last fall. The Hawkeyes led rival Iowa State 20-13 ...
Des Moines Register

Which new Iowa laws will take effect on July 1? Here are 10 of the biggest changes

Most new laws take effect July 1 — the beginning of the state's fiscal year — unless otherwise specified. Some of the most notable new laws will ban drivers from holding cell phones, prohibit ...
KTIV

Iowa universities face $2M annual cost for new civics requirements

Iowa taxpayers could be responsible for more than $2 million in additional annual costs to meet new American history and ...
The New York Times

Iowa’s torment of Nebraska continues, 10 years after the words that planted rivalry’s seed

The moment the Iowa-Nebraska series became a true football rivalry came not during a game but in an offhanded remark. On Nov. 30, 2014, two days after the Huskers had rallied from a 17-point deficit ...
Des Moines Register

Iowa lawmakers use $900M in reserves to fill hole in $9.4B budget. What they're spending:

Iowa lawmakers approved a $9.42 billion state budget for fiscal year 2026, which is an increase of $478.9 million, or 5.3%, over this year’s $8.95 billion in spending. But Iowa is only expected to ...
The Atlantic

Democrats Might Actually Win Iowa

There are a few ways to think about Iowa. You might imagine America’s 29th state as the land of corn and pigs (20 million hogs can’t be wrong, reads my favorite T-shirt for sale at the Eastern ...

SOWELA student earns silver medal at SkillsUSA National Championships

Congratulations to Autumn Buck and all the students at SOWELA who made it to the Championships!