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Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says his party must quit giving President Trump the power to change the subject with a tweet. “At every turn, he’s got us talking about him more and talking about […]

A copy of the sculpture that represents one of the enduring images of the “love generation” of the 1960s and ’70s is now residing in the heart of Iowa’s largest city. It’s four giant, red […]

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker says President Trump is “engaging in moral vandalism” — but Booker continues to warn Democrats to choose a 2020 presidential candidate who will do more than just beat Trump. “We […]

Farmers who are being financially hurt by international trade disputes will be able to apply for a second round of payments from the federal government starting Monday. Unlike last year, row-crop farmers will get payments […]

An eastern Iowa state trooper is glad he’s kept a little used piece of equipment ready to go after it was needed to save the life of a rider on RAGBRAI Wednesday. Trooper Bob Conrad […]

Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand is taking aim at fossil fuel companies in her new climate plan. Gillibrand says the goal is to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible and work toward […]

A team of state and local law enforcement officers tracked and arrested a fugitive in central Iowa who was wanted for two murders in Chicago. Authorities in the Chicago area learned 33-year-old Conny Miles, Junior, […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is championing a bipartisan bill to lower prescription drug costs for Americans over the age of 65. “This is the moment for the senate to act,” Grassley says. The Senate Finance […]

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst was asked during her weekly conference call if she had talked with fellow Republican Congressman Steve King after King responded on twitter when Ernst said she thought President Donald Trump’s remarks […]

About a quarter-million Iowans get their drinking water from private wells and having those wells routinely tested for contaminants is vital. Jamie Benning, water quality program manager for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, says […]