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.
Iowa State President Wendy Wintersteen last week signed a written statement penned by the Council on Competitiveness, a nonprofit organization with the mission of enhancing U.S. competitiveness.
Community gathered to wish farewell to Iowa National Guard troops getting deployed.
The bill was among 17 signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
“People will die,” a woman shouted at the town hall. “People are not — well, we all are going to die, so for heaven’s sake,” Ernst said in a response.
More than $1.3 million will flow to 120 organizations and community initiatives in Southwest Iowa through the latest round of grants from the Community Foundations of Southwest Iowa.
As the country grapples with a health care workforce shortage, health care facilities across Iowa, especially in rural areas, will see some assistance under legislation signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
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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.
The annual summer field day at Iowa State University’s Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm in Lewis will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 26.
The 2025 LoHi Trek traversed portions of Harrison, Pottawattamie and Mills counties from April 23-27.
Firefly expresses concerns over proposed federal funding cuts to the Head Start program.
Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful recently announce the recipients of the 87 new Paint Iowa Beautiful grants for community beautification projects across the state.
Nebraska revoked a nurse’s ability to practice there for posing a “significant risk to public safety,” but Iowa’s Board of Nursing has agreed to let the woman continue practicing.
A proposed carbon-capture pipeline that would traverse through several Midwestern states could face more hurdles in Iowa as a dozen Republican state senators try to force a vote.
Iowa Western Community College and the Nebraska Flight Center have partnered to launch the region’s first Professional Aeronautics Certification program.
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The Iowa men's basketball team added its sixth transfer from new head coach Ben McCollum's 2024-25 roster at Drake on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes have 10 new faces overall.
A season-ending slump cost Iowa baseball a spot in the 2025 NCAA Baseball Tournament despite the Hawkeyes nearly winning the Big Ten regular season title.
The Trump istration has revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school. It says thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country. The Department of Homeland Security announced the action Thursday, saying Harvard has created an unsafe campus environment by allowing “anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators” to assault Jewish students on campus. It also accused Harvard of coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party, saying it hosted and trained of a Chinese paramilitary group as recently as 2024.
The Iowa men's basketball team landed its eighth transfer portal commitment of the 2025 offseason on Wednesday night as a freshman guard from Florida International decided to the Hawkeyes.
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