Gov. Reynolds requests Presidential Disaster Declaration for 18 Iowa counties
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - On Tuesday, Governor Reynolds requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration for numerous Iowa counties due to significant snowfall during the...
Discriminating against transgender people does not make anyone safer
Laura Hessburg is Director of Public Policy for the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence. This commentary is slightly adapted from comments she delivered at...
Lawmakers consider bill redirecting state funds to homeless camps, parking lots
The bill proposes using state funds for short-term solutions for unsheltered homeless populations through the creation of parking lots, camping facilities and shelters...
Cancer-related diseases and deaths spur actions to fight farm chemical contamination in Corn Belt
Articles in this project are edited by Carey Gillam, managing editor of The New Lede. When directors of the public water utility in Des...
‘As long as our music touches people, we’re gonna keep on singing’: The Blind...
The Blind Boys of Alabama's decades-spanning career speaks to both the universal human condition - we are all just passing through this world, searching...
Try a Valentine’s Day movie marathon for every heart full of Iowa connections
Watching a movie is the perfect way to spend Valentine's Day, whether you are with your partner, friends or by yourself. While the typical...
Iowa bill would allow pharmacists to dispense birth control without doctor’s prescription
DES MOINES, Iowa - An Iowa House subcommittee is advancing a bill that would increase access to birth control. House Study Bill 642 allows...
Kim Reynolds has released her plan to restructure Iowa’s mental health systems. Here’s what...
Gov. Kim Reynolds' plan to overhaul Iowa's "fractured" mental health and disability service systems is advancing at the Iowa Capitol. The 80-page...
Proposed library bill is another attack on ideas
Photo by Bruce Lear of the public library in Alden, Iowa. Bruce Lear lives in Sioux City and has been connected to Iowa's public...
First Alert Forecast: Tuesday morning, February 13
First Alert Storm Team Meteorologist Corey Thompson checks in on a couple of pleasant days in eastern Iowa, with a rain/snow mix to follow...
