Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley (R-57) talks about the 2026 legislative session including property tax reform, criminal justice reform, water quality, education funding, health care and much more.

The historic Hose Station No. 7, 1354 W. 4th St., Davenport (two blocks west of Marquette) – last used as a fire station over six decades ago – is now a gleaming new bar and live music venue.

The $2.5 million renovation of the former OSF Healthcare office on Elliott Street will provide 40 private family accommodations, a play area, communal living and dining, and enhanced security.

Director Tony Parise and his tech team have created an enchanting production true to the film that includes a huge spiral platform to suggest the funnel cloud that whisks Dorothy to the magical land of Oz along with a gingerbread farmhouse front, dancing apple trees, prancing poppies, and madcap munchkins. What can’t be duplicated onstage is accomplished by projections onto the scrim.

The president again reiterated his allegations that elections are vulnerable to being stolen, but some see allegations as a bigger threat.

Six months after ISP completed its investigation, prosecutors have yet to issue a ruling

There is a growing interest to split Illinois and create a 51st state. What's behind the push?

Supporters claim racial motives in prosecution; launch legal defense fund

Myrna Johnson steered IPR through the pandemic, the transition to an independent nonprofit and through the loss of federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

A small city on the Mississippi River will take more time to write zoning rules that could affect plans for one of the largest data centers in the state.

Harvest Academy in Indianola helps its participants overcome challenges after leaving jail. The program wants to relocate its campus to help more people, and just broke ground on a bigger location in Des Moines.

Immigrants in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska are being detained for months at a time, waiting to be sent to countries where they have no ties. Some have criminal records. Others came to the country seeking asylum.

Attorneys say cases that claim the popular weedkiller causes cancer will have to change course to move forward in court after the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the agriculture company last month.

Pesticide pollution is a problem especially in the middle of the country. And sometimes there's enough of it to possibly hurt aquatic plants and animals.

For 150 years, silos have been a fixture of the Corn Belt, but efforts to preserve them have been haphazard.

The majority of tornadoes this year have blasted through states in the Midwest and Southeast, including Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Iowa. Tornado activity has been increasing east of the Great Plains in recent decades.