Jeff Bloodworth, professor of American history at Gannon University, talks about his book, Losing the Center: The Decline of American Liberalism 1968-1992. The book examines the downfall of Democrats along ideological, racial, and class lines. Published in 2013, the book was prescient in seeing the rise of Trump and realignment of the two parties along class lines.

Veteran dobro and lap steel guitar player Jerry Douglas will return to Davenport’s Adler Theatre with Alison Krauss & Union Station for a concert on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Sept. 11, 2026.

Your eyes work hard every day, and taking care of them is an important part of overall wellness. In this episode of Wellness Wake Up Call, learn how vision changes as we age and discover simple habits that can help protect your eye health, from staying active and eating well to wearing sun protection and scheduling regular eye exams.

Despite $350M funding increases, overall ‘adequacy gap’ grows for 3rd straight year

Four managers of a sprawling Franklin County mine face federal charges of concealing an underground fire, falsifying safety records and obstructing investigators, while a fifth pleaded guilty in August 2025

Amtrak is performing well nationally, according to an Illinois-based member of the board of the nation’s passenger rail service. Illinois numbers were not as accomplished, according to Amtrak records.

Old Greek Row deteriorates as demolition stalls, leaving Saluki Village plans in limbo

An Iowa training course is the first federally approved program that's part of the country's new Workforce Pell Grant program. The expanded program was included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed in 2025 and is designed to help low-income students access short-term career training.

An audit released Monday shows the state has made "substantial improvements" in efforts to inspect nursing homes and now meets federal requirements.

Members of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe are crossing the Midwest on a tour of ancestral sites. The 11-day journey brought them across Iowa and included a stop in Decorah, where they met with a researcher of the tribe’s native language.

After the abrupt closure of Clive's Painted Tree Boutiques in April, hundreds of small businesses were left with nowhere to set up shop. Now, the property owners have reopened the building under a new business they created to bring back the vendor hub.

The plains spotted skunk is becoming harder to find in the central U.S. states it calls home. As federal officials consider the skunk for federal protections, researchers and environmentalists are hoping to learn more about the long understudied species.

Passing on the family farm to the next generation is typically an involved process, both financially and emotionally. A turbulent agricultural economy the past few years has made that transition even more difficult.

Food safety experts say contaminated water in farm fields is a likely culprit. But questions still remain about the current outbreak.

When Congress allowed Affordable Care Act tax credits to lapse, healthcare premiums spiked for millions of Americans — especially self-employed farmers and ranchers. That added cost is multiplying the stress on their already stretched balance sheets.