Christina Bohannan, Democratic candidate for Congress in Iowa's 1st district, talks about high costs for housing, health care, food and gas and how she would address them, tariff policy, the Farm Bill, corruption, AI, and the rural vote and ends with her favorite Johnny Cash song.

The Putnam Museum and Science Center is opening a unique collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, with “Legacy of the Land: Treaties and the Shaping of America,” a new traveling exhibition.

Nearly 10 weeks after America celebrated its 250th birthday, the United States welcomed 71 of its newest citizens Tuesday, who celebrated a different re-birth.

The Rose Entertainment Complex will take over the former Cabana's Campus on 4th Avenue in the Broadway neighborhood. Del’s Metal Company tried and, for a second time, failed to gain approval to store scrap metal outside and continue cutting on two properties not zoned for such operations.

Illinois has reduced its carbon footprint 32% since 2005, but more steps are needed to meet the goal of “net zero” emissions by 2050.

The current Carle Health Proctor Hospital on Knoxville Avenue will be known as the Carle Health Methodist Hospital- Proctor Campus, effective Nov. 1. There are no changes to the name of the current Carle Health Methodist Hospital on Glen Oak Avenue.

St. Mary's Church in El Paso will host a watch party for the Sept. 24 ceremony in the same parish hall where Sheen was baptized.

Jails that routinely fail inspections can be referred to the attorney general — but the Department of Corrections hasn’t done so in over a decade.

Rather than investing in new gas plants and higher coal usage to scale up generation, the signatories of the 2026 Iowa Climate Statement are advocating for more wind and solar. They say renewable energy is critical for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting Iowans from air pollution and global price fluctuations from fossil fuels.

Republican Reps. Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks broke with their party Tuesday to limit the president's war powers in Iran. They both face competitive U.S. House reelection races this fall.

The Des Moines City Council voted 6-1 to approve a proposed budget for fiscal year 2028, which includes service and staffing cuts across departments to balance a significant gap in city funds.

Many Ukrainians who fled the war with Russia found safety in the U.S., including in Sioux County. But for some, staying in Iowa is far from certain, as a deadline for temporary protected status expires next month.

Beginning in December, new federal restrictions will make many hemp products illegal. Businesses in the industry are getting ready to close down most or all of their operations, while advocates hope there's still time to change course before the ban begins.

More than 5 million people are no longer getting food aid in the wake of a slew of cuts and changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. As changes to the program continue to unfold, rural Americans face unique problems.

Warmer-than-normal-temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are driving what could be the strongest El Niño on record. Here’s how that’s likely to impact weather across the central U.S this year.

A decade ago, a federal task force announced a plan to help monarch butterflies along their great migration. The six-state effort along Interstate 35 didn’t take off as expected, but some roadsides are blooming anyway.