New York Times best selling author AJ Baime talks about his book, The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World. He discusses Truman's unlikely rise to the presidency, detailed looks at the day FDR died and Truman's first day as president, and the many events taking place early in his presidency including the fall of Berlin, the founding of the UN, victory at Okinawa, firebombings in Tokyo, the first atomic explosion, the Nazi surrender, the liberation of concentration camps, the Potsdam conference, the decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the surrender of Japan, the end of WWII and the beginning of the Cold War.

The former slave Dred Scott lived three years in the 1830s on today’s Arsenal Island, and a new historical marker honors his life and the way he changed American history.

Bettendorf Middle School has completed the first phase of a multi-year, $33.7-million improvement project.

Since 2021, the African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission (ADCRC) has been tasked with preserving African American communities, developing vocational centers, ensuring economic equity policies, and creating an Illinois Slavery Era Disclosure Bill. Currently, the commission is seeking resident input through September 6th.

Toll hike part of deal with labor leaders to boost public transportation funding in Chicago

Democrats and Republicans held their annual rallies at the fairgrounds in Springfield.

GOP officeholders, candidates lay blame for high prices, taxes on Democrats

House and Senate Republicans trying to protect incumbents, pick up seats

After hearing from community members who wanted a one-year pause on data centers, the Salix City Council rejected a proposed moratorium. Google is considering a project near the small town.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn met with cancer survivors and advocates to discuss Iowa's growing cancer rate three weeks after Democratic opponent Rob Sand.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited the Iowa State Fair on Monday to tout support for U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn and to promote his $1.5 trillion defense budget proposal. Hegseth called Nunn an ally in Congress for military spending and the department's war efforts.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in central Iowa to discuss the Trump administration's emphasis on fitness in K-12 schools.

More farmers are opting to repair old tractors, combines and other machinery instead of buying new upgrades. A tough farm economy and historically-high equipment prices are at least partly to blame.

Shades of red extracted from an ancient corn variety held up to heat and other conditions typical of food processing and storage. Researchers are exploring whether this natural dye alternative could open new markets for Midwest farmers.

Fewer people are buying cotton thanks to the rise of synthetic fibers like nylon and polyester. Now, the U.S. cotton industry wants to boost demand for American-grown cotton with tax credits and marketing campaigns.

U.S. Geological Survey researchers developed models to better understand the timing and sources contributing to nutrient pollution in streams and rivers. They say their findings can help guide efforts to improve water quality.