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Some public school districts are enacting mask mandates following a federal judge's ruling to temporarily stop the enforcement of the state's ban on mask mandates in schools.

Community colleges in Iowa are preparing for a more diverse student body. They saw overall enrollment go down when the pandemic started, but now they’re ready to gain more students of color.

Iowa’s nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency released its first proposal Thursday for new congressional and legislative district boundaries. The redistricting process will continue with public hearings planned for next week.

Hard conversations about the COVID-19 pandemic and dives into great pieces of literature: host Charity Nebbe walks through some of her recent favorite episodes of Talk of Iowa.

A new report by the non-profit Trust for America's Health found that Iowa is one of 16 states with an adult obesity rate above 35 percent.

The second inmate convicted of killing two staff members at the Anamosa State Penitentiary will spend the rest of his life in prison. At a hearing at the Jones County Courthouse on Wednesday, Michael Dutcher pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two life terms without the possibility of parole.

From Climate Change and Afghanistan to transparency and discovering a new way of life, host Ben Kieffer offers up his favorite shows of the year.

The Iowa City Community School District became the latest to reinstate a mask mandate during a board meeting Tuesday night. The requirement goes into effect Wednesday, as do mandates in the Cedar Rapids and Des Moines school systems.

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday she is calling a special legislative session to begin Oct. 5 so Iowa lawmakers can consider and vote on new boundaries for legislative and congressional districts. An Iowa Supreme Court order says the legislature may continue the redistricting process past a Sept. 15 deadline.

Last year’s powerful derecho damaged or destroyed an estimated seven million trees across Iowa, according to a new analysis released by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The storm decimated Iowa’s forests, mangling some of the state’s oldest and most majestic trees.