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Prison reform advocates say incarcerated individuals have been devastated by last month’s killings of two staffers at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. The tragedy has shaken both Department of Corrections and employees and inmates, many of whom knew the victims personally and continue to mourn them.

Host Charity Nebbe speaks with Iowa State University horticulturists Adam Thoms and Cindy Haynes.

Ben Kieffer and his guests have a number of quick conversations about the biggest news stories of the week.

Iowa City’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission resumed its operations Thursday night, after a temporary suspension put in place by city officials was lifted. At the same time, local Black Lives Matter activists held an organizing meeting for their own Peoples Truth & Reckoning Commission.

When it rains on Joe Rothermel’s central Illinois farm, most of the water drains into the nearby East Branch Embarras River. There, it begins a journey...

The second candidate interviewing to be the next president of the University of Iowa comes from the state university system in neighboring Illinois. Barbara Wilson, a top administrator at the University of Illinois system visited campus Thursday, taking questions and meeting with school leaders.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with U.S. Congresswoman Cindy Axne.

Host Ben Keiffer and his guests talk about the latest vaccination news for Iowa.

A team of advocates from a nonprofit group for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders released their findings from a months-long study on sexual violence in the Iowa AAPI community.

When countries like China buy soybeans and grain, that journey might start in a port in the land-locked state of Oklahoma. Farmers in states like Kansas...