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Iowa’s early voting period began Monday, Oct. 5 and closes Monday, Nov. 2. Here's how to successfully vote early in person or by mail.

Election officials say the most common mistake that gets Iowa voters' absentee ballots rejected is forgetting to sign the affidavit envelope. For absentee ballots received before Election Day, election officials are required by Iowa law to provide an opportunity for voters to fix their ballot or cast a new one.

For the first time ever, this year’s Latino Hall of Fame ceremony recognized a leader in Iowa’s LGBTQ community, but that wasn’t the only first.

A lot of us think about creativity as a luxury. Something that we will do when we have time, but we never have time. On this Talk of Iowa podcast, Charity Nebbe speaks with Mary Potter Kenyon about her newest book "Called to be Creative: A Guide to Reigniting Your Creativity."

Find the latest headlines from Iowa Public Radio news in our Daily Digest.

The Hearst Center For The Arts in Cedar Falls opens the exhibit a few days before the November 3 election.

The University of Iowa football team played its first game this weekend in a season that had previously been derailed by the coronavirus. Fans crowded into bars to watch, even as the virus continues to rage across the state and hospitals see a surge in patients.

Former state Sen. Rita Hart is hoping to win an open seat long considered safe for Democrats, but now rated a toss-up: Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. If the farmer and former teacher is leaning on her rural roots, in an effort to expand support beyond urban parts of southeast Iowa.

IowaWatch's Kate Hayden explores how a rural Iowa school district changes busing to accommodate staffing, costs, and students' needs.

A farmer in North Iowa has created a mobile barn that lets him raise four livestock species in pasture sections interspersed with crops.