Kendall Crawford
Kendall was Iowa Public Radio’s western Iowa reporter based in Sioux City, IA until Jan. 20, 2023.
Before joining IPR, Kendall reported on education for St. Louis Public Radio as their newsroom intern. She also helped cover politics at the Tennessee state legislature for WPLN in Nashville.
Kendall has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and theatre from Belmont University. She grew up in Northern Kentucky, right across the river from Cincinnati.
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A northwest Iowa amusement park is building housing for its large population of seasonal international employees. -
A Morningside University professor is compiling the life experiences of Sioux City Latinos, in hopes of sharing it with the community. -
The Spirit Lake Community School District voted to authorize 10 staff members to be armed on campus. It’s an effort to protect against a potential active shooter situation. -
Native communities in western Iowa marched through Sioux City in remembrance of children who have been separated from their families and placed into foster care. -
Native communities in Iowa are urging people to educate themselves on the true history of Thanksgiving and to dispel myths harmful myths. -
Twenty years ago, Native communities in western Iowa protested the disproportionate number of Natives placed in the child welfare system. They’re still marching today. -
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources found the presence of dangerous chemicals in one of Sioux City’s water treatment plants. The contamination levels are above the Environmental Protection Agency’s health advisory threshold. -
The federal Indian Child Welfare Act protects Native children from being taken from their families, tribe and culture. Challenges to its constitutionality is worrying tribal members throughout Iowa. -
Feenstra will serve a second term as representative for the 4th Congressional District in a decisive victory over Democrat Ryan Melton. -
The Iowa chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is making its final pushes to bring Latino voters to the polls for the midterm elections.
