Newsbuzz

Saturday, October 23rd is the final day to submit a request for an absentee ballot to your county auditor. On this episode of River to River, host Ben Kieffer is joined by Iowa Public Radio reporter Katarina Sostaric for a look at key voting stories just 11 days ahead of Election Day.

A political analysis of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings from earlier in the week, and a look back at Pres. Trump's rally at the Des Moines Airport.

Short conversations about the top news stories for this week across Iowa.

On this "Newsbuzz" edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer speaks with Adam Decamp of the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation about the murder of Michael Williams, a Black man found dead last week in rural Jasper County. Also, we hear from Iowa voters, including a Howard County woman who voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012 and then voted for Trump in 2016.

A business owner explains the challenges of running his bar during the COIVD-19 pandemic, a look at Iowa’s Hispanic Heritage, a check-in with our pandemic diary series and a look at how the entertainment industry is adjusting to the COVID-19 threat.

Short conversations on predicting storms like last month's derecho in the future, milkweed plants helping the monarch butterfly population, harvest season and how Lantinx voters in Iowa are viewing the upcoming election.

Quick conversations to end this news week.

This week, Iowa surpassed a grim milestone - more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths. On this episode of River to River, a look at the ongoing impact of the pandemic on Iowans amid major errors in data reporting from the state.

Ben Kieffer speaks with Eric Harris, an Iowan whose right to vote was restored earlier this week and other Iowans covering or impacted by the week's news.

Ben Kieffer and his guests discuss the top Iowa stories to start off the week.