Newsbuzz

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

Host Ben Kieffer speak with presidential historian Tim Walch about the current immigration debate and how it stacks up to those in the past.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with Iowa Public Radio reporters about the biggest news stories in the state this week.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with Iowa Public Radio reporters about the number of bills advancing in the Iowa Legislature, the suspension of Iowa City’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and updates on the battle against COVID-19. Also, a conversation about a Burmese poet being detained in Myanmar.

Iowa is still in the early stage of a massive vaccination effort, but local pharmacies are working hard to get vaccines into the arms of as many qualified people as possible.

River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks to a variety of guests about top news stories from around Iowa.

If you’ve been without health insurance during the pandemic, relief came this week with an executive order from President Biden to open the federal health insurance marketplace for three months.

Short conversations about the big news stories for this week.

It’s been a historic week for the nation. Joe Biden was sworn in as president on Wednesday after beating single-term incumbent Donald Trump, and Kamala Harris became the first woman, Black American and Asian American to hold the vice presidency.

Statehouses across the nation are bracing for spillover from last week’s violent assault in Washington D.C. On this Newsbuzz edition of River to River, a look at extra security here in Iowa.