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The war in Ukraine has forced farmers to abandon millions of acres of the nation's most fertile farmland.

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A judge in New Mexico has upheld the state's Democratic-drawn congressional map. The decision could be yet another redistricting case that affects the balance of power in the U.S. House.

Center Street was the main business and entertainment district for Black residents in Des Moines through the early to mid-1900s.

Proposed projects would add more than 3,000 miles of new carbon pipelines through rural parts of the Midwest. Some emergency officials are concerned about safety, especially after a rupture on a similar pipeline three years ago.

Jonathan Lethem's narrative is a nonlinear mosaic; an amalgamation of vignettes coming together to create a beautiful, gritty, impeccably researched portrait of Brooklyn, its history, and its people.

On this archived episode of River to River we listen back to a conversation with the retired director of the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The vast Ukrainian farmland abandoned due to war can be seen from space. Jailed Iranian human rights activist and journalist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

Iowa’s Racing and Gaming Commission says the sports betting scandal at two of the state’s public universities has not turned up any attempts to fix games. Marshalltown is installing a public Narcan dispenser to help fight opioid overdoses. Native American advocates in Iowa are raising awareness of Indigenous People’s Day, which is Monday.

Officials say the Kaliwa Dam will help alleviate an impending water shortage in the capital that's being exacerbated by climate change. But the project is plagued with controversies and questions.