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A reckoning has come for cities and farms in the desert Southwest that were built to rely on the Colorado River.

Even after their babies died, hospital bills kept coming. These parents of fragile, very sick infants faced exorbitant bills — though they had insurance. "The process was just so heartless," one says.

On Blount's new concept album, the singer, scholar and multi-instrumentalist reimagines field recordings of spirituals to tell a story about a time after the climate crisis has destroyed the earth.

The Russian leader has already lost several big bets in Ukraine. He may be taking his largest risk yet by mobilizing more troops and pushing ahead with plans to annex Ukrainian territory.

The number of Iowans who have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic has passed 10,000. Talks between Ingredion and the union that represents workers at the company's Cedar Rapids plant have broken down after company officials brought armed guards to a negotiating session this week. Plus, a new mural in Sioux City will celebrate Hispanic heritage in northwest Iowa.

On this Banned Books Week, an annual nationwide celebration of the freedom to read, we listen back to a conversation about recent book challenges across Iowa and the U.S.

NPR's A Martinez talks to retired Col. Mark Cancian about what Putin's partial mobilization of the Russian military and attempts to annex Ukrainian territory tell us about the next phase of the war.

Alive at the End of The World, the new poetry collection by Saeed Jones, reckons with continued living in the face of endless grief.

An online merchant who runs one of the few remaining websites where you can buy floppy disks says they're still used in the medical and airline industries.

Sesame Street The Musical is a new, Off-Broadway show staring Cookie Monster, Grover, Elmo and the rest of the muppets. The producers tailored the experience to their target audience: toddlers.