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Storm Lake is home to a population where more than a third identify as Latino or Hispanic and nearly one in five identify as Asian.

How one small Iowa city continues to deal with the effects of a major outbreak

Cómo una pequeña ciudad de Iowa sigue lidiando con los efectos de un grande brote de COVID-19

Roger Stone, seen here departing federal court in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20, 2020, appeared Friday before the panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and invoked his Fifth Amendment rights.

Roger Stone appears before Jan. 6 panel and pleads the Fifth

The panel said Stone participated in "Stop the Steal" efforts related to the 2020 election. The political operative said he knows "nothing whatsoever about the illegal events that day."

Amner Martinez runs a staffing agency in Des Moines. His family, who are originally from Guatemala, moved from California to Iowa in the 1990s. Most of his family has worked at the Tyson plant in Perry.

Many of the employees at Iowa's meatpacking plants were already in vulnerable positions. Then COVID hit the plants

Muchos de los empleados de las plantas procesadoras de carne de Iowa ya se encontraban en posiciones vulnerables. Entonces COVID les pegó fuerte en las plantas

A shot of the "Passage of Peace" art installation. (Oneida Nation)

Hit hard by the pandemic, Oneida Indian Nation brings message of remembrance with 'Passage of Peace'

In response to the pandemic's threat to Indigenous communities, the Oneida Indian Nation unveiled an art installation called "Passage of Peace."

(From left to right) Isabel Djaroun, her daughter Nadia, Alejandro Murguia-Ortiz and Micaela and Martín pose for a family photo in their home in Sioux City. Both Ortiz parents were working in meat packing plants when COVID-19 became widespread.

It didn't kill them, it made them stronger. An Iowa meatpacking family's battle with COVID

Meatpacking families in the state were hit hard by the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean they were all torn apart.

Valerie June performed "Call Me A Fool" for WUNC.

NPR Music's Best Live Sessions of 2021

The best Live Sessions of 2021 feature performances from Japanese Breakfast, Samm Henshaw, Yola and many more.

Hazel Cills

The NPR Music editor shares her favorite albums and songs of 2021.

Felix Contreras

The Alt.Latino host shares 20 of his favorite albums of 2021.

Fi O'Reilly

The NPR Music editorial intern shares her favorite albums and songs of 2021.

Ann Powers

NPR's pop critic shares her favorite albums and songs of 2021.

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