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This week, Des Moines City Council members voted for stricter enforcement of the city’s camping ban. People experiencing homelessness can now be charged with a misdemeanor and fined even if shelters are full.

We hear from those working to address homelessness and affordable housing needs in Iowa — from a tiny home village for the homeless to youth advisory boards led by those impacted by housing insecurity.

It was the most expensive thunderstorm event in U.S. history. On this episode, three perspectives on the monster storm.

Polk County’s lead homelessness planning organization, Homeward, identified more people struggling with homelessness. Those numbers might go up more when COVID rental assistance money runs out, but there are solutions.

The 2025 legislative session is now over, and Gov. Kim Reynolds has requested a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to limit eligible foods for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Iowa.

Over 700 people in Polk County are waiting for help getting into housing as homeless shelters continue to operate at overflow capacity. But finding affordable housing isn’t the only challenge — there’s also the problem of staying housed.

People experiencing homelessness can be fined, charged and/or arrested for camping on public property.

A Des Moines nonprofit is trying for a second time to win approval to build a tiny home village to provide permanent affordable housing for people who are homeless.

Floods, tornadoes, bird flu and Caitlin Clark - just a sampling of the biggest stories from Iowa in last year.

A SCOTUS decision gave cities more authority to enforce bans on sleeping outdoors which changed some cities' policies. These are the solutions providers are working on in this new climate.