Iowa

Host Ben Kieffer talks to The Gazette’s Vanessa Miller about the Hawkeye football diversity advisory committee. We also get the latest on Hy-Vee’s lawsuit alleging price fixing in the pork industry and remember renowned Iowa astrophysicist Don Gurnett.

Host Charity Nebbe talks to two doctors about their years of testing and research to stop a disease plaguing an Iowa family. Later, a conversation with Gary Porter on his memoir, "Town Kid: Reflections of a Midwestern Boyhood."

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds called solving the child care shortage a priority in last year's Condition of the State address. What's being done to add more slots for families?

COVID-19 and its impact on meatpacking workers, the future of mask mandates in schools and the campaign trails emerging for 2022 are all stories that IPR will continue to follow into the new year.

Salisbury is being credited for modernizing the clerk’s office.

The federal government allocated millions of dollars for residents in Iowa who were having a hard time paying their rent during the pandemic. In one county, that assistance has completely run out.

A coalition of immigrants and advocates is pushing for more Iowa counties to follow in Johnson County’s footsteps. They want more counties to adopt a pandemic relief fund for excluded workers.

The logistics of setting Afghan refugees up in Iowa. And what It's a Wonderful Life can teach us about history and representations of Iowa.

First some advice on how to let holiday stress fall off your back. Then we spend some time remembering the life and work of Waterloo's Tyler Greene and his work to make the world more accessible.

A Johnston teacher’s resignation came after a state lawmaker’s personal attack against his inclusive classroom. Then we move on to a conversation about what exactly it means to challenge a book in your local library.