Iowa

One writer is uncovering the history of an Iowa town where Black and white families lived, worked and played together decades before integration.

Community colleges in Iowa are preparing for a more diverse student body. They saw overall enrollment go down when the pandemic started, but now they’re ready to gain more students of color.

The longtime host of Iowa Press talks about his work as Iowa's moderator and his tenuous position looking for both sides of the issues.

Iowa’s refugee resettlement agencies are preparing for an influx of refugees evacuated from Afghanistan.

An update on the COVID-19 pandemic, the sentencing of the man convicted of killing Mollie Tibbetts and a new Waterloo literacy program from Pulitzer Prize-winner Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Food experts from across the country met virtually today for the 15th Iowa Hunger Summit. They discussed how to address food insecurity in Iowa.

With the Cedar Rapids Gazette selling off its own printer, we sat down with the leaders of newspapers in Iowa Falls and Carroll to learn about how they are paving the way for Iowa journalism's future.

One Iowan woman won't stop her long-distance swimming until she gets the crown.

Today is the first day back to school for students in Sioux City. For the first time in years, there will be a completely new boundary map that determines which school students go to. Also, teachers and administrators have to comply with a new state law. The law limiting some lessons on race may pose a new challenge to a district trying to diversify its schools.

A former U.S. military interpreter originally from Afghanistan is one step closer to being granted asylum. He said he feels conflicted by the good news for himself, while his home country is suffering.