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Staff members at Lutheran Services in Iowa were concerned that refugees would become homeless after federal funding cuts. But community donations filled the gap.

Libraries, museums and theatres are just a few of the community institutions facing federal funding losses statewide.

The recently expanded Ames History Museum is full of surprises for all generations.

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.

The White House stopped funding refugee resettlement agencies. Federal funding made up roughly 80% of their budgets.

Through reporting in Iowa, Nebraska and other states, The Midwest Newsroom has found a pattern of rural school districts relying on nonprofit organizations and community members to provide support and services where federal funding fails to meet needs.

Iowan Jim Leach, who served in U.S. Congress for 30 years, passed away Wednesday at the age of 82.

Officials with the Iowa Dental Association want state lawmakers to address a major shortage of dentists who accept Medicaid patients. Health officials in northwest Iowa say children and the poor are especially impacted.

Polk County supervisors face a sudden and unexpected hit to their budget as the number of people experiencing homelessness continues to climb.

YSS, a youth social services provider in Iowa, is opening the Ember Recovery Campus with a residential addiction treatment program, crisis stabilization and crisis recovery services.