public safety

Los miembros de la comunidad de la East High School en Des Moines se reunieron el miércoles por la mañana para recuperarse y apoyarse mutuamente después del tiroteo en el que murió José David López, de 15 años, el lunes en el recinto escolar.

Jewish synagogues across the Midwest are focusing anew on security protocols after a hostage incident in a Texas temple.

One year after the devastating derecho, local leaders in Cedar Rapids say the city is making progress on its efforts to rebuild. Residents and officials are marking the anniversary to acknowledge the loss and the resilience of the community.

One year ago, a powerful derecho packing winds comparable to a Category 4 hurricane swept through Iowa, leaving a trail of devastation. A year later, some Iowans haven't fully recovered and many are still waiting for an insurance check, a contractor and a feeling of security.

Thousands of protestors took to the streets of Iowa City in the wake of George Floyd's murder. In the year since, the city has taken some concrete steps to address racial injustice, but it hasn't come without conflict.

Advocates and loved ones are speaking out about a new Iowa Department of Corrections policy that bans family, friends and third parties from sending to books to state prisons. Advocates say the step undermines inmates' basic rights and dignity and their efforts at rehabilitation.

Iowa Democratic lawmakers who toured the Anamosa State Penitentiary Friday say conditions at the prison must improve, after the killings of two staffers by two inmates last month, describing the facility as unsafe, overcrowded and understaffed.

Iowa Democrats are asking the Biden administration to conduct an investigation into the killings of two Iowa Department of Corrections staffers, who were allegedly bludgeoned to death by two inmates. The attack has underscored understaffing, overcrowding and safety concerns at the facilities.

On this special edition of River to River, the story of how Guillermo Romano Ibarra has overcome the odds after a bicycle crash nearly killed him.

The leader of the labor union representing Iowa corrections officers says a proposed budget increase for next year is not enough to provide safe working conditions in Iowa prisons.