'Angel Down' is a World War I story told as one continuous sentence, which vividly portrays the horrors of that conflict. Author Daniel Kraus is no stranger to horror. Growing up in Fairfield, he would watch horror movies like 'Night of the Living Dead' and episodes of 'The Twilight Zone' as a five year old with his mom. Kraus joins this episode to talk about his horror and Iowa roots, his latest book, which won this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and his 2023 novel 'Whalefall.' (This show was originally produced February 26, 2026.)
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An Iowa federal judge reckons with the murders that rocked his hometown and changed the course of his life. -
The Courage Ride — which raises funds for Sarcoma research — will roll out of Iowa City on August 10. -
Libertarian nominee Nicholas Gluba is vying for Iowa's 1st District seat in Congress. The Libertarian Party of Iowa is a recognized party this year. The shift worker and former U.S. Marine is hoping voters will give a third party a shot.
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China’s foreign ministry said police have arrested a 55-year-old man suspected of stabbing four instructors visiting from a small college in Iowa. IPR News spoke with one victim who’s recovering in a hospital in China. -
The University of Iowa has tasked an Iowa City domestic violence support service to take over sexual assault support services in southeastern Iowa. Even with funding still up in the air, the Domestic Violence Intervention Program is developing plans for these new services and the staff that will provide them. -
This year, the University of Iowa says it will close the provider of sexual assault services in southeastern Iowa. A local provider has less than a year to fill the gap.
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The Rape Victim Advocacy Program has provided support for survivors of sexual assault for more than 50 years. An IPR News investigation reveals how its abrupt closure came about and how that puts those services for 10% of the state’s population in jeopardy. -
Johnson County Supervisor Royceann Porter has an axe to grind. But to learn why you have to go back days, weeks, even a year to see how bad blood bubbled into the present. -
The first Iowa Democrat has announced plans to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Christina Bohannan is a law professor in Iowa City. She lost to Miller-Meeks in 2022.
