Katelyn Harrop
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Outlines Priorities 10 Days Ahead Of The Iowa Caucuses
River to River host Ben Kieffer talks with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren just 10 days ahead of the Iowa caucuses. Kieffer spoke → Read More
Marriage: When The Second, Third, Or Fourth Time Is The Charm
After divorce number two, getting married again was the last thing on Niki Boesen-Bonker’s mind. “I would have said, no way, over my dead body,” Boesen → Read More
The Iowa Legislature Gavels In Monday. Here's What To Watch For This Session.
State lawmakers are heading back to the Iowa Capitol next week for the 2020 legislative session, scheduled to start Monday, Jan. 13. This session will mark → Read More
Kamala Harris Campaigns On Supporting Teachers, Middle Class Families
With Caucus Day less than three months away, River to River has kicked off a series of interviews with 2020 presidential candidates . During this segment, → Read More
Walsh Thinks He Might Have Been In A Minute Maid Orange Commercial
River to River's "Home State View" series helps us understand how the presidential candidates are viewed as leaders in the states they call home. Host Ben → Read More
Author Marcus Zusak Reveals Process Behind "Bridge Of Clay"
Thirteen years after the release of his internationally bestselling novel, The Book Thief, author Marcus Zusak has emerged with a novel he describes as his → Read More
New Book Offers Intimate Portrait Of Mental Illness In America
The U.S. is in the midst of a mental health crisis, with 1 in 5 Americans experiencing mental illness each year. → Read More
What It Means To Find Home In Iowa
All this week, Talk of Iowa has explored the question “Iowa: Is this home?” On the final episode of this Iowa Week series, six stories of finding, or → Read More
In The Trade War, Iowa Businesses And Shoppers Pay The Price
Trade tariffs on imported goods are impacting the bottom lines of many Iowa businesses, and may even drive some to change their ticket prices and the → Read More
Teaching English Language Learners In Iowa
Denison, Iowa has changed a lot over the past 20 years. While many small towns have been shrinking, Denison's population has increased and the town has → Read More
The 2019 Iowa Public Radio Kids Summer Reading Guide
Barb Stein's Reading List Picture Books/Board Books I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont Lion and Mouse by Jairo Buitrago Camp Tiger by Susan Choi → Read More
New Poetry Collection Explores Growing Up Black In The Midwest
Caleb “The Negro Artist” Rainey’s poetry collection “Look, Black Boy” begins with this dedication: “To everyone who showed me that I was meant to be more → Read More
Trans Iowans On Public Health Insurance Fear Impact Of Budget Change
Last minute changes to the state health and human services budget have raised concern for members of Iowa’s LGBTQ community and organizations that provide → Read More
Singer Lissie On Ditching The West Coast For Life On An Iowa Farm
Like so many kids growing up in the Midwest, singer-songwriter Lissie was eager to leave. But after 15 years in California, the Rock Island, Illinois → Read More
Iowa Students Leave Their Classrooms To Fight Against Climate Change
Students across the country and across the globe are stepping out of their classrooms to demand action against climate change, including decreasing carbon → Read More
Western Iowa Devastated By Recent Flooding: "I Wouldn't Wish This on My Worst Enemy"
Gov. Kim Reynolds has issued a total of 43 countywide disaster proclamations in response to flooding that began on March 13. The impact has been widespread → Read More
How to Stay Safe as Sub-Zero Temperatures Sweep the State
You heard right. Iowa is expected to be colder than parts of Antarctica on Wednesday, with sub-zero temperatures expected to settle over the state Tuesday → Read More
A Test of Faith: Being Gay in the Catholic Church
Church can be a place of solitude, reflection, and community. For Joe Jennison, writer and director of the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group, → Read More
Politics Day: The Fight for the Supreme Court
Over the next few months, the Supreme Court battle between conservative and liberal interest groups over nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh is expected to cost → Read More