Scott McFETRIDGE
The Associated Press
Des Moines, IA, United States
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In search of a lost cemetery, dig begins at a former Native American school in Nebraska
GENOA, Neb. (AP) — Bodies of dozens of children who died at a Native American boarding school have been lost for decades, a mystery that archeologists... → Read More
In search of a lost cemetery, dig begins at a former Native American school in Nebraska
Bodies of dozens of children who died at a Native American boarding school have been lost for decades, a mystery that archeologists aim to unravel as ... → Read More
Iowa governor settles open records lawsuit filed by media groups
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by journalists and open government advocates who sought to require... → Read More
In rare 3-3 decision, Iowa Supreme Court rejects attempt to reinstate strict abortion ban
A bid by Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds to reinstate the state’s strict ban on most abortions has failed. In a rare 3-3 split decision Friday, the state's supreme court upheld a 2019 district court ruling that blocked the law. → Read More
Court set to rule on Iowa governor’s bid to reinstate strict abortion limits
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa court ruling expected Friday could outlaw most abortions in the state or keep the procedure legal up to 20 weeks of pr... → Read More
Cracked floors, bowed walls: Many warnings but no action at Iowa building before deadly collapse
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — So many people knew something wasn’t right at the 116-year-old Davenport apartment building. → Read More
Three bodies recovered in Iowa building collapse; lawsuit accuses city and owners of negligence
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The bodies of three men have been removed from the site of a collapsed six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, about ... → Read More
Mayor: 5 unaccounted for including 2 likely in wreckage of collapsed Iowa apartment building
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Five people remain unaccounted for, including two people whose remains may be in a pile of rubble at the site of a partially c... → Read More
Iowa governor signs bill loosening child labor laws
Iowa teenagers could work more jobs and for longer hours under a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Kim Reynolds → Read More
Iowa governor signs bill loosening child labor laws
Iowa teenagers could work more jobs and for longer hours under a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Kim Reynolds → Read More
Iowa law limits gender identity instruction, removes books depicting sex acts from school libraries
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa teachers will be banned from raising gender identity and sexual orientation issues with students through grade six, and a... → Read More
Iowa law limits gender identity instruction, removes books depicting sex acts from school libraries
Iowa teachers are now banned from raising gender identity or sexual orientation issues with children through the sixth grade → Read More
US Postal Service honors civil rights leader, Ponca tribe Chief Standing Bear, with stamp
A Ponca tribe chief whose landmark lawsuit in 1879 established that a Native American is a person under the law was honored Friday with the unveiling ... → Read More
For turning ‘mines to vines,’ founder of Roots of Peace wins World Food Prize
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A California peace activist who has worked to remove land mines from war-torn regions and replace them with grape vines, fruit... → Read More
EPA allows gasoline with higher ethanol blend during summer
Fuel stations throughout the country will be able to sell gasoline blended with 15% ethanol during the summer under an emergency waiver issued by the Environmental Protection Agency → Read More
EPA allows gasoline with higher ethanol blend during summer
Fuel stations throughout the country will be able to sell gasoline blended with 15% ethanol during the summer under an emergency waiver issued by the Environmental Protection Agency → Read More
Police charge 2nd teen in Iowa school shooting that killed 2
Authorities on Friday charged a second teenager with murder in the shooting deaths of two students at a Des Moines educational program. → Read More
Police charge 2nd teen in Iowa school shooting that killed 2
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities on Friday charged a second teenager with murder in the shooting deaths of two students at a Des Moines educational program. Bravon Michael Tukes, 19, of Des Moines, faces two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder and one count of criminal gang participation. The charges match […] → Read More
Police charge 2nd teen in Iowa school shooting that killed 2
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities on Friday charged a second teenager with murder in the shooting deaths of two students at a Des Moines educational program. Bravon Michael Tukes, 19, of Des Moines, faces two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder and one count of criminal gang participation. The charges match […] → Read More
Police chief calls Iowa school shooting ‘sad and pointless’
The shooting Monday at the Starts Right Here educational program killed two teens — 18-year-old Gionni Dameron and 16-year-old Rashad Carr — who were trying to rebuild their lives with help from the organization. → Read More