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A Polk County judge is considering whether one of the teenagers charged in last month's deadly shooting outside East High School should go free. → Read More
Iowa is celebrating its 175th birthday this year, and the State Historical Museum is displaying unique and untold stories — including pieces of Iowa's Black History. → Read More
Rheya Spigner reports on how a history of redlining has placed communities of color more at risk for hazardous living conditions and how climate change can make it worse. → Read More
Mena Jones went from being homeless to selling houses. Now, as an Iowa Realtor, she's telling her story of triumph and chance while encouraging others. → Read More
Mike Zeundel was 66 years old when he was told he has mild cognitive impairment, the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. → Read More
It’s something in between a bed and breakfast and a vacation rental, but once you step into the doors you step back into farm life. → Read More
In the summer of 2020, the Des Moines Black Lives Matter movement and community leaders issued four demands for change. Here's a look at what has happened since. → Read More
Imagine a place of true equal opportunity, leaders of color, wealth no matter your race or creed. This utopia existed in Buxton, Iowa, in the late 1800. → Read More
An amendment to that bill would add liability protection for retailers and exempt the E15 standard for those who have incompatible pumps. The plan requires gas stations to sell E15 starting in 2026. → Read More
"When they started introducing this technology to city councils and boards of supervisors, they said this would give more accountability. The cameras were purchased, but they won't make the video available," said Randy Evans, with Iowa Freedom of Information Council. → Read More
In February, Rob Newberry collapsed at Genesis Fitness Club when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. → Read More
Elaine Estes came to Des Moines at 16 years old to attend Drake University. She was the first Black woman to live in the dorms on campus, an approval that came from university trustees in order for her to attend the program. → Read More
A bill is now headed to the Iowa Senate that would allow dentists to give COVID-19 and flu vaccines. → Read More
"We should start to see widespread distribution that can keep pace with demand by the end of April, the beginning of May, and we're going to hold onto that right now," said an IDPH spokesperson. → Read More
The author of the 1619 project is an Iowa native. She says it's "utterly disgraceful" that the state would pull funding from schools teaching the lesson on slavery. → Read More
From the inner city of Washington, D.C., to the heartland, Wayne Ford traveled great lengths to enact change. → Read More
Businesses that lost sales in the second and third quarters of last year, compared to the year before, are eligible to apply for the grants. → Read More
On 8th St. in Des Moines, a fridge stands, fully stocked of fresh produce and good food for anyone in need. → Read More
The virus is spreading and the Iowa Department of Education is allowing more school districts to go 100% online. → Read More
AFSCME held a news conference Monday to address conditions at Iowa prisons after eight inmates and a corrections officer to date have died due to COVID-19. → Read More