Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, joined by, from left, fellow state attorneys Kris Kobach of Kansas, JB McCuskey of West Virginia and Mike Hilgers of Nebraska, held a news conference [...]

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (right), joined by Iowa law enforcement and members of the National Border Patrol Council, held a news conference in Urbandale Oct. 13, 2026 the organization endorsed [...]

Mill Creek as it flows under High County Road in Cherokee County. (Photo via Google Earth) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a manure discharge in Cherokee County [...]

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek debates his Republican opponent Ashley Hinson on Oct. 7, 2026, at Iowa PBS in Johnston. (Pool photo by Cody Scanlan/The Des Moines Register) Iowa [...]

David Russell sat holding an American flag on the steps of the Iowa Capitol as part of the "No Kings" protest in Des Moines March 28, 2026. (Photo by Robin [...]

The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing oversees restaurant inspections in Iowa. (Photo via Getty Images; DIAL logo courtesy of Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing)State, city and [...]

A pastor interrupted an Ottumwa City Council meeting Tuesday after a former council member opened the session with an invocation that ended with a salute to Satan, setting off a [...]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters inside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on June 24, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)A leading Democratic campaign committee [...]

The Iowa Board of Medicine regulates the state's medical profession as part of the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing. (Photo by Getty Images, board seal courtesy the State [...]

Iowa Sen. Dan Dawson, R-Council Bluffs, spoke in opposition to legislation passed by the Iowa Legislature in a special session Oct. 2, 2026 making changes to a state economic development [...]

The Iowa Supreme Court's Attorney Disciplinary Board and the Grievance Commission of the Iowa Supreme Court handle ethics complaints filed against Iowa lawyers. (Photo via Canva; seal courtesy of the [...]

(Stock photo by Getty Images)Two behavioral health professionals from Iowa are currently facing disciplinary charges related to their relationships with patients. The first of the two cases involves Chad M. [...]

Republican Ashley Hinson pledged to be President Donald Trump's ally during her U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Cedar Rapids Sep. 14, 2025. Now some GOP candidates are distancing themselves [...]

(Stock photo by Greenleaf123/Getty Images)A company established by Iowa State University researchers is facing a lawsuit from its former partners in the business and a group of companies who say [...]

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, joined by Jeremy Ingrim, director of the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and other members of the state Medicaid fraud task force for a meeting [...]

Iowa Corn Growers Association asked lawmakers for relief from high diesel fuel costs. Pictured is a fuel pump June 23, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital dispatch) As Iowa farmers [...]

Erich Bockman, co-owner of Fontenelle Supply Co., gave Iowa Rep. Josh Turek, who is running for Iowa's U.S. Senate seat in 2026, a tour of the store in Des Moines' [...]

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, attended the Republican 4th Congressional District convention in Carroll on April 23, 2022. (Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price [...]

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, running for Iowa's U.S. Senate seat, and Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, right, listened to Jacob Carnes, a McDonald's manager in Ankeny at a campaign event [...]

The Iowa Board of Regents approved increases to state appropriations requests from Iowa's public universities, whose leaders said they hoped to avoid passing inflationary expenses on to students. (Photo by [...]

The Iowa Board of Regents meets at the University of Northern Iowa on Sept. 16, 2026. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The Iowa Board of Regents Wednesday provided initial approval [...]

Corn grows near Ogden, Iowa in early September, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) As most of Iowa saw heavy rainfall over the past week, about 2% of Iowa’s [...]

An American flag hangs down the side of the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2026. The flag was unfurled during a sunrise ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11. (Photo by [...]

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson speaks with reporters Sept. 10, 2026 outside of a childcare center in Carlisle, Iowa. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Hinson [...]

Young pheasants like to dry off along gravel roads on mornings with heavy dew. Iowa Department of Natural Resources staff use these mornings to count wildlife populations. (Photo courtesy of [...]

When employers automate routine tasks that junior employees used to do, they may lose a valuable training opportunity. (Stock photo by David Espejo/Getty Images)Iowa is spending public money to expand [...]

State Rep. Derek Wulf of Hudson will run as the Republican lieutenant governor candidate alongside GOP gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn in the 2026 election. (Main photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital [...]

Teamsters Local 238 Secretary-Treasurer Jesse Case, left, and Jennifer Sherer, deputy director of Economic Policy Institute Economic Analysis and Research Network, speak on Iowa Press on Sept. 4, 2026. (Screenshot [...]

Iowa Workforce Development manages unemployment claims filed on behalf of Iowans. (Photo by Getty Images, logo courtesy the State of Iowa)A mental health worker who was fired after being criminally [...]

Corn grows along west-bound U.S. 80 in Iowa Aug. 31, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Less than 10% of Iowa corn acres have reached the mature stage as [...]

Where's the beef? President Trump recently announced he's lifting tariffs for imported ground beef, upsetting U.S. cattle producers. (Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA) Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 8/29/26 by [...]

A physician is asking the Iowa Supreme Court to block the state’s Board of Medicine from issuing a decision in her disciplinary case. (Main photo by simpson33 via iStock / [...]

Iowa farmers in 26 counties can participate in a free nitrogen soil sampling project. (Photo by Catherine Ulitsky/ USDA-NRCS )Farmers in the Greater Des Moines Watershed and parts of the [...]

The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing is responsible for overseeing Iowa's licensing boards. (Photo illustration via Getty Images; logo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and [...]

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a speech supporting U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn's 2026 reelection campaign at JR’s Southpork Ranch at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 17, 2026. (Photo by [...]

Taylor Wettach spoke to Iowa State Fair attendees and reporters during the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox on Aug. 22, 2026. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The Democratic candidate for [...]

A local effort to "batch" cover crop implementation can help lower barriers to entry, according to an ag conservation group. (Photo by USDA)An Iowa program that deploys conservation practices across [...]

Rep. Taylor Collins is encouraging Iowa colleges and universities to answer the call to action from U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The chair of [...]

Chris McGowan, the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce president and 4th District Republican candidate, delivered remarks at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 17, 2026. [...]

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, delivered the keynote address at the Iowa Wing Ding Aug. 13, 2026 held at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. (Photo by Robin [...]

The South Carolina delegation's sign is seen as former President Barack Obama speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 2024. (Photo by Shaun Griswold / Source New Mexico)The [...]

Christina Bohannan, Iowa City Democrat running for U.S. House in Iowa’s 1st District, talks with American Cancer Society volunteers and staff at Sidekick Coffee & Books on Aug. 14, 2026 [...]

A report from Iowa Environmental Council looks at air pollution in the Sioux City region. (Stock photo by EThamPhoto/Getty Images)In 2025, Iowa Environmental Council worked with Woodbury County residents to [...]

The Iowa State Capitol as seen April 8, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 8/9/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative Regulars Laura Belin and [...]

(Logo courtesy of the Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System; photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed Martin Noven, the former executive director of the Maryland State [...]

Oaklea Simpson Security, a Maryland company, is suing several former employees of its Iowa office in Mills County, alleging a “brazen and coordinated scheme” to take over highly classified work [...]

Iowa Auditor Rob Sand, the Democratic candidate running for Iowa governor in 2026, spoke to American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network advocates at The Empire in Des Moines July 28, [...]