The Iowa State Capitol as seen April 8, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Though Iowa Republicans suffered serious losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections, the party appears to have kept [...]
A voting kiosk at First Church of the Open Bible, the polling place for two Des Moines precincts, on Nov. 4, 2025. (Photo by Jim Obradovich for Iowa Capital Dispatch)Nearly [...]
The mighty Mississippi River, shown here in Dubuque. (Photo by Perry Beeman/Iowa Capital Dispatch)When approaching another election, I am reminded of a song from “Show Boat,” a play on Broadway [...]
Union members and volunteers rallied with Democratic candidates and AFL-CIO leaders Oct. 31, 2026, at the IBEW headquarters in Ankeny for a canvassing event days before the Nov. 3, 2026 [...]
(Photo by simpson33 via iStock / Getty Images Plus) A nonprofit organization that helps refugees and immigrants in Iowa is being sued for allegedly discriminating against clients who are African, [...]
The “ballot drop” box at the Polk County Election Office in Des Moines, Iowa, on the first day of early voting, Oct. 14, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy agreed to an up to $5.1 billion loan to Alliant Energy. (Photo by Robert Zullo/ States Newsroom)Alliant Energy Corporation has closed a $5.1 billion loan [...]
A former Davenport elementary school teacher is suing the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners over its move to suspend his teaching license due to allegations of inappropriate contact with a [...]
A corn field in Johnston, Iowa on Oct. 20, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Soybean harvest across Iowa has picked up after a slow start to harvest season [...]
President Donald Trump gave remarks at the Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City Oct. 22, 2026 for a rally supporting Iowa Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections. (Photo by Robin [...]
Republican Zach Lahn and Democratic state Auditor Rob Sand are competing in the Nov. 3, 2026 election to become Iowa's next governor. (Candidate photos by Zach Sommers for Iowa Capital [...]
President Donald Trump speaks during an Oct. 19, 2026, rally at the Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City, Kansas. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s midterm [...]
Democrat Josh Turek, running for U.S. Senate, spoke with a driver as he and former Iowa U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin knocked doors in Ottumwa Oct. 18, 2026. (Photo by Robin [...]
Several deer at Jester Park in Polk County on Nov. 7, 2024. (Photo by Karsan Turner for Iowa Capital Dispatch)Cooler temperatures and harvested crop fields are welcome conditions for deer [...]
The Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as Northbrook Manor, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Photo via Google Earth)The federal government has added two Iowa nursing homes to its list [...]
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 [...]
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(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 [...]
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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 [...]