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(Photo courtesy of the Iowa Board of Nursing)An Iowa nurse who has repeatedly faced allegations of stealing from patients is now facing disciplinary charges from the Iowa Board of Nursing. [...]

Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn spoke with supporters who came to celebrate the opening of his West Des Moines campaign headquarters April 2, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)As [...]

A wrongful death lawsuit against a Des Moines hospital alleges a pattern of failing to stabilize and provide timely treatment for emergency room patients. (Stock photo by Greenleaf123/Getty Images)A wrongful [...]

Iowa Rep. Eddie Andrews and his attorney Jacob Heard attended the second day of a State Objection Panel hearing on a challenge to Andrews' place on the 2026 Republican gubernatorial [...]

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 [...]

Gov. Kim Reynolds answered questions from reporters at a media availability Feb. 26, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a tax increase on health [...]

The Nebraska-Iowa rivalry is one of the first for Husker fans since joining the Big Ten Conference in 2010. The feeling is sometimes mutual. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)Early in Tim Miles’ [...]

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson held a news conference after filing her paperwork March 11, 2026 to be on the primary ballot for U.S. Senate. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) [...]

The Iowa State Capitol as seen Jan. 9, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Following the second “funnel” deadline of the Iowa legislative session, lawmakers often aim to shift their [...]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bennett Stirtz scored 16 points and No. 9 seed Iowa weathered his erratic shooting to hold… TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bennett Stirtz scored 16 points and [...]

Rep. Shannon Lundgren, R-Peosta, spoke March 19, 2026, in the Iowa House on a bill that increases a tax on health maintenance organization premiums for nine months in order to [...]

The bill passed by the Iowa House on March 17, 2026, requires the government and licensing boards to use the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database and E-Verify [...]

Iowa Auditor Rob Sand and his gubernatorial campaign staff brought multiple boxes containing binders of petition signatures to the Iowa Secretary of State's office March 9, 2026, submitting paperwork qualifying [...]

(Photo courtesy of the Iowa Board of Medicine)A West Des Moines doctor accused of incompetence has had his license placed on probation for one year. Iowa Board of Medicine records [...]

The Iowa State Capitol as seen Feb. 11, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The Iowa Senate Ways and Means Committee advanced a measure Wednesday that would impose a one-time [...]

A protest led by congressional Democrats outside U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 3, 2026, attracted a crowd of up to a couple hundred. (Photo [...]

A cow stands in a southwest Iowa pasture that was previously an unproductive row crop field. The cow also stands in front of a pond that the Walters family installed [...]

The Iowa Capitol on Dec. 20, 2024. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Bills to prohibit cloud seeding in Iowa, raise the punishment for animal torture and require state prioritization of [...]

Major Jeffrey O'Brien. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Reserve Command Press Desk)A second Iowan was identified Wednesday as one of the six U.S. military members killed in an Iranian strike [...]

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor was just days away from returning home to her husband and two children when a drone strike at a [...]

The state flag waves in front of the Iowa Capitol on May 8, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa House unanimously passed a bill Monday aimed at [...]

Gov. Kim Reynolds answered questions from reporters Feb. 26, 2026 on the use of a state-owned plane purchased using COVID-19 relief funds. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Down [...]