On Thursday, the Iowa House approved a bill that prohibits local governments from having any civil rights ordinances that ...

The Iowa House passed two measures Wednesday that Democrats and opponents said would harm marginalized populations, including transgender Iowans, throughout the state. HF 2557 creates exemptions to ...

Always free! If you’re a folk fan, punk fan or like a bit of both, you’ll find plenty to bop your head to this first weekend in […] ...

Ballet Des Moines offered an evening abundant with world premieres with their latest performance, Nothing Holds Still. The program featured works by three choreographers, each exploring themes of time ...

A large crowd gathered outside the ICE field office in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday morning to show support for the immigrants.

I finish the last bite of lentils I can manage, scooped up with a piece of fresh injera. My friend remarks at my “tumeric-stained lips,” so I get up to head […] ...

Recent events in Minneapolis have demonstrated the by-now-obvious entrenchment of American Christianity in the nation’s ...

By Jenny Schulz, Cedar Rapids; Kids First Law Center executive director My dad was a high school teacher. Once, school kids ...

Major Jeffrey O’Brien of Waukee was one of the six service members killed in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, “during an unmanned aircraft system attack,” the U.S. Army Reserve Command said in […] ...

Dante Powell is on a roll. The Louisiana-born comic has clocked thousands of miles as both a truck driver and a comedian. Powell has called Des Moines his home for […] ...

A comedy revue that’s basically a live late-night talk show. A new arts and music fest from Andre Perry, the mind behind ...

Hours after President Trump announced early on Saturday morning that the United States and Israel were attacking Iran, Sen. Joni Ernst appeared on Newsmax to praise Trump for launching the […] ...