SNAP benefits will not be issued starting on November 1. Here’s how that’s impacting Iowans. The widespread effects of the ...

Iowa’s Best Pork Tenderloin Contest has been held annually since 2003, and you can check out these 14 winning restaurants that are still open today. The arrival of autumn means picking pumpkins, ...

Iowa Democrats didn't exactly get points on the board in 2024. But it's not all bad news. Toss the bags with us as we get a temperature check on what a recount can—and more importantly, cannot—do. I ...

Shutdown = no union news: The National Labor Relations Board website database has been offline since the shutdown began Oct. 1, so workers cannot file a petition for a union or vote on one. Amie ...

If democracy is really backsliding, what takes its place? In this week's Civics 101 series, written by COURIER Newsroom's Ryan Pitkin and voiced by Iowa Starting Line's Amie Rivers, we explore the ...

Art Cullen has spent decades writing from Storm Lake about the forces reshaping rural life. On the latest episode of Cornhole Champions, Zach spoke with him about the ...

The Iowa City City Council candidate wants to bring her library background into city government. When Clara Reynen turned 18, she asked her parents if it would be OK for her to skip school that day ...

Bailouts aren't a solution for anyone but the biggest corporate agriculture operations. Farmers keep saying they want markets, not bailouts.

The ongoing federal government shutdown is resulting in lots of Iowans not being paid—and it’s not just federal workers. There are more than 10,000 Iowans who are federal workers, according to the ...

Residents of Des Moines have a chance to give their public schools $265 million to fund free full-day preschool, career training programs, facility updates, and more. The bond is on the ballot on Nov.

Ames, Iowa, has experienced several brushes with paranormal incidents. Here are five stories that prove it’s haunted. What does it mean to be haunted? The answer to that question varies depending on ...

On this day in 1977, gay rights activist Thom Higgins pied anti-gay media personality Anita Bryant at a press conference in Des Moines. Bryant was in town promoting her ongoing campaign against LGBTQ+ ...