The U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled a report that hunger-fighting organizations say was “essential” data to see the results of federal and local policies aimed at ending hunger, Cami Koons reports.

The University of Iowa’s place in national rankings dropped out of the top 100 for the first time in its history of being included in the U.S. News and World report as some Iowa universities climbed, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/09/23/i...

State Rep. Shannon Lundgren, R-Peosta, announced her run for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District Tuesday, joining a growing field of Republicans aiming to take the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, Robin Opsahl reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/09/23/i...

President Donald Trump harshly criticized fellow world leaders Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly days after key U.S. allies recognized a Palestinian state, and as NATO vows to defend Europe amid Russian air incursions, Ashley Murray reports.

Three medical experts answer questions about autism in light of President Donald Trump’s and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s assertions about causes and possible treatment of the disorders, Jennifer Shutt reports.

Without congressional action, more than 7 million people would pay much higher premiums on Affordable Care Act marketplaces next year. Close to 5 million of them would lose their health coverage, according to a new analysis, Stateline reports.

President Donald Trump announced Monday that his administration believes it’s found one contributing factor of autism and a possible treatment, though experts have said such claims are inconclusive and not backed by scientific evidence, Jennifer Shutt reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/09/22/r...

Harvest season is underway for many Iowa farmers, as more than 65% of corn acres have reached maturity, according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cami Koons reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/09/22/i...

Inspectors have cited Iowa food businesses for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past several weeks, including offenses related to rodents, cockroaches, long-expired food, moldy hummus and operating without a license, Clark Kauffman reports.

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Director Kelly Garcia has resigned, the governor’s office announced Monday. Director of the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing Larry Johnson will succeed her, Robin Opsahl reports.

The Trump administration’s changes to a federal broadband access grant program have disqualified hundreds of thousands of locations — including homes, businesses and community buildings — from receiving internet access, Stateline reports.

The Iowa Board of Nursing has sanctioned several licensed nurses for clinical errors, patient-privacy violations, theft of patient medications, and other issues, Clark Kauffman reports.

After federal funding shifts forced Hawkeye Community College to close a decades-old program for older adult residents, the college announced Monday it has received grant funding to relaunch the initiative, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance spoke at a five-hour memorial ceremony Sunday for the late conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, whom Republicans are crediting as a force behind Trump’s second presidency, Ashley Murray reports.

The death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk — and the national response — was a major talking point at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition banquet for GOP speakers, who said his shooting was a call to action for Republicans, Robin Opsahl reports.

Rep. Mike Sexton, R-Rockwell City, will leave his position in the state Legislature to head Iowa’s Rural Development office under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cami Koons reports.

An Iowa nurse accused of stealing patient medications from more than a dozen maternity patients at two Iowa hospitals has agreed to surrender her license, Clark Kauffman reports.

The eyes of dead fish and the message “know what you drink” adorn a new billboard near Avoca that urges Iowans to monitor nitrate levels in their water, Cami Koons reports.

The Trump administration Friday made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a district court’s order that blocked the Department of Homeland Security from ending temporary protections for roughly 350,000 Venezuelans, Ariana Figueroa reports.

Luther College is looking to expand its local admissions and help Decorah high school students have an easier path to a hometown higher education with a new partnership, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.

The top vaccine advisory committee at the CDC voted Friday to change long-standing recommendations around COVID-19 vaccine access for children and adults, though a proposal to require prescriptions for the shots narrowly failed, Georgia Recorder reports.

Two Iowa nurses accused of practicing while under the influence are facing sanctions from state regulators, Clark Kauffman reports.

The U.S. House passed a resolution Friday honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk and condemning his assassination, Shauneen Miranda reports.

North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley said he is researching legal options against South Dakota's ban on the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipeline projects, North Dakota Monitor reports.

“What works is recognizing that in cities big and small alike, a tiny group of people in a few neighborhoods is responsible for most of the shootings and other violence,” guest columnist Lynn Hicks writes via Iowa Writers’ Collaborative.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading a group of states in advocating for free speech on college campuses and calling on university leadership to not give into the “Assassin’s Veto," Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.

As the Trump administration demands that states turn over voter data, some Republican state officials are pushing back, Stateline reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/09/19/r...

U.S. House Republicans passed a seven-week stopgap government funding bill Friday, sending the legislation to the Senate, which needs to approve it before Oct. 1 to avoid a shutdown, Jennifer Shutt reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/09/19/r...

A hearing in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions centered on the “state of K-12 education” — which GOP members on the committee described as “troubling” — in light of recent data on student achievement, Shauneen Miranda reports.

An Iowa nursing home director was fired earlier this year after allegedly admitting she forged a resident’s signature on admission documents, Clark Kauffman reports.

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to approve dozens of nominees, acting on a rule change GOP leadership made last week that allows the chamber to confirm some of the president’s appointees in large batches instead of one at a time, Jennifer Shutt reports.

Seven migrant farmworkers from Texas claim they were recruited to work in Iowa where they were paid illegally low wages and forced to live in substandard housing, Clark Kauffman reports.

Another longtime resident of Iowa is suing the federal government for being held in jail without bond pending his potential deportation, Clark Kauffman reports.

A federal judge Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting unaccompanied children to Guatemala, finding that the administration’s claim of reuniting the children with their parents there “crumbled like a house of cards," Ariana Figueroa reports.

Iowa Sen. Claire Celsi, D-West Des Moines, is receiving hospice care, her family announced in a statement, Robin Opshal reports.

Advocates Thursday raised alarm over immigrants with special deportation protections facing detainment across the country, as the Trump administration continues its aggressive mass deportation campaign, Ariana Figueroa reports.

The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling and allow the president to fire Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook, Jennifer Shutt reports.

The Congressional Budget Office announced Thursday that permanently extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits would cost the government $350 billion over 10 years, Jennifer Shutt reports.

Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill have entered a stalemate over whether to fund the government for seven weeks or begin a shutdown that could last considerably longer, amid high partisan tensions, Jennifer Shutt reports.

A death in Michigan and another fatality less than six months later at a wellness clinic in Arizona have thrown a spotlight on the largely unregulated world of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Stateline reports.

The Iowa Board of Nursing has indicated it intends to deny two former nurses’ applications to have their licenses reinstated, Clark Kauffman reports.

Democratic U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Delia Ramirez of Illinois joined advocates Wednesday outside the U.S. Capitol to blast proposed cuts to education spending, Shauneen Miranda reports.

A western Iowa nursing home has been cited by the state for failing to provide adequate nursing services for a woman whose leg was later amputated, Clark Kauffman reports.

Former CDC Director Susan Monarez testified before a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that she was fired after just 29 days because she refused to pre-approve vaccine recommendations or fire career officials for no reason, Jennifer Shutt reports.

The Iowa Board of Regents directed state universities Wednesday to investigate social media posts allegedly made by university employees relating to right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk and his death, @BrooklynDraisey reports via @Report4America.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said Wednesday the U.S. needs to explore new global markets amid ongoing trade wars, citing the recent Iowa delegation trip to India as an area where Iowa farmers could see expanded business, Robin Opsahl reports.

National Institutes of Health grant terminations hit the University of Iowa hard this summer, scuttling studies on topics ranging from cancer and cochlear implants to Alzheimer's disease, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.

Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver announced Tuesday he is stepping down as from the leadership position and will not seek reelection in 2026, Robin Opsahl reports.

The Iowa chapter of the Sierra Club and some landowners called Tuesday for the Iowa Utilities Commission to reject Summit Carbon Solutions’ petition to amend its pipeline permit, Robin Opsahl reports.

A Des Moines man is suing two of the city’s police officers, claiming they violated his civil rights after he tried to assist a homeless person who was being investigated for shoplifting, Clark Kauffman reports.