Joshua Bohnsack is a member of the Chicago band Gold Dust, but he’s currently touring a solo album, Desire Path. The songs were inspired by his experience with ketamine. Growing up in the Quad Cities, mental health wasn’t really talked about, Bohnsack explained to Little Village. While attending the University of Iowa, he sought help […]
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Iowa has 15,309 animal feeding operations, aerial mapping finds — thousands more than the state monitors
An analysis from Environmental Working Group (EWG) mapped 15,309 animal feeding operations in Iowa, which is several thousand more than what is tracked and monitored by the state. The group utilized satellite and aerial imagery to map animal feeding operations across Iowa and estimate the amount of manure they produce. The report also notes a […]
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Dear Kiki: I might be too reliant on fantasizing during sex
I might be too reliant on fantasizing during sex. When I’m engaged in these super hot private erotic narratives, separate from the connection I have with my partner, I know I’m not being fully present with them. Plus it just feels like a crutch since fantasizing is what helps get me there most reliably. Naturally […]
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Facing a blood shortage during ‘summer trauma season,’ Red Cross calls for donations, offers movie ticket discounts
The American Red Cross said on Monday it is facing a blood shortage emergency. Blood donations nationwide dropped off sharply in June, a problem that’s exacerbated by a higher-than-expected need for blood in hospitals during “the summer trauma season” when injuries with treatments that require blood hit their highest levels. “All blood types are needed. […]
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‘Anti-establishment’ candidate Zach Lahn celebrates (familiar) Trump endorsement, pledges to continue Gov. Reynolds’ work
“I will tell you, something very special happened today to me,” Zach Lahn told the audience of Republicans gathered at the downtown Hilton in Des Moines on Friday night. “A boy who grew up north of Sioux City in a small town of less than 300 people. I was endorsed for this campaign by President […]
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Lax oversight of hog CAFOs harms endangered species, study finds
Large concentrated hog farms that send manure contamination into local waterways not only impact human health but threaten the existence of more than a dozen endangered species, according to a new study published in the journal Conservation Science and Practice. Researchers examined the overlap between endangered species and hog concentrated animal feeding operations, CAFOs, in […]
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Iowa had twice the drinking water violations for nitrates in 2025 as in 2024
A report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) shows Iowa had 36 nitrate-related drinking water violations in 2025, which is more than double the number reported in 2024. Each year, DNR submits a compliance report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency detailing violations of federal drinking water standards, from excessive contamination levels to […]
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Gotta catch ’em all? UI invites you to ‘BioBlitz’ its Ashton Prairie, home of at least 239 species
During last year’s BioBlitz at the University of Iowa’s eight-acre prairie restoration project — the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory (APLL) — 52 volunteers observed 238 different species of plants, fungi, insects, arachnids and birds, as well as one frog (an American bullfrog), which brought the observed species total to 239. All 239 were spotted in […]
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In the age of Live Nation, Iowa’s indie venues hang on by putting people over ticket fees
The last time you paid to see live music, you probably didn’t think much about the venue itself. You thought about the band, the traffic you would endure, whether you could get a drink before the opener finished. But the venue was thinking about you — whether the parking garage was running at capacity, about […]
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Iowa Democrats and Republicans gain voters as registered independents decrease
The Iowa Democratic and Republican parties both gained voters over the past month, while the number of voters with no party affiliation dropped significantly. According to data from the Iowa Secretary of State’s office, the Democratic Party gained more than 27,000 registered voters from June to July, bringing the total number of active Democratic voters […]
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Josh Turek leads Ashley Hinson in one of two new election polls; Rob Sand beats Zach Lahn in both
Two polls covering the race for governor and the race for Iowa’s open Senate seat were published last week. Rob Sand was one percentage point ahead of Zach Lahn in a New York Times/Siena poll, but in a Fox News poll published one day later, Sand leads Lahn by nine percentage points. For the Senate race, the polls disagreed on which candidate is ahead.
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Former Little Village publishers and editors reflect on 25 ‘wild, beautiful and sometimes scandalous’ years in print
Comments from Little Village publishers and editors, former and current, were compiled by editor-in-chief Emma McClatchey and edited for length and clarity. 2001 Icon publishes its last issue on Jan. 25. Five months later, former staffer Todd Kimm begins publishing Little Village along with Icon alumni Beth Oxler, Andria Green and Steve Horowitz. Todd Kimm: […]
