Soo-Jin Berry wrapped up our interview in May with an important closing thought. “Coach Karl is the best,” Hawkeye Softball’s starting shortstop stated with conviction. Karl Gollan stepped in as the team’s acting head coach during the middle of a season completed in early May. He led the University of Iowa to one of its […]
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Rob Howe: Why I’m writing about sports for Little Village
My career changed significantly in October of 2020. It was not unexpected. University of Iowa fans warned me a few months earlier that I’d be ruining my career reporting on racial bias in the school’s football program. Amplifying voices of the former student-athletes making those claims burned bridges with many Hawkeyes and their intensely loyal […]
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Lack of funding causes Democrat Kevin Techau to end his campaign for Congress in IA-2
When Kevin Techau announced in April he was running as a Democrat in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, the former U.S. Attorney and first-time candidate said it was because “our state deserves better than the self-serving politicians who put corporate greed over the needs of everyday families.” Techau was the first, and so far only, candidate […]
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In surprise move, Trump refiles lawsuit over Iowa Poll in state court as new anti-SLAPP law goes into effect
In a surprise move on Monday, attorneys for President Trump filed a motion in federal district court seeking to drop his lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer, the Des Moines Register and others over the final Iowa Poll of the 2024 election. Trump filed his lawsuit in December against Selzer, her polling firm Selzer & […]
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Sharply divided Iowa Supreme Court dismisses wrongful imprisonment claim
A sharply divided Iowa Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court decision dismissing a former prisoner’s claim for damages due to wrongful imprisonment. In strongly worded dissenting opinions, two of the Iowa justices called the majority’s decision in the case on Friday “frightening” and “profoundly wrong,” warning that it could remove any disincentive for state […]
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Polk County water report pins unhealthy rivers on ag pollution
A long-awaited scientific report commissioned by Polk County says farm pollution threatens the ability to drink clean water and to safely interact with central Iowa streams, Iowa Capital Dispatch reports. The county announced its Central Iowa Source Water Research Assessment in 2023 and heralded it as a first-of-its-kind, unbiased and comprehensive examination of the watersheds […]
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The Downtown Block Party is bringing live music, human checkers and a lot more to Iowa City on Saturday
From volleyball to hula hoops to a sand pit for the kids, the Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) is bringing a bit of the beach to the streets on Saturday for the eighth annual Downtown Block Party. The Iowa City summertime staple will cover 14 blocks with art, music, culture and activities for all ages. […]
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Planned Parenthood at risk of closing hundreds of clinics, drastically limiting abortion access nationwide
If the budget reconciliation package before the U.S. Senate becomes law in the coming weeks, reproductive health advocates say the provision that would cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood clinics could serve as a backdoor nationwide abortion ban, eliminating access to one in four abortion providers. The Republican-led bill, which already passed the House by […]
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President Trump’s ‘monumental celebration’ at the Iowa State Fairgrounds is set, but details are scant
America250, the organization coordinating Trump-endorsed activities related to next year’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, has released a little more information on President Trump’s planned visit to the Iowa State Fairgrounds. But only a little more. CBS News broke the news of Trump’s plan to come to the fairgrounds early […]
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Iowa summer food assistance program falls short on convenience, choices, critics say
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ “healthier and cheaper” alternative to federal summer food assistance programs is again facing criticism that it is less convenient and covers fewer food-insecure Iowans than the national program and offers families fewer choices than initially promised. Reynolds’ Healthy Kids Iowa was announced in May after the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the […]
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Iowa House members agree to special session to override Reynolds’ veto of pipeline bill
The Iowa House of Representatives Tuesday secured the necessary two-thirds majority on a petition calling for a special session to override the governor’s veto of a bill pertaining to eminent domain and carbon sequestration pipelines. Seventy representatives signed the petition in favor of returning to the State Capitol to override the veto on HF 639, […]
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Christina Bohannan announces her third run for Congress
Christina Bohannan announced on Tuesday that she is running for Congress in Iowa’s 1st District. This will be the third time the Iowa City Democrat has run for the House seat currently held by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. In 2022, Miller-Meeks beat Bohannan by approximately 6 percentage points. In their rematch last year, Miller-Meeks won by […]
