Eleven weeks after entering the 2026 race for U.S. Senate, J.D. Scholten has ended his bid for the Democratic nomination. Scholten, who represents Sioux City in the Iowa House, endorsed fellow western Iowa lawmaker Josh Turek in his announcement on Monday. “I’m ending my campaign because I believe it’s the right thing to do,” Scholten […]
Hinterland 2025
‘The Hinterland vibes are back’: Iowa’s biggest music fest returned with a vengeance for 10th year
This August, as festivalgoers streamed into the new grounds of Hinterland Music Festival, the question wasn’t just whether the music would be good, it was whether organizers could recapture the magic that made Hinterland among the biggest and best music festivals in the Midwest over the past decade.
Hinterland 2025 to feature Tyler, The Creator, Kacey Musgraves, Lana Del Rey and revamped festival grounds
Hinterland announced the lineup for its 2025 festival, returning to St. Charles the first weekend in August. The announcement comes with assurances from organizers that changes will be made to improve the Hinterland experience. Reports of overcrowding and inadequate measures to deal with Iowa’s brutal summer heat, particularly in the early days of the weekend, […]

