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Photos: Iowans protest ‘tyrannical power grab’ as new abortion ban speeds through legislature

From Tuesday morning well into the afternoon, the Iowa State Capitol brimmed with Bans Off Our Bodies protesters and counter protesters, responding to a bill from Governor Kim Reynolds intending to ban abortions after just six weeks of conception. Currently, […]

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Photo Gallery: ICON Water Trails and Iowa Rivers Revival host a big cleanup in Des Moines

Iowa Confluence Water Trails (ICON) and Iowa Rivers Revival joined forces for a huge clean up around Des Moines on Friday morning, May 19. Volunteers kicked off the clean-up with a gathering at Captain Roy’s for safety tips, safety vests, […]

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Photos: Drag storytime reaches capacity at Des Moines’ downtown public library as Pride Month approaches

Iowa Safe Schools and Polk County supervisor Matt McCoy hosted an all-inclusive drag storytime at the Des Moines Central Library on Sunday, May 21. Storytellers included celebrity baker Andrew Fuller (Is It Cake?), as well as drag performers Vana B […]

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Photo Gallery: Skate DSM hosts ollies and kick flips for cancer patients

Skate DSM hosted the Grind for Life Series (GFL Series) at Lauridsen Skatepark on Saturday, May 13. All ages and all skill levels competed against each other to win the street and bowl competitions while also helping the Grind for […]

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Photo Gallery: The 17th GDP fest lights up Hoyt Sherman with Iowa bands, bards and dancers

Seven bands shared two stages at historic Hoyt Sherman Place on Saturday for the 17th Gross Domestic Product festival, produced by the Des Moines Music Coalition and co-presented by Little Village. Photographer Tyler Erickson attended the all-Iowa music fest, featuring […]

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Photo Gallery: Iowa’s only spring beer festival, Salvator Fest, celebrates centuries of good suds

A festival of beer, music, fun and more beer usually pairs with warm weather. But sunshine or not, beer fest season actually starts in spring with the Salvator Festival, honoring the first strong beer brewed by the monks of Neudeck […]

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Photo Gallery: Mission Creek Festival 2023

Mission Creek, the beloved three-day Iowa City festival focused on music and literature, returned on April 6-8 for its 18th year. Over 20 national and local music acts performed at various venues downtown across three days. The weekend saw performances […]

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Parents and labor leaders protest Republican plan to loosen child labor laws

Hundreds of union workers and parents filled the Iowa State Capitol with chants of “Our kids are not for sale!” on Monday afternoon. The group, organized by Progress Iowa, rallied in the rotunda to protest a bill that would loosen […]

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Hundreds rally for LGBTQ Day on the Hill, protesting bills ‘meant to scare us back into the closet’

Around 200 demonstrators filled the Capitol Rotunda to protest anti-trans bills making their way through the Iowa Legislature, and meet with their representatives. The rally was hosted by One Iowa, a nonprofit founded in 2005 to advance LGBTQ rights, and […]

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Photo Gallery: Inside the new, expanded Coralville Community Food Pantry

The Coralville Community Food Pantry officially moved to its new location, opening the doors to the public last Saturday. For the past five years, the pantry has been operating out of the former Coralville Post Office. The new building is […]

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