Mar 18 More evacuations in Midwest as floodwaters head downstream By Jim Salter, Associated Press Residents in parts of southwestern Iowa were forced out of their homes Sunday as a torrent of Missouri River water flowed over and through levees, putting them in a situation similar to hundreds of people in neighboring Nebraska who have… Continue reading
Jan 15 Iowa's Steve King off House committees after white supremacy remark By Matthew Daly, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Veteran Republican Rep. Steve King will be blocked from committee assignments for the next two years after lamenting that white supremacy and white nationalism have become offensive terms. Continue reading
Nov 07 GOP Rep. Steve King wins 9th term in Iowa By Associated Press Voters re-elected King despite a string of controversies about comments and meetings he has held involving other candidates and groups characterized as white nationalists. King has argued that all those he met or made comments about were simply conservatives. Continue reading
Oct 31 An Iowa diocese covered up priest's abuse of dozens of boys By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press The Rev. Jerome Coyle, now 85, was stripped of his parish assignments in the 1980s but never defrocked. And it was not until this week, after The Associated Press inquired about him, that he was publicly identified by the church… Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 7:54 Trump's ethanol moves: good policy or corn country politics? At a Tuesday campaign rally in Iowa, President Trump announced plans to lift the ban on summer sales of gasoline with 15 percent ethanol, known as E15. This move is opposed by oil companies and environmental groups but supported by… Continue watching
Aug 23 How Mollie Tibbetts' death became part of the immigration debate By Joshua Barajas Because the case has become a focal point for the president and Republicans, national media outlets have taken notice. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 5:05 Citing Iowa murder case, GOP renews call for stricter immigration policy The tragic killing of a young woman in Iowa might have been just another homicide, but it attracted widespread national attention when a Mexican immigrant, in the U.S. illegally, was charged with her murder. William Brangham reports on how the… Continue watching
Aug 22 Attorney challenges whether Iowa murder suspect is in U.S. illegally By Ryan Foley, Associated Press The attorney for a Mexican man accused of killing an Iowa college student challenged the government's statement Wednesday that the suspect has been living in the United States illegally. Continue reading
Jul 27 AP fact check: Trump overstates his claims on the economy By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump is prematurely claiming he proved naysayers wrong in boosting U.S. economic growth. Here's a look at his claims. Continue reading
Jul 26 WATCH: In Iowa, Trump tells farmers 'we just opened up Europe for you' Trump says farmers will now have access to a big, new market and he is taking credit for the change, sparked by a visit from European Union Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. Continue reading