Jan 08 Watch 9:21 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the final week of the GOP campaign in Iowa By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the final week of the Iowa campaign, if anyone will get close to Trump and Biden's… Continue watching
Jan 06 More details, stories of bravery emerge in aftermath of school shooting in Perry, Iowa By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press A small town in Iowa is stunned but pulling together after a school shooting in which a 17-year-old killed a sixth-grade student and wounded seven other people. Here are some things to know about Thursday's shooting at Perry High School. Continue reading
Jan 05 Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say By Scott McFetridge, Ryan J. Foley, Josh Funk, Nick Ingram, Associated Press State authorities said Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger and other staffers and students were wounded in the Thursday morning shooting, that left one sixth-grade student dead. Continue reading
Jan 04 Multiple people shot at high school in Perry, Iowa, suspected shooter dead, police say By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Police in Perry, Iowa, say multiple people were shot at the city's high school, on students' first day back in classes after their annual winter break. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 5:58 What to know about Iowa’s ban on school books, LGBTQ+ topics halted by a judge By Lisa Desjardins, Kaisha Young, Andrew Corkery A federal judge in Iowa has temporarily blocked key parts of a state law that would ban books from school libraries if they depicted a “sex act.” The law also bars teachers from discussing gender identity and sexuality before seventh… Continue watching
Dec 29 Judge blocks most of an Iowa law banning some school library books and discussion of LGBTQ+ issues By Associated Press The judge said the ban on books is "incredibly broad" and has resulted in the removal of history volumes, classics, award-winning novels and "even books designed to help students avoid being victimized by sexual assault."… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 2:42 How Republican hopefuls are campaigning in Iowa with 6 weeks until caucuses By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens With just six weeks until the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, several Republican hopefuls made stops in the Hawkeye State this weekend. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Nov 17 DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy to talk politics during ‘family discussion’ in Iowa By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Three candidates — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy — will appear at the roundtable “family discussion” in Des Moines Friday. Former President Donald Trump is not expected to attend, though he… Continue reading
Oct 06 To keep election leadoff spot, Iowa Democrats announce plan for January caucus with delayed results By Will Weissert, Associated Press Iowa's Democratic Party announced Friday it will hold a caucus on Jan. 15 but won't release the results until early March, attempting to retain their state's leadoff spot on the presidential nominating calendar without violating a new national party lineup… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 8:25 Amy Walter and Kay Henderson on voter reaction to the House impeachment inquiry By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa and Iowa PBS join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including analysis of the 2024 campaign and how voters are reacting to… Continue watching