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Iowa becomes first state to receive federal education funding waiver
Iowa leads the nation with a federal education funding waiver — what does it mean for classrooms and students? We also explore farmers’ struggles, Io…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Iowa least traffic deaths hit a century record low in 2025
For years the Iowa State Patrol has set a goal of keeping traffic deaths below 300. In 2025, they not only met that goal, but had the smallest number…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
U.S. forces capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela
Recent U.S. military operation in Venezuela has ignited debate across the country, not only over the action against Maduro, but more broadly over the…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
AI makes surveillance cameras more powerful — what are your rights when you're being watched?
Surveillance cameras are spreading across Iowa and artificial intelligence makes them far more powerful. IPR's James Kelley shares his investigation …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The processes and people of the Iowa Legislature ahead of the 2026 session
The Iowa Legislature gavels in for the 2026 session next week. On today's episode we take a closer look at the processes and people at the statehouse…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
More of Iowans' personal data is now available to federal government
An interview with Lee Rood of the Des Moines Register about the state's agreements with the Department of Homeland Security that took effect this Jan…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Iowa Democrats stave off Republican supermajority
Democrat Renee Hardman became the first Black woman to be elected to the Iowa Senate after winning a special election in the Des Moines area to repla…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
A look back at the biggest stories of 2025
IPR's journalists rehash their most consequential moments of the last year — from raucous town halls to the arrest of Des Moines schools' superintend…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
An Iowan was appointed to FEMA's advisory council. A few weeks later the council was dismissed
Diogenes Ayala was named Iowa's Emergency Manager of the Year in 2022 for his response to a Madison County tornado that left six residents dead. In D…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Iowa schools making slow progress testing for radon
Iowa has some of the highest radon levels in the nation. By July of 2027, every public school building in Iowa must have tested for naturally occurri…
1 month, 4 weeks ago