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Iowa-based Iranians share views on war in Middle East
Over a week into the U.S.-Israel war against Iran, two Iranian-born Iowans give their differing perspectives on military intervention in the Middle E…
1 month, 1 week ago
Talking 'tough on crime' bills at the Statehouse
Iowa House Republicans recently passed what they call a "tough on crime" package. The package is made up of three bills — a "three strikes" sentencin…
1 month, 1 week ago
Foreign policy expert weighs in on the war in the Middle East
On this Newsbuzz edition of River to River, a conversation with Brian Katulis of the Middle East Institute about this week's developments on the Unit…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Iowa sees lowest number of traffic fatalities in a century
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 fewest fatalit…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Politics experts discuss U.S.-Israel war on Iran
An Iowa soldier killed. A war in its fifth day. This episode, analysis of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran — and Congressional moves to check the presiden…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Kai Ryssdal talks AI, brain drain and more in front of a live audience
Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal joins Ben Kieffer for a wide-ranging conversation on the U.S. economy and Ryssdal's career. (This episode was originally pr…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Lawmakers discuss restrictions to library and public assistance access
Active bills at the Iowa Statehouse involving public libraries and public assistance programs are the focus of this Legislative Monday episode. First…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
UI now uses robots for more precise transplant surgeries
University of Iowa surgeon Dr. Ramy El-Diwany performed the first robotic living donor nephrectomy, which will lead to more precise surgeries and qui…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
From historical fiction to horror, author Daniel Kraus infuses Iowa in his work
One of the New York Times' 10 best books of 2025, Angel Down is a World War I story told as one continuous sentence, which vividly portrays the horro…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Trump says we are entering a 'golden age,' Democrats disagree
On this Politics Day, political experts analyze President Donald Trump's State of the Union Address and national Democrats' decision to pay special a…
1 month, 4 weeks ago