Stakes are high in Johnston School Board elections
With four of its seven seats up for election, this year’s Nov. 7 school board race in Johnston will determine the balance of the board... Read more.
How Jason Arnold would improve Johnston schools
Johnston School Board Candidate Jason Arnold is a father of two students in the district and wants the schools to work for them and all... Read more.
Iowa’s creepiest festival welcomes monster seekers to Van Meter
Monster seekers travel to Van Meter every September for the Van Meter Visitor Festival, where attendees can walk the path terrified townspeople did and celebrat... Read more.
25 of the best indie bookstores in Iowa, according to Iowans
If you've exhausted the library shelves and you're tired of giving your money to big corporations, you're going to need to get your new books somewhere. And we ... Read more.
Waukee students provide support in wake of anti-LGBTQ laws
Northwest Waukee senior Naomi Pittman has heard classmates complain about some of the new rules that may seem innocuous but were crafted to target LGBTQ... Read more.
Scriptease brings free, stripped-down theater to Des Moines
Plays don’t always—or often—make it straight to the stage or a theater’s season line-up. So the Iowa Stage Theatre Company has an interesting way of try... Read more.
How bad Iowa’s water quality was this summer (and why)
Every year, from Memorial Day to Labor Day, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) monitors the water quality at state park beaches and updates... Read more.
Iowa groups back $16 billion bill extending child care support
By the end of September, nearly $24 billion in funding for child care services in the US will go away—making a bad problem much worse.... Read more.
Help clean up Iowa’s state parks on first day of fall
Parks and forests across Iowa are offering Iowans the perfect reason to get outside on the first day of fall this year. The annual Statewide... Read more.
Swordfighting, Punk Rock and ‘Badass Teenage Girlhood’ in New Des Moines Play
Start with two 17-year-olds. Add the stress and competition of training for the Junior Olympics. Now add swords—they’re fencers—and then put their lives o... Read more.