Environmental group maps livestock operations, manure output in Iowa
A report from the Environmental Working Group claims thousands of feeding operations are off the DNR's radar. A representative with the Iowa...
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20 of 147 episodesImmigrants in Iowa being deported to countries afflicted with war, disease and human rights violations
An Iowa man was nearly deported into a war zone. On this episode, how families are caught in the middle of third-country deportation. First,...
'This Vast Enterprise' gives new accounts of the Lewis and Clark expedition
Two years, eight thousand miles, and according to a new book, a lot more heroes than just Lewis and Clark. On this episode, we talk with his...
Zach Lahn endorsed by President Trump in race for Iowa governor
President Donald Trump reverses course to endorse Zach Lahn. On this Politics Day episode, we take stock of the Iowa governor's race. We tal...
New book uncovers a dark side of Des Moines history
A history of murder, prostitution and police corruption have been buried for a century in Des Moines. On today's episode, we hear the true s...
Why Iowa is seeing a rise in 'deaths of despair'
Nationally, deaths from suicide, drugs and alcohol are declining. But in Iowa, they're rising, and they're often referred to as "deaths of d...
Iowa's first measles case of 2026 confirmed in Polk County
Iowa sees its first measles case of the year. On today's Newsbuzz edition episode, we talk with Polk County Public Health director Juliann V...
What these consequential SCOTUS rulings mean for Iowans
The Supreme Court just finished one of its most consequential terms in years. Drake University law professors Sally Frank and Miguel Schor b...
NATO leaders chart their next moves as global political tensions grow
Tensions flare again between the U.S. and Iran and NATO leaders wrap up a tense summit. On this Politics Day episode, we discuss the politic...
From historical fiction to horror, author Daniel Kraus infuses Iowa in his work
'Angel Down' is a World War I story told as one continuous sentence, which vividly portrays the horrors of that conflict. Author Daniel Krau...
New Iowa law adding abortion restrictions goes into effect
More than 100 new Iowa laws just took effect on abortion, crime, and policing. On this episode of River to River, we talk about what’s chang...
There may be a source of clean energy under Iowa's surface
Iowa's farmland sits on more than soil — deep underground may be the makings of a clean energy economy. On this episode, we go beneath Iowa'...
SCOTUS hands out final decisions of term on birthright citizenship, transgender athletes
The Supreme Court has ruled on birthright citizenship, transgender athletes and the flow of money in politics. Today, analysis from politica...
Lung cancer caused by radon exposure linked to 400 deaths annually in Iowa
Radon gas is naturally occurring, invisible, odorless, and the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. Nearly three-quarters of Iowa ho...
The World Food Prize marks 40 years by traveling across Iowa
The World Food Prize Foundation is marking four decades of honoring the scientists, farmers and policy innovators who feed our planet. On th...
SCOTUS backs makers of Roundup weed killer
Headlines from this week, including a Supreme Court ruling related to Roundup weed killer, a new law concerning medication abortion access a...
Meet three Iowans behind NASA's Artemis II mission
Ten days, a quarter-million miles from Earth and for the first time since 1972, humans flew around the moon. On this archive episode, we hea...
Trump cancels signing of bipartisan housing bill, surprising his own party
President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill Wednesday morning, surprising Republicans and Democrats al...
Over half of the churches in the Archdiocese of Dubuque to lose weekend mass
Dozens of rural Catholic churches in Iowa are about to lose their weekend mass. Today, we hear about the changing map of midwestern Catholic...
New documentary highlights critical material recovery efforts in Iowa
'Urban Mining' explores how discarded electronics and wind turbines are being turned into a domestic source of rare earth elements. We hear...