Branstad on Trump Backers’ “Lock Her Up!” Chant: If Not Clinton, She’d Be in...
On Friday at the Iowa Event Center’s Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines, Gov. Terry Branstad spoke briefly at a rally for GOP presidential nominee...
Steve Deace Writer Freaks Out About Register’s Trans Athlete Profile
To its great credit, the Des Moines Register recently began publishing a reporting project called "Trans in Iowa: Fighting for Visibility" that documents the...
Canadian Energy Giant Buys Share in Bakken Pipeline Project
Canadian energy transport giant Enbridge Inc. has reached an agreement to buy a minority equity stake in a pipeline system of Texas-based Energy Transfer...
Arson Investigation Launched at Three Bakken Pipeline Construction Sites
On Monday, the Newton Daily News reported that fires last weekend at three sites along Dakota Access LLC's Bakken pipeline construction route, in Jasper...
Army Corps Approves Bakken Pipeline Permits
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday approved federal permits for Dakota Access LLC's Bakken pipeline project — the last major regulatory step...
Story County Sheriff’s Deputy Defends “Civil War” vs. Police Comment
Last week, after a gunman fatally shot five Dallas cops during a Black Lives Matter protest against recent police killings of African American men...
Polk Co. Sheriff’s Office Launches Investigation into Jailer’s Racist Social Media Posts
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation into the offensive social media posts published by jailer Alan Blaylock, office Sgt. Brandon Bracelin...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office Acknowledges Jailer’s Bigoted Social Media Posts
Update, 7/12: Polk County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Brandon Bracelin has further confirmed to the Informer that an investigation into Blaylock's posts has been launched.
Original post: On Friday, Des...
Ernst Nabs Prime RNC Speaking Slot, Dismisses VP Rumors
Freshman Sen. Joni Ernst is often described in the media as a GOP rising star and is continuing to embrace that title, this week...
Des Moines “Gay Is Not Okay” Pastor Sues State Over Transgender Bathrooms
The Fort Des Moines Church of Christ has filed a federal lawsuit (embedded below) against the state of Iowa over a 2007 civil rights...
