Politics
Islamophobic Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy Fired, Says He’ll Appeal Decision
Dan Charleston, the Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy who became the subject of an internal investigation earlier this month after posting comments on Facebook...
Trump Trashes Wind Energy, Promotes Solar Border Wall During Iowa Visit
On his first — delayed — trip to Iowa since his election victory tour stop last December, Donald Trump visited Cedar Rapids, where he...
Bakken Pipeline Foes Return to Des Moines River for Second Flotilla
On Saturday morning, members of the Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition returned to the Norton's Ford put-in site along the Des Moines River in Boone...
In Iowa, US, Unions Are at a Crossroads
“What do we do when we’re under attack? Stand up, fight back!”
It was a chant that echoed throughout the Iowa State Capitol back in...
Pipeline Opponents Request IUB Revoke Dakota Access Permit
Opponents of the Dakota Access pipeline in Iowa are seizing on a federal district court ruling yesterday in Washington DC to request that the...
IUB’s Lozier Recuses Himself from Dakota Access Rulings
Richard Lozier, the most recent Branstad appointee to the three-member Iowa Utilities Board, has recused himself from all decisions involving the Dakota Access crude...
Steve King Blames Obama for Congressman’s Shooting
Appearing on Iowa radio host Simon Conway's program Wednesday, Congressman Steve King claimed that President Obama was partly to blame for the shooting of...
TigerSwan’s Surveillance of Protesters in Iowa Continues
Energy Transfer Partners’ Dakota Access crude oil pipeline began service June 1, but a private security firm employed by the company last year to...
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Receives Inaugural Award Named for Iowan Henry A. Wallace
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North Dakota, which rose to international prominence last year for its opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline that...
Iowa Utilities Board Orders Dakota Access to File New Insurance Documents [Updated]
Update, 6/13: Dakota Access has filed updated insurance documents in time for today's deadline ordered last week by the board. You can view them...
