Wendy Wintersteen Is the New President of Iowa State University

In a unanimous vote Monday afternoon that came as little surprise, the Iowa Board of Regents selected Wendy Wintersteen, the dean of Iowa State...

AgriSol, Harkin Institute, Leopold Center, and Monsanto: Wintersteen’s Red Flags

Later this afternoon, the Iowa Board of Regents plans to choose the successor to Iowa State University president Steven Leath. With the field narrowed...

Weekly News Roundup: Fox News Targets Ames, Iowa AG Sues DeVos, Reynolds Defends RFS

The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio. Attorney General Tom Miller Sues Betsy DeVos On Tuesday, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller,...

“Liberals Are Unhinged and They Are Out for Us,” Iowa Governor Warns

“As we all know as we travel the state, the liberals are unhinged and they are out for us," Gov. Kim Reynolds warned a...

Lawsuits Allege Iowa State University Mishandled Sexual Assault Investigations

A pair of lawsuits filed hours apart last week variously allege that Iowa State University failed to properly investigate students’ sexual assault complaints in...
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Pulitzer Winner Art Cullen Warns of Wintersteen Presidency

In a letter to the editor of the Iowa State Daily student newspaper, Storm Lake Times editor Art Cullen slammed Iowa State University ag...

Steve King Inspects Trump Border Wall Prototypes in San Diego

Today, Congressman Steve King visited a construction site in the desert outside San Diego, where contractors have been building prototypes of President Trump's border...

Dakota Access Lawyer Says Support for Jacobsen Unrelated to Pipeline Issue

In a recent campaign email promoting an event last Saturday at the Raygun T-shirt shop in Des Moines, 4th district congressional candidate Leann Jacobsen...

Sessions Sends Hate Crimes Lawyer to Iowa to Prosecute Trans Murder Case

In an unusual move — especially for an attorney general who earlier this month penned a memo stating that workplace protections don't apply to...

Weekly News Roundup: Branstad’s North Korea Excuse, Allegations of Misappropriated DNR Funds

The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio. Branstad Uses North Korea Negotiations As Excuse to Delay Lawsuit Brought by Fired...
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