Union Organizer Cathy Glasson to Explore Gubernatorial Bid [Updated]
Update, 6/1: On Thursday, John Norris, a former chief of staff to Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack and past Iowa Democratic Party chairman, filed paperwork...
The Trumpstad Report: China, Confirmed
Part of a series on the ties that bind Iowa’s former governor and the president.
Last week, four months after President Trump nominated him for...
Leaked Docs Reveal Private Security Firm’s Surveillance of Iowa Pipeline Protesters
An international private security firm with ties to the infamous, now-defunct military contractor Blackwater conducted routine surveillance of Dakota Access pipeline protesters in Iowa...
As Russia Scandal Heats Up, Iowa GOP Chairman Dismisses It After Oval Office Visit
Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann visited President Trump last Thursday in the Oval Office, where, as the Des Moines Register reported Monday, "Trump discussed...
Documents: The Unredacted Iowa State #Planegate Flight Logs
Next Monday will be President Steven Leath's last day at Iowa State University, concluding a five-year tenure marked by record student enrollment levels, considerable...
Former Bernie Sanders Operative to Challenge David Young for Congress
Update, 4/25: D'Alessandro has released a statement announcing he is exploring a run for Congress. The statement is an expanded version of what he...
Local Police Joke About 420 As They Continue to Arrest People for a Habit...
For 420 yesterday, Ames and Iowa State University police joined in on what’s become an annual tradition for departments around the country: taking to...
Chelgren Approves Cuts to Domestic Abuse Victims’ Fund
Earlier this week, the justice systems appropriations subcommittees of the Iowa House and Senate approved a bill that would slash funding for grants that...
Steve King Demands Media “Apoligize” for “Relentless Attacks” Against Him
Republican Steve King, an outspoken white nationalist who represents Iowa's 4th Congressional District that includes Ames, took to Facebook Thursday to demand that the...
