Also, legislators considered a bill that would enhance penalties for individuals who wear a hood in an effort to conceal their identity while committing a crime.

The hit-making rock band will tour the States in the spring and summer. Shinedown Announce 2025 US Tour with Bush and Beartooth

Simon's in Des Moines and chef Andy Schumacher of Cobble Hill in Cedar Rapids were both named to James Beard semifinalist lists.

DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds, speaking at an anti-abortion event Monday at the Iowa Capitol, said recent electoral victories show that “life can win,” and Iowa Statehouse Republicans have “repeatedly won the (abortion) debate at the ballot box.”

Iowa's public universities could not require students to take or compel faculty to instruct on DEI or Critical Race Theory under a House bill.

The bill would also require classrooms to observe two minutes of silent time each day preceding the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

An appetite to regulate potentially harmful food additives propelled a bill forward Wednesday in the Iowa House that would ban food dyes from being served to students in Iowa schools.

Gov. Kim Reynolds and lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle Wednesday emphasized Iowa's commitment to veterans, proposing $500,000 in additional funding for the Veterans Home

Lawmakers advance legislation creating harsher penalties for assaults on corrections officers and sports officials

Members of the Iowa House Higher Education Committee heard from lobbyists and members of the public Wednesday on a number of bills relating to the courses and information within state universities, as well as the bodies that regulate them. Diversity, equity and inclusion was a much-discussed topic among visitors and lawmakers.

Jason Aldean is ready to hit the road for his 2025 North American tour. The country singer announced the upcoming Full Throttle Tour on social media Tuesday. Set to begin in May, the tour will feature Nate Smith,