June 2, 2025

Dozens of workers at six southern Iowa healthcare clinics are asking their employer to respect their right to form a union. The employees work at River Hills Community Health Centers in Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Keokuk, Centerville, Sigourney and Richland. They’re seeking safer working conditions, better wages and affordable health care. Cassie Dunlavy, a nurse practitioner at […] View Full Story

America’s most experienced astronaut, Iowa native Peggy Whitson, is scheduled to launch Sunday (June 8th) on her fifth mission to the International Space Station, her second mission with the private firm Axiom Space. Whitson will command Ax-4 on a two-week expedition to the orbiting station along with three teammates, all of whom are from different […] View Full Story

Class 4A 1. Waukee (10-1), LW #4 2. Pleasant Valley (6-1), LW #5 3. Sioux City East (9-1), LW #8 4. Cedar Rapids Prairie (8-0), LW #10 5. Iowa City High (7-2), LW #1 6. West Des Moines Valley (8-1), LW (X) 7. Waukee Northwest (7-1), LW #6 8. Johnston (6-4), LW #2 9. Ankeny […] View Full Story

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is offering a mock apology after remarks she made about Medicaid caused a stir. On Friday at a town hall in Parkersburg, Ernst was answering a question about proposed cuts to Medicaid included in the big tax and policy bill House Republicans recently approved. Someone in the audience yelled, “People are […] View Full Story