July 10, 2026

The big budget Hollywood adaptation of Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey” will be released in movie theaters next week, and a University of Iowa scholar says while the story was written some 2,700 years ago, it still feels strikingly modern. Celsiana Warwick, a professor in the UI Department of Classics, says the 12,000-line poem remains […] View Full Story

Dozens of Iowa National Guard soldiers leaving Iowa today will spend the next six months serving in Washington, D.C.. Last August, President Trump issued an executive order declaring there was an epidemic of crime in the nation’s capitol and he immediately mobilized National Guard troops from the District of Columbia. The Pentagon then started asking […] View Full Story

State Auditor Rob Sand, the Democratic Party’s nominee for governor, held a town hall in one of Iowa’s most Republican counties last  night. Republicans make up about 72% of Sioux County voters. Sand told reporters it’s important for people to have access to candidates and elected officials. “I also think there’s a lot of people who […] View Full Story