Chief politics reporter Brianne Pfannenstiel covers local and state politics, plus national politics for USA TODAY ...

Iowa can't enforce its own immigration law, U.S. appeals court says. But with Justice Department in new hands, future of ...

The weekend brings the Bike Expo and RAGBRAI announcement party, comedian Sal Vulcano, two wine and cheese events, and more.

Do you own, manage, work at or know of a top workplace? Nominate it as an Iowa Top Workplace. The deadline is Feb. 21 ...

Central Iowa has become a haven for all things fried chicken, especially in sandwich form. Des Moines already has Chick-fil-A ...

About 150 refugees were expected to arrive over the next two months — and now it's unclear whether they will come to the ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KTIV) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has introduced a bill that, if passed, would restrict students' cell phone ...

Numbers from the Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines show that on average, less than 1,100 townhomes are being ...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds unveiled a bill Friday that would require Iowa school districts to restrict student cell phone use ...

Many Iowa school districts are stepping up efforts to improve attendance, as chronic absenteeism surged during the pandemic ...

Bills to create a five-year moratorium on new state-licensed casinos in Iowa have been introduced by Republicans in both ...