Central Iowa

A bill passed in the Iowa House would ban guaranteed income programs such as the UpLift pilot program currently underway in three central Iowa counties.

A ballot proposition asks voters if they support changing the structure of the Pella Public Library Board of Trustees. The change would limit the board’s authority over the library and give the city council more control over library policies and decisions.

Ramaswamy’s campaign says at least two protesters upset about the Republican presidential candidate’s remarks in opposition to aid for Ukraine purposely rammed his car in retaliation on Thursday, but police say there is no evidence to support that claim.

Less than 0.1% of Iowa's tallgrass prairie remains today, which once covered 85% of the state's land prior to European-American settlement.

A pilot program that will study the effect of basic income on reducing poverty will make its first payments next month to a group of central Iowa residents.

A California native is paying it forward with a new digital showcase of Black-owned businesses in Iowa and beyond.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture reported that the state's first case of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2) was detected in Story County on Monday.

Chair of the intellectual freedom committee Amanda Vasquez said she believes libraries should work to reflect their communities.

A statewide group is bringing attention to Latinx survivors of sexual assault. The project is meant to highlight people in Iowa's Latino community who may remain silent about their experiences.

A group that helps resettle refugees in central Iowa is preparing the area for possible new arrivals.