Episodes

  • Monday, June 29th, 2026

    Monday, June 29th, 2026
    Jun 29 2026
    Iowa is gripped by the first heat wave of the summer, big cuts for the Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice, and a popular lake in northwest Iowa reopens as part of a state program marking its 20th year.
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    4 mins
  • Friday, June 26th, 2026

    Friday, June 26th, 2026
    Jun 26 2026
    The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the maker of Roundup over cancer warnings on pesticide labels, a new facility could support more conservation on farms across the state, and some farms are growing something you might find in your own backyard, serviceberries.
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    9 mins
  • Thursday, June 25th, 2026

    Thursday, June 25th, 2026
    Jun 25 2026
    A termination letter shows why a former IPERS official was fired. Libertarians running for Iowa governor and lieutenant governor are suing to be put on the ballot. And a museum in Waterloo is bracing for funding cuts.
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    4 mins
  • Wednesday, June 24th, 2026

    Wednesday, June 24th, 2026
    Jun 24 2026
    Iowa's SNAP restrictions have been blocked by a federal court. Woodbury County has passed a moratorium on data center projects. And U.S. senators are still working on a new farm bill.
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    4 mins
  • Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026

    Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026
    Jun 23 2026
    There are fewer Iowans enrolled in SNAP since a federal law change. The governor has appointed a new director of the state's largest agency. And Des Moines area residents are still under a lawn watering ban.
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    4 mins
  • Monday, June 22nd, 2026

    Monday, June 22nd, 2026
    Jun 22 2026
    A program at the University of Iowa will study how environmental exposures affect human health. Gov. Kim Reynolds shares her thoughts on a gas tax. And year-round sale of E15 could hurt the soybean market.
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    5 mins
  • Friday, June 19th, 2026

    Friday, June 19th, 2026
    Jun 19 2026
    U.S. Senator Joni Ernst says Congress needs to know the terms of an initial deal to end the war with Iran. Council Bluffs council members voted down a moratorium on data center projects. And there's a new coalition in central Iowa trying to address cancer rates.
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    9 mins
  • Thursday, June 18th, 2026

    Thursday, June 18th, 2026
    Jun 18 2026
    A state auditor's report shows how much the state has spent on the ESA program in its first year. City council members in Des Moines are considering cutting back services to fill in an expected budget gap. And where is Iowa's trash going to go as the state's landfills fill up?
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    9 mins