How Trashaun Willis, a one-armed athlete from Iowa, turned college sports dreams into reality
When Trashaun Willis, a one-armed athlete from the small eastern Iowa town of Washington, gained national attention…
Month: December 2020
From civil rights to sex, 2020 and COVID-19 exposed the frailty of some of our foundations
How clueless we were at this time in 2019. Even before a major foul-up in the Iowa…
Iowa has a critical shortage of rural pharmacies needed for COVID-19 vaccination
Leslie Herron, owner of Sumpter Pharmacy in Adel, has done everything she can to prepare…
Time-lapse video of the 10 inches of snow that fell during the winter storm on Dec. 29 in Des Moines
Time-lapse video of the 10 inches of snow that fell in Des Moines News Sports…
Gov. Kim Reynolds sets Jan. 26 special election to fill Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ Iowa Senate seat
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has set a Jan. 26 special election to fill the vacancy…
Des Moines students will return to hybrid learning Jan. 4 for the first time since November
Des Moines pre-K-12 students will return to schools in the hybrid model Jan. 4, following…
No. 11 Iowa gets early boost from two freshmen to seize control in win over Northwestern
IOWA CITY, Ia. — Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery did a curious thing minutes into…
Mansion Monday: Take this quiz to earn your Mansion Monday bragging rights
For our favorite Mansion Monday Looky-Loos, a term of endearment, I assure you, we have an…
COVID stimulus relief package ignores the need for a long-term solution for small businesses
As the owner of two Des Moines metro-area auto body shops, I can tell you…
Fate of $2,000 checks in doubt as McConnell blocks immediate action
The fate of President Donald Trump’s call to increase pandemic aid checks to $2,000 was…
Leistikow: Jordan Bohannon’s shot was good, but so was his defense in important Iowa win
On a Tuesday night that saw Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon bust out of his shooting slump,…
Iowa weather: How much snow did Des Moines get on Tuesday?
If your newspaper is buried under a mountain of snow, you can read our e-edition…