Updated 10:45 a.m.: CNN is reporting Iowa police have arrested Scott Michael Greene, 46, of Urbandale. He was taken into custody west of Des Moines. Two Police Officers in Des Moines, Iowa are dead at this hour. According to reports from CNN, two officers were apparently ambushed in separate incidences. The first officer with the Urbandale Police […]

As Black people, we are expected to consume these personal, violent attacks like we digest cake. We are told that we cannot act if someone decides to be ruthless, violent and trifling. As violence begets violence against us, we are continually told and showed that it is not fine to simply be.

Black Iowa teens received college scholarships for keeping their promise to graduate high school. The scholarship offer and promise to graduate came a decade ago.

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A van carrying Ben Carson's presidential campaign team "hit a patch of ice and flipped on its side," striking another vehicle.

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin joined Donald Trump in Ames, Iowa  yesterday to endorse him as the next president of the United States. In a campaign stop at Iowa State University, Palin seemed to enjoy the media spectacle, “Heads are spinning! This is gonna be so much fun!” Palin is expected to be an important advocate for Trump and […]

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Donald Trump disavowed a group's robocalls that urge voters to vote for Trump because "we don't need Muslims," but understands their anger.

A woman who believed she was 12 weeks pregnant turned out to be six months pregnant when she gave birth to her fourth child in…

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced an agreement with the city of Dubuque, Iowa (pictured), that effectively settles allegations…