Jan 24, 2025 · Nicole Baxter is a digital producer and writer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Iowa. Since 2024, Baxter has worked with IPR's news team to bring news stories to IPR's digital audience, …

Dec 31, 2024 · "Brain rot" is the Oxford word of the year for 2024, and it's pretty much what it sounds like: a perceived mental decline from consuming too much online media. If just reading that definition has you worried about your gray matter, never fear! Researchers are finding promising — and surprising — ways to boost our brain health and de-stress our minds.

Dec 26, 2024 · Colleen Haggerty considered her family lucky after a tornado hit her home in Minden. “It was stormy. My daughter was here,” Haggerty said. “She was looking out the door and says, ‘It looks like the tornado is coming.'

Jan 22, 2025 · The state’s largest school district released their overview of a decade-long plan to overhaul the school system. The plan, dubbed “Reimagining Education,” responds to years of declining enrollment and budget cuts in Des Moines Public Schools.

Jan 15, 2025 · Who: Pamela Bondi Nominated for: attorney general You might know her from: She served as Florida's attorney general for eight years, and later served as a personal attorney for then-President Trump during his first impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate. She publicly pushed false claims of fraud in the 2020 election. She says Trump was unfairly prosecuted after leaving office in 2021.

Jan 22, 2025 · A statue is pictured outside the Illinois Supreme Court building in Springfield. The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case centered on whether a state law passed in 2023 violates the due process rights of Illinoisans outside Sangamon and Cook counties. A 2023 law restricts ...

What's Happenin' QC is sponsored by Seiffert Building Supplies."What's Happenin' QC," is a weekly podcast where Quad Citizens talk about their favorite people, places, and things that make the Quad Cities unique.From live music to food festivals, charity events to art exhibits, our guests will keep you in the loop on all the exciting things taking place in the QC.

Jan 9, 2025 · Illinois is among the leading states for newspaper closures. We'll learn some of the challenges facing newspapers and what that means for you.

Jan 16, 2025 · Rivian's $6.6 billion federal loan to build a new electric vehicle factory in Georgia has been finalized, the company said Thursday.. The loan was first announced in November. It stipulated Rivian and the Department of Energy had to meet certain legal, environmental and financial conditions. Plans for the new plant outside Atlanta had stalled before the federal government provided the help ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Donald Trump's choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., wants to get fluoride out of the water supply.