Grundy County schools enrolled 24 Black students in the 2024-25 school year, a 26.3% increase from the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education. The county’s total enrollment…
Marshall County schools enrolled 201 multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, an increase of 1% from the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education. Marshall County enrolled…
Employers classified under the Educational Services industry based within the East Central Iowa News publication area, submitted 21 H-1B petitions during 2025, according to data provided by the U.S. Citizenship…
Tama County schools enrolled 99 Native American students in the 2024-25 school year, a 16.1% decline from the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education. Tama County enrolled…
Iowa Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott and U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn, a Republican are competing to represent Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District in the 2026 general election. (Photos by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital…
ttorney General Brenna Bird is warning Iowans to be aware of Medicare scams as open enrollment begins on Thursday, October 15th. “Open enrollment season for Iowans means it’s scam season…
President Donald Trump greeted supporters who attended his speech at the Horizon Events Center in Clive Jan. 27, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) President Donald Trump will make…
Republican Ashley Hinson made a stop in the Quad Cities on Thursday as she campaigned for U. S. Senate. Your Local Election Headquarters caught up with her. Hinson brought her…
The Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP) for 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Plans opens today, Oct. 15, and runs through Dec. 7. Ahead of this year’s enrollment window,…
A banner showing President Donald Trump hangs on the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20, 2026. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) The Trump administration sought a federal…
Iowans opposed to carbon dioxide pipelines asked candidates on the upcoming ballot how they felt about the pipeline and private property rights. Pictured are buttons the group handed out at…
The U.S. Capitol on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON —Suddenly there’s hope for cutting the reams of red tape that can make getting new energy projects…
On Wednesday night, Michelle Root told the story of her late daughter, Sarah, and endorsed Ashley Hinson for U.S. Senate during Hinson’s statewide Fighting for Iowa bus tour in Council…
There were 10 Black students enrolled in Keokuk County schools in the 2024-25 school year, a 23.1% decrease from the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education. Keokuk…
The main gate at Fort Hood on South Fort Hood Street in Killeen, Texas. (Photo credit: U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump Thursday announced that the execution of a…
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