On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright took to the air in the famous Kitty Hawk flight, the first successful flight in a man-powered airplane. Over the next decades, the adventure of conquering the air captivated the world, including many Iowans. Test your knowledge about the roots of aviat
What if we could turn our everyday trash into fuel that could power our cars? That time is closer than you think, and Iowa is on the forefront of this new technology. It's called "trashanol", turning garbage into gas.
Yes, the presidential precinct caucuses will not be held until 2016 but candidates eyeing the White House are lining up in both the Republican and Democratic parties. That means they have been lining up already to visit Iowa, where the nation’s first precinct caucuses start the presidential nominati
IowaWatch.org received a $1,500 grant Thursday, Dec. 4, from the Community Foundation of Johnson County to fund a 2015 IowaWatch community forum in Johnson County and the purchase of a computer for creating and editing future video reports.
FollowTheMoney.org, the website run by the National Institute on Money in State Politics, flunked Iowa when it updated grades it gives states for how those states handle the disclosure of campaign spending by independent parties.
Skin cancer is a major health problem and a big share of the blame for that goes to indoor tanning. Despite knowing the health hazards, people still do it, and that includes many under age 18.
Thanksgiving weekend football has become as much a part of the holiday festivities as the turkey. When the Hawkeyes go up against the University of Nebraska and the Cyclones face West Virginia this weekend, they will participate in long-standing traditions. Just how long-standing? Find out in this I
College students with depression often run into more difficulties than the typical student. Those who struggle the most with this often invisible disease often don’t connect with the help they need.
The “drink responsibly” or “enjoy in moderation” messages tucked into liquor and beer ads don’t impress some college students. Their common question is: What does that mean?
A Look At Where They Came From Before Moving To Iowa
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Former IowaWatch reporter Katie Kuntz, now with Rocky Mountain PBS I-News, and IowaWatch executive director-editor Lyle Muller were guests on Insight on Business: the News Hour with Michael Libbie on KRNT radio in Des Moines on Nov. 19, 2014.
