The Trump administration has told 40 states, including Iowa, that they must remove all references to gender identity in sex education. Former state lawmaker Dave Dawson is running for the Democratic nomination for Iowa's 4th Congressional district. And Harvest Public Media reports that planned solar projects across the country are being halted after the EPA announced it's terminating $7 billion in federal Solar for All funding.

The Republican supermajority in the Iowa Senate has been broken. Gov. Kim Reynolds spoke about teacher and medical professional shortages with other governors. And all of Polk County's ARPA funding has been allocated.

An eastern Iowa county is preparing for energy demands from AI and data centers. Grocers in 12 states are trying to figure out how to implement new SNAP limits that start in the New Year. And what are the benefits and possible cons of a four day school week?

Some water utilities in Iowa are getting settlement money from chemical companies. An EPA program has ended that was supposed to help with areas affected by pollution. And 50 immigrants became U.S. citizens at the World Food and Music Festival in Des Moines.

Ottumwa is hosting a parade tomorrow celebrating what supporters call traditional marriage. A regional ICE detention facility will be in Nebraska. And two Iowa counties are taking a hazardous pipeline ordinance to the U.S. Supreme Court.

About two-thousand nurses are trying to unionize in Des Moines. Iowa has opted to implement federal Medicaid work requirements early in 2026. And what's behind Iowa's shortage of OB/GYNs?

Iowa City has passed a resolution upholding equal protection for LGBTQ residents. Another Republican has announced a run for governor. And a Democratic state lawmaker is running for Congress.

Police in western Iowa have released the name of the man who died in an officer-involved shooting. Des Moines utility bills are going to get higher. And Johnson County leaders say a new jail is needed.

A Muscatine man without U.S. legal status was detained after two people allegedly tried to steal his car. Over 50 protested in Denison after an officer-involved shooting. And how is the Cedar Rapids school district reducing group violence?

Des Moines Water Works leaders say the EPA was wrong to take some of the rivers off the impaired waters list. A Head Start program director says new federal enrollment requirements could bring extra paperwork for families. And how are some communities mitigating light pollution?