The Iowa Caucus usually helps define the presidential race, but an issue with the app Iowa’s Democratic Party decided to use to report Monday’s results left everyone waiting to hear those results for days. The delay meant Iowa got a bit lost amid President Trump’s State of The Union and the U.S. Senate’s impeachment vote acquitting Trump. But Iowa still matters. And to help us sort through what happened and what it means we talked to University of Delaware Department of Political Science and

A rollback of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule in the federal Clean Water Act was finalized by the Trump administration last month. And the move is causing concern locally among state officials and local environmental groups Contributor Jon Hurdle caught up with representatives of both groups last week at the Delaware Wetlands conference last week on the Wilmington Riverfront – and outlines their reactions.

The Delaware Contemporary in Wilmington is showcasing work from a Korean-born artist now through the end of May. Gesture of Motion:Visualizing the Theory of Relativity is the brainchild of Haeley Kyong, who currently lives in New Jersey.

The virulent strain of Dutch Elm Disease caused the death of most of America’s elm trees. But some elms have proven to be resistant, and the U.S. Forest Service has been breeding these survivor elms for planting. In this week’s Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Nick Ciolino talks with Universiy of Delaware Professor of Urban Forestry Tara Trammell about a project to plant these elms in urban areas to replace an aging canopy in places that can be harsh for young trees like Newark, Delaware.

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Recent news that ownership of Concord Mall is changing hands has reignited speculation about the fate of the mall that’s been a mainstay on Concord Pike in North Wilmington since the late 1960s. Contributor Eileen Dallabrida has reported on the state of malls in the First State over the past few years. This week, she digs deeper into Concord Mall’s ownership change and what it could mean.

At least five people in the United States are confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus, which has spread from China’s Wu han Province infecting more than 8,000 people and killing more than 170. Delaware health officials say one individual in Kent County is currently being tested for the virus, but add there is no immediate threat of coronavirus becoming widespread in the First State. Delaware Public Media’s Nick Ciolino recently spoke with Jennifer Horney, a Professor in the University of

The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs is offering 14 special events across the First State during the month of February, and more than half of them commemorate African American History Month.

In this week’s Enlighten Me – we head to WMHS at McKean High School in the Red Clay School District - one of the two schools we partner with on our Generation Voice Youth Media project Students there - and at our other partner WMPH at Mount Pleasant High School in the Brandywine School District - produce a bevy of interviews and projects on a variety of topics throughout the school year. This week, we bring you a few examples of recent student work.

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