McAlpin is one of dozens of families left scrambling after Ignit Sports and Fitness, a 62,500-sq-ft facility in the Des ...

The University of Iowa is known for its world-renowned writing programs, including the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, which has produced countless writers and poets over the years. Now, with thousands of ...

Bills on ivermectin, emergency powers and SNAP survived the deadline, while those on school vaccines and community college ...

Before she ever shared a poem with anyone, Josie Nabhan-Warren filled the pages of her diary. Josie turned to writing as an ...

Iowa lawmakers and Gov. Kim Reynolds are still working to "get on the same page" on a plan to cut property taxes, the House ...

During his 25 years as director of the International Writing PRogram, Christopher Merrill welcomed hundreds of celebrated writers from all over the world to Iowa City for the IWP’s Fall Residency ...

Oscar-nominated "Train Dreams" celebrates Denis Johnson’s Iowa legacy, blending literary history, cinematic acclaim and deep Writers’ Workshop roots.

Friday marks the end of the 2nd funnel week in the 2026 legislative session. That means some bills will be considered 'dead' ...

When the Exxon Valdez dumped more than 10 million gallons of oil into the Prince William Sound, “Yellowfish” author John Keeble received a call from his then-Harper & Row editor Ted Solotaroff asking ...

An internationally acclaimed author is making two Iowa appearances this week, in Iowa City and the Des Moines metro, in hopes of inspiring future writers. Bret Anthony Johnston, an alum of the Iowa ...

The Northern Iowa Panthers are headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016 after defeating the UIC Flames 84-69 in the Missouri Valley Conference championship game Sunday to ...

The Bennington Writing Seminars, the MFA in Writing program at Bennington College, announced the launch of a new dual-genre concentration in Literary Translation. Applicants and current students study ...