Ballet Des Moines invites media and communities across the state to experience the wonder and joy of the arts in five cities this summer. Now in its fifth year, this year’s Summer Tour includes live music at every tour stop presented by tour collaborator Brucemore, with stops planned in Omaha,
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa May 29, 2026 – KCCI, Iowa’s News Leader, has earned three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for 2026, picking up honors for Overall Excellence, Breaking News Coverage and Excellence in Writing. KCCI’s Overall Excellence honor recognized the station’s coverage of the Des Moines Public Schools superintendent case,
Read More →Show up in style with official Iowa Juneteenth apparel available through RAYGUN. Grab your shirt before the events so you can represent the culture, the community, and the celebration at Neighbors Day. Click HERE to order. Friday June 7: Embrace The Race 5K will be held at Raccoon River Park
Read More →Kathy and I were privileged to be on hand for a grandson’s high school commencement ceremony at Adel-De Soto-Minburn (ADM) High School in Adel last Sunday. The event was hugely attended, impressive, and full of joy for the graduates, their classmates, families, and friends. The end of a high school
Read More →From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll
Read More →My lunchtime conversation with an old friend recently never got to the Major League Baseball races, the WNBA or Caitlin Clark. We skipped over the weather and never got around to how corn and soybean plantings were progressing. Instead, we spent a goodly amount of time analyzing the preamble to
Read More →LIVONIA, MI; May 20, 2026 – After a nationwide search, Robert Baxter, FACHE, has been named the new president and CEO of MercyOne beginning on Monday, June 22. Bob will succeed Michael Taylor, who has served in an interim capacity since the beginning of January. Bob brings more than 30 years of
Read More →WEST DES MOINES, IA (05/20/2026) The marketing and communications team at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has been named the 2026 Marketing Department of the Year by the American Marketing Association Iowa Chapter. The honor was presented during the 21st annual NOVA Awards on May 7, 2026, at
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Posted May 21, 2026in Morain
Suppose your Republican legislature is trying to carve up your mostly black Democratic congressional district and distribute its parts into two or more mostly white Republican districts? If you don’t like that, how do you prove that the legislature’s motivation is racially based (which is illegal) instead of politically based
Read More →The Summer Games are open to the public and admission is free. AMES, IOWA – Beginning Thursday, nearly 2,500 Special Olympics Iowa athletes and Unified partners will converge at Iowa State University for the annual Special Olympics Iowa Summer Games, May 21 through 23. The Summer Games is Special Olympics
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