IA: Arts & Culture
Iowa monks use natural resources to create wooden caskets
By Ann Thomas for Arts Midwest.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Arts Midwest-Public News Service Collaboration …
From Poetry to Photography, Iowans With Disabilities Show Creative Side
"Worlds Imagined" is the theme of this year's campaign for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month - which is March. Iowans with disabilities and …
De la poesía a la fotografía, los discapacitados de Iowa muestran un lado creativo
"Mundos imaginarios" es el tema de campaña para este año en el Mes de la Concientización sobre Discapacidades del Desarrollo, que es …
Museum on Wheels: IA's History Hits Road for All Residents to Learn
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Cultural institutions in the U.S. are facing scrutiny to be more accessible and inclusive. The organization in charge of Iowa's …
Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Juneteenth National Independence Day is now an official holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, approved by …
Iowa Chef Recounts a Life in Food
DES MOINES, Iowa – An Iowa chef who has taught thousands of students the difference between trussing and tossing over the past 43 years is in …
Twitter Study Participants Unaware 'Tweets' are Fair Game
DES MOINES, Iowa – New legal and ethical questions surrounding the business practices of Facebook seem to surface daily. But at the same time…
Children's Perceptions of Who Can Be a Scientist Are Changing
DES MOINES, Iowa – Think of a scientist: if you were asked to draw that scientist in the 1960s, you almost certainly drew a male - but a new …
Best of Iowa Humanity Put in Spotlight
DES MOINES, Iowa – Born a slave and then orphaned, George Washington Carver faced continual rejection until he found a welcoming home in Iowa…
From Iowa to D.C., Foul-Mouthed Rhetoric on Rise
DES MOINES, Iowa – The new White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci's explicit tirade about his coworkers is seen as the latest …
Iowa Congressional Leaders Asked to Honor Medicare
DES MOINES, Iowa – More than 540,000 Iowans depend on Medicare for health care, and keeping the program strong is among the challenges facing …
National Recognition for Iowa Opera Trailblazer
DES MOINES, Iowa – With racial tensions high in parts of the country, an African-American Iowan who triumphed through adversity is receiving …