Groups like Escucha Mi Voz have been active in the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids areas protesting the presence and actions of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, in the Midwest, ...

A barn is painted with an image of the Statue of Liberty and a U.S. flag in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, March 8, 2015. Iowa, the American Heartland: 56,273 square miles that are soon to become the focus of the ...

Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 2/14/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative Laura Belin of Bleeding Heartland and Kathie Obradovich of Iowa Capital Dispatch are back this week to discuss the week that was ...

Several 2020 candidates attended the Heartland Forum in Iowa on Saturday. STORM LAKE, Iowa -- On the 2016 presidential campaign trail, Donald Trump spoke frequently about the blue-collar workers and ...

The idea of an American “heartland” is a myth. Democratic presidential candidates who are appealing to its exclusionary ideal in a bid to win over Iowa caucusgoers Monday night — and other rural, ...

When military veteran Jeff Berry started working at Goodwill stores in the Quad Cities, he didn't expect to gain a support system along with the income. Berry is employed through a Goodwill of the ...

An Open Heartland volunteer stands in a truck full of donations. Open Heartland is a nonprofit in Iowa City that functions almost entirely on donations from the community to provide basic needs for ...

VGM will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its annual VGM Heartland Conference from June 8-10, in Waterloo, Iowa, and attendees can register for the event for a special, one-day anniversary rate ...