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  1. human trafficking
    Trafficked Teen Pieper Lewis Is Back in CustodyLewis had been ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution to her accused rapist’s family. Now she could face up to 20 years in prison.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  2. iowa storm
    What We Know About the Storm That Devastated IowaOver 70,000 people are still without power one full week after a derecho tore through Iowa.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  3. abortion
    Every State That’s Tried to Ban Abortion Over the CoronavirusSo far, six states have tried to halt nearly all abortion services, claiming they’re “nonessential.”
    By Hannah Gold and Claire Lampen
  4. crime
    Ex-Professor Allegedly Ran Sexual Experiments on People With DisabilitiesJerry Rea allegedly used residents of an Iowa facility for people with severe disabilities as “guinea pigs” in his arousal research.
    By Claire Lampen
  5. iowa caucus
    What the Heck Is Going on in Iowa?Somehow, the Iowa caucus results still aren’t all in.
    By Hannah Gold
  6. crime
    A Woman Ran Over a Teenager Because She Thought She Was MexicanThe Iowa woman has also been charged in connection with a second hit-and-run against a 12-year-old black boy.
    By Amanda Arnold
  7. gender chaos
    Yet Another Gender-Reveal Party Has Ended in an ExplosionStop the madness!
    By Hannah Gold
  8. politics
    Warren Takes Lead in Key Iowa PollShe’s narrowly ahead of Biden, but Iowa Democrats remain mostly uncommitted with less than five months before the caucuses.
    By Chas Danner
  9. hairy situations
    Teen Freezes Hair Upside Down in Polar VortexAn interview with the icy teen who went viral.
    By Ella Cerón
  10. iowa
    University of Iowa Student Dies After Being Found Outside During Polar VortexGerald Belz, 18, was found unconscious outside his dorm room.
    By Amanda Arnold
  11. power
    Lucky GOP Senators Have ‘Hot Beef Sundaes’ for LunchOh.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  12. abortion rights
    Iowa’s Governor Just Signed the Nation’s Most Restrictive Abortion BillMost abortions are banned if a fetal heartbeat is detected.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  13. abortion rights
    Iowa Lawmakers Are Trying to Pass the Strictest Abortion Ban in the NationThe bill now goes to Republican Governor Kim Reynolds.
    By Amanda Arnold
  14. politics
    Planned Parenthood Forced to Shut Down 4 Clinics in IowaIf the Affordable Health Care Act passes, the same thing could happen in many other states.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  15. Iowa Lawmakers Suggest Women Go to a Dentist Instead of Planned ParenthoodThe list of women’s-health providers state lawmakers said they’d be happy to fund included a few questionable choices.
    By Lisa Ryan
  16. crime
    Boyfriend of Iowa Student Gets Life Sentence for Her MurderXiangnan Li strangled Shao Tong and stuffed her body in the trunk of a car.
    By Catie L'Heureux
  17. free ideas
    Some Hero Ninth-Grade Girls Brought Magic Mike to SchoolWell, actually, someone just hired a male stripper at the annual swim-team banquet.
    By Catie L'Heureux
  18. shmashmortion
    So Much for That Wildly Successful ‘Webcam Abortion’ ProgramIt’s over now.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  19. shmashmortion
    Better Access to Abortion Doesn’t Mean More AbortionsBut free IUDs might mean fewer abortions.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  20. bad decisions
    Go Ahead and Fire Your Distractingly Hot AssistantIt’s legal in Iowa.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  21. akin’s acolytes
    Iowa Representative Worries Divorce Makes Girls ‘Promiscuous’Alas, his divorce-restrictions bill was killed.
    By Kat Stoeffel