An Eastern Iowa family has been invited to testify at a congressional hearing on the role of mental illness in gun violence. Members of the late Ed Thomas’ family have been invited to testify at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, possibly late next week, 1st District U.S. Rep. Bruce [...]

Eating in Iowa is a combination of tradition and experimentation. Those who live and eat here know this. Outsiders are catching up, thanks in large part to exposure on national television. This past summer, three Eastern Iowa restaurants were invaded by Travel Channel camera crews. Chef Andrew Zimmern of “Bizarre Foods America” was at Mount [...]

  CEDAR RAPIDS – “Craft in America” isn’t popping up in the Iowa Public Television queue yet, but when it does show up some time in mid-November, make sure you tune in for a walk through potter Clary Illian’s Ely workshop and process. About 20 people applauded a sneak peek Tuesday night (10/23/12) at the [...]

If she had it to do over again, University of Iowa President Sally Mason would not likely renew the UI’s contract with Anheuser-Busch because of the backlash caused by the beer company deal. “I’m not sure it’s worth the revenues we’re getting for our athletic department,” Mason said at a taping Friday for Iowa Public [...]

JOHNSTON — University of Northern Iowa President Ben Allen said Friday he’ll stay on at the school “as long as the Board of Regents allows” and again defended his controversial slate of budget cuts. Allen made the remarks during a taping of Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press.” “We think that under the constraints we had [...]