Child-free by Choice Trend on the Rise Grace Altenhofen·May 15, 2023Chelsea Hottovy remembers the moment she realized she didn’t want children. At 23 years old, she held an... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·0·38 views
Minnesota Meets Marijuana Tristan Alcorta·May 15, 2023He had just turned 18. Des Moines resident Allen Henderson was on his way back home from Lincoln... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·0·9 views
Drag is for Everyone Kathryn Pagel·May 12, 2023A performer steps on stage. She’s wearing heels, a fierce wig and a metallic-colored dress, lip syncing to... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·0·7 views
Caring In Chaos Courtney Jackson·May 5, 2023Jacinda Nava Romero remembers three things about working as a nurse in March 2020: reusing face masks during... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·0·52 views
A Crown for a Cause Faith Bourgeacq·April 26, 2023Beauty pageants are like olives – you either love them or you hate them. Whatever your feelings, you... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·0·7 views
The Forgotten Law Julia Jennings·April 21, 2023In the spring of 1917, Kansas passed the infamous Chapter 205. This new law gave the State Board... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·0·11 views
The Last Gay Bar in Lincoln Sydney Hamilton·April 10, 2023Longtime friends Matt Carter and Casey Delong met about 25 years ago at The Q — the only... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·1·138 views
The Freedom To Be Lauren Igbanugo·April 4, 2023Blame it on the sense of freedom in the air. Or maybe it truly was the spirit of... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·0·44 views
The Loneliest Radio Station Cat Farrell and McCade Gowdy·March 29, 2023We went looking for the loneliest radio station in Iowa. KSOI-FM ended up being anything but. Run by... Read MoreCommunityImpact·0 Comments·0·79 views
The Squirrel Can’t Hurt You Julia Jennings·March 21, 2023I started crying as soon as we entered the store. Beady eyes stared at me from every direction.... Read MoreCultureImpact·0 Comments·0·86 views
The Ray Dennison Legacy: Money, Power, & Amateurism, Ep.3 Jackson Ostroski, Zacary Gideon and Justine Drake·May 11, 2022In todays episode, Justine Drake, Jackson Ostroski, and Zac Gideon are going to be touching on college basketball... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·0·12 views
The Ray Dennison Legacy: Money, Power, & Amateurism, Ep.2 Justine Drake, Jackson Ostroski and Zacary Gideon·May 10, 2022In today’s episode we are going to be talking about specific cases within college football and athletes that... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·0·13 views
Trash Talk: The national issue of rising waste Caleb Lillquist and Harrison Futrell·May 9, 2022How dealing with human waste has become a central issue for the city of Burnsville, Minnesota. Residents of... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·0·8 views
The Next-Gen Teachers: Shorthanded Classrooms Kennedy Stone·May 7, 2022This Next Generation of teachers is Re-teaching Respect. If covid has taught this country anything, it’s that a... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·0·12 views
Food Insecurity: A Rising Problem Kelly Murphy·May 6, 2022A closer look at the growing food insecurities in the midwest. While some Americans worried about adjusting to... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·0·50 views
The Ray Dennison Legacy: Money, Power, & Amateurism, Ep.1 Zacary Gideon, Justine Drake and Jackson Ostroski·May 5, 2022To kick-off this series, we will be diving into the history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, how... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·0·9 views
Reconsidering Roe: Abortion Rights in the Heartland Emma Brustkern and Ella Field·May 3, 2022Almost 50 years after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion across the country via Roe v. Wade, the... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·0·15 views
Anawim to Convert Site of Former Hotel into Supportive Housing Trish Richards·April 26, 2022Anawim hopes to begin development this spring on a new long-term supportive housing facility at the site of... Read MoreImpact·0 Comments·0·69 views
Horses Helping Heroes Urban Plains Alumni·May 13, 2019How equine-assisted therapy can help those in need Horses are calm, intuitive and can create strong bonds with... Read MoreCommunitySocial Issues·0 Comments·0·43 views
An Immigrant Haven Urban Plains Alumni·May 9, 2019A Quaker-based group seeks to give aid and legal help to immigrants during tense period for newcomers As... Read MoreCommunitySocial Issues·0 Comments·0·9 views
U.S. Bank Stadium: Building for the future Urban Plains Alumni·May 9, 2019The Minnesota Vikings’ home stadium wasn’t just built for football, nor was it built as a stadium of... Read MoreCommunitySocial Issues·0 Comments·0·32 views
The minimum wage dilemma Urban Plains Alumni·April 25, 2019After Illinois passed a new $15 minimum wage law to take place in 2025, the role of what... Read MoreCommunitySocial Issues·0 Comments·0·83 views
The Importance of Addressing Disability Urban Plains Alumni·March 31, 2019Advice on how to be an ally to people with disabilities Conversations about what it means to be... Read MoreCommunitySocial Issues·0 Comments·0·7 views
Polar Vortex Preys on Strays Urban Plains Alumni·March 30, 2019How community pets were doing their best to survive freezing temperatures Through late January and early February, the... Read MoreHabitatSciencesSocial IssuesWell-Being·0 Comments·0·3 views