92% of Iowa nursing homes had at least one resident test positive for COVID-19, Register review of federal data shows - Anyone who paid attention knew COVID ravaged nursing homes. A look at granular federal data, seldom publicized, showed just how deep the spread and damage was.

Iowa records 6,000 COVID-19 deaths. That pain is 'just the tip of the iceberg.' - As life in Iowa tiptoed back to normalcy, the state also saw its 6,000th death from COVID-19. This story grappled with the immense tragedy some were experiencing even as most pandemic metrics ticked down.

COVID-19 rate in kids may be higher than known, experts say, and until they can be vaccinated, pandemic may linger - As Iowa’s political leaders decided that COVID-19’s effects on youths didn’t warrant many mitigations, we spoke to the one youth about the life-altering side effects of his bout with the disease and the mounting evidence of the role young people play in the pandemic.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds: 'Stop pointing fingers' in wake of Trump supporters mobbing U.S. Capitol - As the country still reeled from the Jan. 6 insurrection, we asked Iowa’s Republican governor about her own role in it given her prior hesitancy to acknowledge the outcome of the presidential election.

Record-smashing Iowa Senate race fuels deluge of final-stretch campaign spending - Between the campaigns and outside political interests, the 2020 contest for one of Iowa’s U.S. Senate seats drew more than $100 per registered voter.

Bernie Sanders isn't polling in first place. His caucus organization may mean that doesn't matter - As Iowa’s 2020 Democratic caucuses neared, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders was firming up the foundation for his second bid for the nomination. The story looking at his campaign’s strength’s two months out proved prescient.

'If you interpret it, they will come': Advocates see more sign language translation on campaign trail - Campaign finance reports can show more than just which campaigns are raising and spending the most money; they can show deeper insights into campaign philosophy.