Out here at the Woodbury County Jail where Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts is being held after being detained by ICE on Friday. A protest is expected shortly and there are barricades in front of the building and multiple officers on the roof.

A blue Monday, today was qctimes.com/news/local/art…

Beginning Nov. 3, The Quad-City Times will be printed six days a week. The Monday edition will be online only. We were the last paper in Iowa still printing seven days a week. qctimes.com/news/local/col…

How long must we suffer

Annoying little black bugs 'pack a wallop,' but serve a beneficial purpose qctimes.com/news/local/art…

Almost 30 years ago a man started waving at drivers from his front porch. He called himself the Ambassador of Gaines Street. They called him the mayor. Last week, on his 70th birthday, droves of people lined up for a parade in his honor. qctimes.com/life-entertain…

.Quad-City Times reporter Tom Loewy takes you inside food pantries and meal sites in the Quad-Cities as they brace for SNAP benefits to run out Nov. 1. Already, they are seeing a sharp increase in the number of people seeking help. qctimes.com/news/local/gov…

In December 2024 a 30-year-old woman, with a disability, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her doctor's told family they would need to decide if they wanted to treat it. Was her life not worth fighting for just because she had a disability? qctimes.com/news/local/art…

The University of Iowa Police Department is searching for a missing adult. Jerome (Jerry) Lepperd got separated from his group as they were leaving Kinnick Stadium after the Iowa-Oregon football game at approximately 6:00 pm on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. Lepperd is 73, 5’9”, 170

UPDATE: Mr. Lepperd has been found safely. Thank you to Des Moines Police for their assistance.

.Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. faced a combative crowd Monday during her first in-person town hall of the year, as frustrated constituents booed, heckled & shouted over her in Keosauqua, laying bare voters’ anxieties about the economy, health care and immigration enforcement. thegazette.com/federal-govern…

Shot: lylemuller.substack.com/p/be-thankful-… Chaser: lylemuller.substack.com/p/the-gazettes… From the venerable Lyle Muller. Please read both. Please support local journalism.

Want to know what type of reporter/person Mike Hlas is? When Fran McCaffery once snapped at a young reporter for asking what he thought was a dumb (but totally fair question), Mike jumped in, defended the question and shot right back at Fran. We need more reporters like him.

Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks switched her voter registration back to her Ottumwa home in July, after registering and voting in Scott County amid residency scrutiny following redistricting, Sarah Watson reports. qctimes.com/news/state-reg…

Watch the latest On Iowa Politics podcast, and when I ... um ... say the thing, tell me which fellow podcaster your reaction most closely matched. youtube.com/watch?v=rVVN5J…

ICYMI, story by Sarah Watson Sarah Watson in the Quad City Times: "Mariannette Miller-Meeks changes voting address back to Ottumwa home" qctimes.com/news/state-reg…