BREAKING: MN Democratic Sen. John Hoffman and Democratic House Rep Melissa Hortman & their spouses have been shot overnight by someone impersonating a police officer, sources confirm to FOX 9. A search now ongoing for the suspect in the Brooklyn Park area. fox9.com/news/brooklyn-…

Thousands of Iowans gathered Saturday at the State Capitol for the “No Kings” protest against President Trump’s birthday military parade. This demonstration is one of 1,800 worldwide and one of 35 across the state of Iowa, Tom Foley reports.

Iowa State University’s athletics budget is feeling the fallout of changes to contracts and other shifts in collegiate sports infrastructure, according to budgets submitted to the Iowa Board of Regents, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/07/25/iow…

The Iowa State Board of Education voted to shift millions in funding for career and tech education away from community colleges and to K-12 school districts, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/07/29/sta…

Iowa Board of Regents and University of Iowa officials said Wednesday they were investigating a Fox News video where a person identified as a UI official spoke about anti-DEI regulation, report Robin Opsahl and Brooklyn Draisey/Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/07/30/reg…

The Iowa Board of Regents moved ahead Wednesday with implementing new Iowa laws, including approving an interim director for the University of Iowa’s new center for intellectual freedom, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/07/30/pro…

A key Iowa lawmaker said University of Iowa has lost some respect in the wake of repeated incidents relating to diversity, equity and inclusion, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/08/07/iow…

Iowa State University is charging up to become a destination for academics and industry dealing in battery fabrication and testing, with new equipment opening doors for expanded study of the power source, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/08/11/iow…

Des Moines University is partnering with a fellow medical university to provide new pathways for students aiming to further their education in medicine, public health and more, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/des-moi…

Iowa State University is working with a U.S. Defense Department-backed organization to develop facilities that could make the university and its community a national destination for biobased product testing, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/08/20/iow…

University of Iowa researchers are working to determine differences in types of driving distractions to better address them, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/08/21/ui-…

Mariam Dagga, our freelancer who was killed today by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, had bylined this powerful piece on malnourished children in Gaza just last week apnews.com/article/palest…

State universities are once again asking for no increase in general university funding for the upcoming fiscal year, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/09/09/sta…

Western Iowa Tech Community College’s president will retire after nearly two decades with the institution, the college announced this week, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/western…

“College newspapers are being forced to rethink identifying people in stories because of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and revocation of F-1 visas for selected college students,” guest columnist Lyle Muller writes via IowaWritersCollaborative. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/09/16/col…

The University of Northern Iowa’s civic education center will receive more than $1 million in federal funding to lead statewide efforts in strengthening civic education, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/univers…

Federal funding for programs feeding thousands of young and vulnerable Iowans could run out if the government shutdown continues, according to a report from Food & Water Watch, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/nearly-…

Iowa lawmakers are urging the Iowa Board of Regents to sign on to a new educational compact that would require universities to freeze tuition, limit admission of international students and more, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/10/13/iow…

BREAKING: North Dakota State University President David Cook has been named the new president of Iowa State University, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/11/11/dav…

Congratulations to Iowa Capital Dispatch reporter Brooklyn Draisey! The national Education Writers Association has announced she will join its 21st class of EWA Reporting Fellows. Education Writers Association iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/iowa-ca…