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May 30, 2021

State GOP lawmakers try to limit teaching about race, racism

Teachers and professors in Idaho will be prevented from "indoctrinating" students on race. Oklahoma teachers will be prohibited from saying certain people are inherently racist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously. Tennessee schools will risk losing state aid if their lessons include particular concepts about race and racism.

May 30, 2021

Pompeo return trip to Iowa sparking more 2024 speculation

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading back to Iowa this summer. The influential Iowa based social conservative group The FAMiLY Leader on Wednesday announced that Pompeo will be one of the headliners their 10th annual Leadership Summit on July 16th in Des Moines.

May 28, 2021

Tibbetts trial juror says case was 'very emotional,' feels confident with guilty verdict

An Iowa man who served on the jury that convicted the suspected killer of Mollie Tibbetts on Friday told Fox News the case was "very emotional" but that he was confident they made the right decision.

May 28, 2021

Mollie Tibbetts murder trial: Jury finds Cristhian Bahena Rivera guilty

Jurors in the trial of an illegal immigrant charged with the brutal 2018 murder of Mollie Tibbetts found Cristhian Bahena Rivera guilty of first-degree murder on Friday in a case that drew national attention because of the suspect's immigration status. 

May 28, 2021

CNN, AP, Daily Beast headlines refer to illegal immigrant convicted in Mollie Tibbetts murder as 'farm worker'

CNN and the Associated Press appeared to have downplayed the migrant status of the murderer who was convicted in the brutal 2018 killing of 20-year-old college student Mollie Tibbetts.

May 27, 2021

GOP governors on 'Hannity': Biden making them 'pay the price' for being fiscally responsible

Members of the Republican Governors Association joined “Hannity” on Wednesday for a town hall event.

May 26, 2021

Defense in Mollie Tibbetts case rests, murder suspect testifies armed, masked men forced him to approach her

The man on trial for the 2018 murder of Mollie Tibbetts gave shocking testimony in an Iowa courtroom on Wednesday that two armed men wearing masks forced him to drive up to the college student the night she went missing.

May 25, 2021

Defense paints Mollie Tibbetts murder suspect as hard-working immigrant

The man on trial for the 2018 stabbing death of a University of Iowa student is a hard-working, family-centered immigrant from Mexico who was pressured into making a false confession, his defense told jurors Tuesday.

May 25, 2021

Iowa's Jordan Bohannon recovering after suffering serious head injury in alleged assault, school says

Iowa men’s basketball star Jordan Bohannon suffered a serious head injury in an alleged assault Sunday, the school said.

May 24, 2021

Mollie Tibbetts murder: Agent says lack of Spanish skills delayed Iowa investigation

An agent who oversaw the 2018 investigation into the disappearance of a University of Iowa student testified Monday that a shortage of Spanish-speaking officers delayed and hindered his ability to question the man on trial in her stabbing death.