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News Quiz: Taking Aim At Puppy Mills

A series of IowaWatch stories in late 2014 and early 2015 dug into concerns about how dog breeding facilities are inspected in Iowa. Animal rights advocates say not enough is being done to protect animals while breeders who talked with IowaWatch said inspections sometimes are unfair and aimed at the

By IowaWatch

/ 27 Mar 2015

News Quiz: Updates on IowaWatch Stories

You’ve read about tanning beds, texting while driving and farm safety in IowaWatch stories this past year. This week’s news quiz brings you up to date as of March 20 on where these matters stand in the Iowa Legislature.

By IowaWatch

/ 20 Mar 2015

Podcast: IowaWatch On KXIC Radio Talk About Newspaper Preservation, Open Government, 5th Anniversary

IowaWatch's data analyst/journalist Lauren Mills talked about her recent story [http://www.iowawatch.org/2015/03/12/newspapers-piling-up-since-2009-while-state-historical-society-decides-how-to-preserve-them/] about Iowa newspapers piling up without being preserved by the state and Executive Directo

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/ 18 Mar 2015

Podcast: IowaWatch On KXIC Radio Talk About Newspaper Preservation, Open Government, 5th Anniversary

News Quiz: Iowa Women Who Made History

Although Iowa's past is filled with women who have impacted the course of our history, we’ve selected a few to highlight in this news quiz in honor of National Women's History Month. Think you know all about the women in Iowa’s history? Try your hand at this quiz:

By IowaWatch

/ 13 Mar 2015

News Quiz: Rock and Roll in Iowa

Rock music and pop culture aficionados are aware that Iowa is known as the place where the music died on Feb. 3, 1959, when an airplane crash near Clear Lake killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P “The Big Bopper” Richardson, along with pilot Roger Peterson. But Iowa has plenty of other ties to

By IowaWatch

/ 6 Mar 2015

News Quiz: African Americans in Iowa History

As Black History Month comes to a close, test your knowledge on famous black Iowans and history in the state of Iowa.

By IowaWatch

/ 27 Feb 2015

News Quiz: African Americans in Iowa History

Podcast: IowaWatch Student Journalism Gets The Spotlight In KXIC Interview

IowaWatch's executive director-editor Lyle Muller spoke about stories that college students in Iowa are reporting and writing for IowaWatch when he was a guest on the Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, "Your Town" show on KXIC radio, AM 800, in Iowa City.

By IowaWatch

/ 23 Feb 2015

Podcast: IowaWatch Student Journalism Gets The Spotlight In KXIC Interview

News Quiz: Texting While Driving

Iowa legislators are taking another look at legislation to prohibit cellphone use while driving, in an effort to give more teeth to the current texting law. Last year, legislation that proposed making texting while driving a primary offense, meaning law enforcement officials could pull drivers over

By IowaWatch

/ 20 Feb 2015

Cheryl Mullenbach’s “Iowa Stories” Joins IowaWatch Weekly Lineup

The weekly column “Iowa Stories,” a collection of stories about notable events in Iowa’s history by Cheryl Mullenbach, has joined the list of regular IowaWatch.org offerings.

By IowaWatch

/ 18 Feb 2015

Cheryl Mullenbach’s “Iowa Stories” Joins IowaWatch Weekly Lineup

IowaWatch Receives Two Major Grants Worth $85,000

The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, The Gazette and KCRG-TV9 show continued support for IowaWatch effort.

By IowaWatch

/ 17 Feb 2015

IowaWatch Receives Two Major Grants Worth $85,000

Iowa Public Radio Report: Journalism's Role In The Lives Of Brian Williams, Jon Stewart

Iowa Public Radio's Ben Kieffer dissected the impact of Brian Williams' suspension from being NBC News' lead anchor and Jon Stewart's announcement about leaving Stewart's popular news satire show on Comedy Central. Keiffer's guests for the Thursday, Feb. 12, "River to River" report included IowaWatc

By IowaWatch

/ 13 Feb 2015

Iowa Public Radio Report: Journalism's Role In The Lives Of Brian Williams, Jon Stewart

News Quiz: Presidents' Day in Iowa

A Monday is set aside each February to note the Feb. 12 birthday of Abraham Lincoln and Feb. 22 birthday of George Washington. While Iowa plays a significant role in the country’s presidential elections it also has had an impact on the presidency in other ways. See how well you know Iowa’s president

By IowaWatch

/ 13 Feb 2015