Krista Johnson

First-Gen Americans Walk A Bridge When Explaining Their Roots

They were born in the United States and consider themselves full-blooded Americans. But the fact that their parents immigrated to this country means first-generation Americans often have to explain their ethnicity, and citizenship.

By Krista Johnson, Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein

/ 25 Sep 2017

First-Gen Americans Walk A Bridge When Explaining Their Roots

Database: Gun Permits Issued In All 99 Iowa Counties -- 2001-16

CLICK YOUR COUNTY SEAT AND GET YOUR COUNTY’S 2001-16 GUN PERMIT DATA Source: Iowa Department of Public Safety IowaWatch graphic by Krista Johnson Go To Main Story: Iowa

By Krista Johnson

/ 29 Aug 2017

Iowa Counties With The Largest Handgun Permit Increases 2010 to 2011

These 29 counties had the largest increases in handgun permits issued from 2010 to 2011, after a new Iowa law was enacted stating that county sheriffs shall issue permits, except in a narrowly defined set of cases.

By Krista Johnson

/ 29 Aug 2017

Iowa Counties With The Largest Handgun Permit Increases 2010 to 2011

Iowa Sheriffs State Concerns About Handgun Law Impact

Some Iowa sheriffs say an increase in the number of non-professional permits to carry handguns, coupled with new or recent gun laws in the state, have increased safety risks in their counties.

By Krista Johnson

/ 29 Aug 2017

Iowa Sheriffs State Concerns About Handgun Law Impact

Podcast: Behind The Scenes Look At Controversial Police Interrogation Method

This IowaWatch Connection podcast takes you inside a police interrogation as we look at a controversial, coercive police investigation tool.

By Krista Johnson and Jeff Stein

/ 7 Aug 2017

Podcast: Behind The Scenes Look At Controversial Police Interrogation Method

Controversial Criminal Interrogation Technique Suspected Of Producing False Confessions Under Fire

Many researchers describe the Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation as the gold standard for interrogating criminal suspects. But the fact that more than a fourth of wrongly convicted suspects gave false confessions has critics assailing the technique.

By Krista Johnson

/ 11 Jul 2017

Controversial Criminal Interrogation Technique Suspected Of Producing False Confessions Under Fire

Searchable databases: Iowa School Districts Broken Down By Financial, Geographical Markers

Iowa school districts by financial and geographic details IowaWatch graphic by Krista Johnson Data Source: Iowa Department of Education Total number of Iowa school districts IowaWatch graphic by Krista Johnson

By Krista Johnson

/ 18 May 2017

Transportation Cost Disparity Takes Funds From Education In Some Iowa School Districts

Legislators, superintendents and lobbyists in Iowa say the formula used to fund Iowa's public school districts is outdated and creates a major disparity in the level of education Iowa students receive.

By Krista Johnson

/ 18 May 2017

Transportation Cost Disparity Takes Funds From Education In Some Iowa School Districts

Branstad's Proposals To Get Scrutiny, Even With His Own Party In Control Of The Legislature

Enacting everything Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad wants will not be easy, even though his fellow Republicans listening to his Condition of the State address in Des Moines are predisposed to agree with it. And then there are the Democrats.

By Lyle Muller and Krista Johnson

/ 10 Jan 2017

Branstad's Proposals To Get Scrutiny, Even With His Own Party In Control Of The Legislature

Clinton Drops 32 Iowa Counties Obama Won In 2012

The loss of 32 Iowa counties that voted Democratic in 2012 gave the Republican nominee Donald Trump the state’s six electoral votes. While Barack Obama was able to win the state with 37 counties in 2012, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton claimed just six, an IowaWatch review of the Tuesday’s prelim

By Krista Johnson

/ 9 Nov 2016

Clinton Drops 32 Iowa Counties Obama Won In 2012

Iowa Voters Want Solutions From Next President, Mixed On Hearing Them

Voters in battleground state revealed mixed feelings about whether or not they’ve heard Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talk about issues about which those Iowans care.

By Lyle Muller, Krista Johnson, Mackenzie Rappe and Kiley Wellendorf/The Tack, for IowaWatch

/ 3 Nov 2016

Iowa Voters Want Solutions From Next President, Mixed On Hearing Them

Fear A Factor For Some Deciding Whether Or Not to Vote Early In Iowa

The same thing keeping some Iowa voters attending campaign rallies for the top two presidential candidates from waiting until Election Day to vote is the same thing prompting others to vote before Nov. 8.

By Krista Johnson

/ 28 Oct 2016

First-Gen Americans Walk A Bridge When Explaining Their Roots

Database: Gun Permits Issued In All 99 Iowa Counties -- 2001-16

Iowa Counties With The Largest Handgun Permit Increases 2010 to 2011

Iowa Sheriffs State Concerns About Handgun Law Impact

Podcast: Behind The Scenes Look At Controversial Police Interrogation Method

Controversial Criminal Interrogation Technique Suspected Of Producing False Confessions Under Fire

Searchable databases: Iowa School Districts Broken Down By Financial, Geographical Markers

Transportation Cost Disparity Takes Funds From Education In Some Iowa School Districts

Branstad's Proposals To Get Scrutiny, Even With His Own Party In Control Of The Legislature

Clinton Drops 32 Iowa Counties Obama Won In 2012

Iowa Voters Want Solutions From Next President, Mixed On Hearing Them

Fear A Factor For Some Deciding Whether Or Not to Vote Early In Iowa

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