Monday, July 21st, 2025

Iowa has a teacher shortage in more than two dozen specialties. Some school districts are turning to online instruction to fill those gaps. Sixteen Afghan families in the Des Moines area face eviction as money that has helped pay for their housing runs out. And Iowa is exploring several options to help people affected by the closing of the Black Hawk Bridge in Lansing later this year. It’s being closed this fall, about two years before a new crossing is completed.