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September 26, 2019

Iowa to celebrate 'Carson King Day' after beer fan raises over $1M for children's charity

Carson King, the man who raised over $1 million for children's charity after asking for beer money on television and was later called out for old tweets, is still getting a day and a beer named after him in his home state of Iowa.

September 26, 2019

Des Moines Register reportedly faces threats, adds police presence after story backlash

The Des Moines Register has reportedly been faced with serious threats and is taking extra precautions to secure its staff after a story published on Tuesday drew enormous backlash on social media. 

September 25, 2019

Warren surges to tie Biden for 2020 Dem nomination lead, as Sanders sinks to distant 3rd in latest polls

A slew of polls in recent days indicate the battle for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination is now a two-candidate face-off between former Vice President Joe Biden and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders slips to a distant third.

September 25, 2019

Des Moines Register hit after report digs up old, offensive tweets of local man who raised $1M for charity

Iowa's largest newspaper is in the middle of a firestorm after publishing a report that dug up old, offensive tweets from a local man who raised over $1 million for charity.

September 24, 2019

Warren dishing out at least $10 million to run TV and digital ads in early-voting states

As she soars in the latest national and early voting state polls, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren is making a major television and digital ad buy to spread her message to potential primary voters.

September 24, 2019

Iowa farmer convicted of murdering wife with corn rake after learning of secret affair

An Iowa hog farmer has been found guilty of fatally stabbing his wife with a corn rake after prosecutors argued he was enraged over her secret affair.

September 21, 2019

Biden criticized after snarking to female moderator: 'Sexism with a smile'

Former Vice President Joe Biden is facing accusations of sexism this week after he pushed back on a female moderator's question about his record.

September 21, 2019

Football fan who requested beer money on TV reveals he's raised $820G for children's charity

A simple request for beer money ended up turning into a massive fundraising haul for a children's hospital in Iowa.

September 19, 2019

Bernie Sanders’ Iowa political director has left campaign, reports say

Just days after a shakeup in the New Hampshire leadership of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign comes word that the candidate’s Iowa political director has departed as well.

September 18, 2019

Busch Beer matches donation after fan accidentally raises thousands of dollars: 'This is the best thing we have read all year'

Who says that drinking beer won’t make the world a better place?