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Half a million central Iowans are under mandatory watering bans

June 13, 2026

On this Newsbuzz episode, we recap this week's severe weather, why Iowa pork producers are taking their fight over California’s Prop 12 to Congress, high nitrate levels in Iowa’s rivers and more.

Iowa parents are leading a push against technology in the classroom

June 12, 2026

Parents are pushing back against screens in the classroom and in Iowa, the law is now on their side. We get insights from an Iowa City parent, a pediatrician and a coordinator with the University of Northern Iowa's TEACH Studio, who shares where technology fits into the classroom. Then, we hear from a family medicine physician about the physician shortage in Iowa and what's being done about it.

Lines of attack solidify between Iowa candidates for the general election

June 11, 2026

The general election battle has begun in Iowa. On this Politics Day episode of River to River, analysis from political scientists Karen Kedrowski of Iowa State University and Wayne Moyer of Grinnell College on Rob Sand's pick for a running mate, the growing fight for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat, updates from the war in Iran and more.