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From food pantries and pop-up events to crafting, these Des Moines entrepreneurs hope to make money and bring people together in new ways.

Iowa faces a shortage of immigration attorneys as Donald Trump’s enforcement surge drives demand for legal help.

From Guatemala, Pascual Pedro recounts his deportation from Iowa, the home he's known since he was 13 years old.

Food pantries across Iowa are taking part in the Healthy Kids Iowa pilot, which gives $40 worth of food monthly to 65,000 kids from June to August.

Faustin Alobo is not a trained social worker, but he is among the leaders who have taken on a similar role as resettlement agencies face federal cuts.

Food stamps. Local pantries. Meals on Wheels. Occasional dumpster diving. Food insecure Iowans resort to a patchwork of methods to feed themselves.

Some community leaders involved in interviewing the Des Moines Police Department's new police chief are questioning the city's process and decision.

Des Moines area food pantries saw record demand in July as more Iowans find themselves hungry. What a day at Bidwell Pantry on the south side is like.

Des Moines leaders are exploring a "harder-line" approach on homelessness. If camps are shut down, "Where are we going to go?" a homeless woman asks.

Al Éxito University's annual summer camp for Iowa's Latino students helps teens navigate challenges and prepare for college and their future.

Black Iowans are creating new spaces with activism, artwork and storytelling to cement their place in state history and strengthen their communities

The students suing Iowa over its book ban law call it harmful and discriminatory toward the LGBTQ community and their own families.

Immigrants in Iowa express fear about the new "illegal reentry" law and believe it will harm people of color across the state.

For many immigrants and refugees, gaining steady employment at Perry's Tyson plant helped them settle into the US. Now they worry who will hire them.

On April 3, 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriage. Today, LGBTQ Iowans say the state has changed — and not for the better.

The Violence Interruption Project run by Creative Visions in Des Moines is entering its third year. Its leaders, city manager see signs of progress.

After strong second GOP debate showing, Nikki Haley sees Trump take aim at her, calling her a "birdbrain" on Truth Social. "Bring it," Haley replied.

Iowa families with incarcerated loved ones say new communication tools are confusing, hard to use, unreliable and overlook those without the internet.

Like the program's name, Will Keep said, it's time to begin again and rebuild. How he plans to bring Starts Right Here back as he recovers from the shooting: