JOHNSTON, IOWA (November 2, 2021) — Between 2011 and 2014, a drought slowly squeezed moisture, and opportunity, from the Iowa landscape. In 2018, rain showers slowed to a trickle in the state, resulting in a record-setting drought that continues today. Iowa's Wild Weather: Drought, a new project from Iowa PBS, examines the causes of and responses to the increasing frequency and intensity of droughts in the Midwest.

OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN (November 2, 2021) — Following are summer graduates of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh–many who participate in the spring ceremony but become official when their degrees are complete.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, COLLEGE, DEGREE, MAJOR (if listed) 

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 2, 2021) — An increasing number of young Americans are becoming caregivers to their older parents. They struggle to balance caregiving with a career and child-raising. Join us Monday, November 15, 6:30PM, to learn what resources are available to family caregivers and the loved ones that they care for. Presented by Milestones Agency on Aging.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (November 1, 2021) — Local educators Julie Eisenband and Chris Strunk noticed a problem when it came to the representation of immigrant and refugee students in their classrooms. While these students were a strong presence in Eisenband’s courses at United Township High School in East Moline, one of the state’s most diverse high schools, they were few and far between in Strunk’s at Augustana College.