MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 4, 2026) — WQPT PBS is partnering with former Quad Cities resident Jared Howe to launch a new original local history series, Snapshots Presents: Forgotten Quad Cities. The thirty-minute series explores the people, places, and events that helped shape the Quad Cities and its unique history.

"The series came about after watching some of Jared's short form films on social media," said WQPT General Manager Dawn Schmitt.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 26, 2026) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced the US Small Business Administration (SBA) has granted her request to provide assistance in the form of low-interest disaster loans for eight counties impacted by severe storms, heavy rain, and flash-flooding between July 2 and 4, 2026.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 22, 2026) — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services have announced an important change in how the state manages existing federal-survivor benefits received on behalf of eligible children in foster care, specifically those who qualify because they have a deceased parent or other eligible relative.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 15, 2026) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced the newly-established Medicaid Fraud Elimination Task Force held its first official meeting today. Governor Kim Reynolds established by executive order the eleven-member task force to enhance efficiency and safeguard tax-payer dollars within Iowa's Medicaid program.