BETTENDORF, IOWA (April 2, 2025) — April marks School Library Month, and Bettendorf Community School District is proud to honor the vital role school libraries and librarians play in shaping curious minds, fostering a love of reading, and empowering student learning. As part of this celebration, School Librarian Day on April 4 shines a special spotlight on the dedicated professionals who bring school libraries to life.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 2, 2025) — After a transgender parent was denied access to a high-school bathroom that didn’t align with the parent’s biological sex, the parent sued. On Monday, Attorney General Brenna Bird filed to intervene in the lawsuit to uphold Iowa’s law that requires people to use bathrooms based on their sex assigned at birth. The parent today dropped the lawsuit against the school and school district.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (April 2, 2025) — Autumn Brunia DO, a psychiatrist at Des Moines University Clinic — Behavioral Health, is helping equip physicians with tools to better manage emotionally intense patient encounters.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 2, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds attended the first meeting of the Iowa DOGE Task Force to kick off the state’s continued efforts to make government work more efficiently for Iowans.