Polk County using online surveillance software that critics say could be privacy overreach desmoinesregister.com/story/news/loc…

What did the Iowa Supreme Court decide on the six-week abortion ban, and what does it mean? Here's what you need to know: desmoinesregister.com/story/news/202…

After 14 years of education reporting, I FINALLY got to write about classroom pets. See the gallery for more animals. Paging, Emily Richmond and Education Writers Association Teacher's pet: How dogs, lizards and hamsters are helping Iowa's students feel at ease desmoinesregister.com/story/news/edu… via Des Moines Register

The tornado warning for the Des Moines metro has expired. Some gusty winds and hail remain possible with storms moving through east central Iowa.

Survey team has returned to the office and determined that an EF-1 tornado passed across Urbandale, Windsor Heights, and Des Moines last evening. #iawx

Des Moines proposes 'harder-line' on homelessness, with camping ban, speedier removal. Proposals will be presented at work session + special DSM City Council meeting July 22 at 7:30 a.m. — new additions to a meeting rescheduled from this week. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/loc…

Tagging in tomorrow to cover RAGBRAI for the rest of the week. For now, hanging out in Knoxville, Iowa where folks have traded their cycling shoes for dancing shoes.

The proposed ordinance is not a proven way to reduce houselessness. It will spend taxpayer money to issue citations, and follow-up. And it will create more housing obstacles.” — Polk County Atty. Kimberly Graham More from Virginia Barreda desmoinesregister.com/story/news/loc…

As Des Moines City Council inches closer to approving a camping ban, Polk County Attorney Kimberly Graham says there's a better way. Latest story: desmoinesregister.com/story/news/loc…

Come work with me at the Iowa Statehouse! The Des Moines Register is hiring a statehouse reporter to be part of our team. You get to work with a fantastic Register team. Plus, Iowa is the only state capitol building in the country with five domes. Cool! jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/gannett/…