Thousands of migrant children in the US could face new deportation risks as legal aid deal expires

August 1, 2026

HARLINGEN, Texas — Advocates warn that tens of thousands of migrant children who came to the United States alone could lose legal representation in immigration court and increase their risk of deportation as the Trump administration allows a contract with legal services providers to expire. Friday marks the last day of a contract under which the federal government pays for legal services for children who enter the U.S. without a parent or guardian. The government contracts out those services to a network of nearly 100 legal groups across the country that provide services to roughly ...

Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens as pressure, lawsuits over child safety mount

August 1, 2026

The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years of escalating harms” from using their platforms that eventually resulted in their deaths. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Superior Court of Delaware, is the ...

Council votes to remove blasting, painting work from Center Street Viaduct project

July 31, 2026

After unanimously approving a motion to untable the item on Monday night, the Marshalltown city council discussed several options for the Center Street Viaduct railing and ultimately agreed to proceed with a plan to simply remove the current repair work from the project altogether while ...

Artwork is ‘butter’ when done together at Marshalltown Public Library

July 31, 2026

Butter makes everything, including art, better. Marshalltown residents got hands-on experience with butter sculpting on July 23 by butter artist Sarah Pratt, the renowned Iowa State Fair Butter Cow sculptor, and her daughter Grace. Gathering in the Marshalltown Public Library meeting room, ...

Advocacy group criticizes U.S. Marshals after four-day sweep of arrests

July 31, 2026

Escucha Mi Voz Iowa, an immigrant-led advocacy group, is calling for more transparency after the U.S. Marshals Service carried out enforcement operations across Iowa from July 21-24, arresting 61 people, including a vehicle stop amid Iowa City traffic that the group characterized as ...

Meskwaki Powwow relocated to casino grounds due to flooding

July 31, 2026

The Meskwaki Annual Powwow Association has announced that the 110th Annual Meskwaki Powwow will now be held at the Meskwaki Casino grounds due to recent flooding. In a video released to the Meskwaki Powwow Facebook page, Paige Youngbear-Brown used the phrase “Same great celebration, new location.” The event will now utilize the Outdoor Arena at the Meskwaki Casino. A temporary powwow arena will be constructed on the west side of the Outdoor Arena, with vendors placed in the nearby fenced-in area and dancing on the adjacent grassy space. The Meskwaki Powwow Association invites ...