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Iowans will start to caucus exactly three hours from now. The storm. Before the blizzard dry for now but rain and snow central iowa late tonight. The heaviest snow looks to fall in the metro during the morning commute. Northwest iowa will see heavy snow and strong winds throughout the day. The metro will see snow in the range of 3 to 6 and higher amounts of 8 will occur in northern iowa. A blizzard warning and winter storm warning will be in effect through the day on tuesday. For two years dozen...

Now to the political blizzard. When we went off the air after 11last night. The democratic race was still too close to call. It wasnt until 230 in the morning that the state Party Clinton the winner. She finished in front of senator Bernie Sanders by 2tenths of a point. The closest Democratic Caucus in iowa history. The party did not release raw vote totals. And the Sanders Campaign thinks thats because they dont have them. Party leaders had to track down precinct chairs overnight in order to ge...

And every other truck is history coin toss. The razor thin victory for the winner of the democratic caucuses. Plus. A rundown of where all the white house hopefuls stand after last nights first in the nation contest. Caucus controversy. Ben carson accuses ted cruz of playing dirty tricks on caucus night. What one carson supporter says happened at his precinct last night. Making history. A big first last night. How one caucus goer. Who remembers a time when women couldnt even vote. Feels about th...

The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics held a reception for the Women Impacting ISU Calendar honorees on Wednesday. The center has been producing calendars with funding from the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion since 2007. The idea for the calendar was originally founded in 2005, when Angela...

Thirty-two months later, the committee reviewing history, context and public comments about Carrie Chapman Catt concluded the Central Campus building bearing the suffragist’s name will keep its name.   The committee received 311 public comments regarding the name change and announced the committee’s final decision Thursday.  University naming policies, established shortly before the Catt committee was...

A 60-day period to share thoughts, comments and concerns about the name of the building home to the headquarters of the College of Liberal Arts closes Sunday.   The Review Committee for Consideration for Removal of Names from University Property was formed in March 2021 and will conclude its work with a second and final vote...

(Ames, IA) More women are running for office in Iowa. Research posted by the Catt Center for Women and Politic...

The 12 women who will appear on the 2022 Women Impacting ISU calendar have been announced. Those selected have demonstrated leadership that’s made a diffe

The 12 women who will appear on the 2022 Women Impacting ISU calendar have been announced. Those selected have demonstrated leadership that’s made a diffe

While school board elections are not new, the COVID pandemic has turned them into incredibly heated debates over masking and vaccines.