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© Copyright 2021, Des Moines Register and Tribune Co.  More than half of Iowans oppose a change in state law that bans the teaching of certain concepts, including that the U.S. or state of Iowa is fundamentally or systemically racist or sexist, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll found.  Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the law June 8, saying she opposes “critical race theory” and wants to prevent “discriminatory indoctrination” in Iowa classrooms. Opponents say the law will chill needed discussion about racial inequities at schools, colleges and government ...

'Quit your job': Des Moines mayor calls disruption of council meeting 'disappointing'; activist says council is trying to silence the public Melody Mercado, Des Moines Register Video: Protests disrupt Des Moines City Council's first in-person meeting in months Replay Video UP NEXT The first in-person Des Moines City Council meeting in more than 15 months was cut short Monday evening after crouching council members voted on dozens of agenda items amid the din of crowd chants and dropped a planned public comment period. The meeting was the first conducted under new security me...

Black Lives Matter protesters in Iowa found a calling last summer — and faced consequences Tyler Kingkade © Provided by NBC News Matè Muhammad said he knew something big was rising: As protests unfurled across the country following George Floyd's murder last May, hundreds of people were also flooding the streets of Des Moines, Iowa, his hometown. From Chicago, where he lived at the time, Muhammad watched livefeeds of protesters in Des Moines squaring off against police in riot gear. Some smashed windows and threw water bottles. Crowds ran from tear gas and pepper spray. T...

"We listened to our courageous heroes in law enforcement and we took action. We rely on these men and women every day to keep us safe. ... “It's our job as Iowa legislators to minimize that risk (to police officers) as much as possible so that more law enforcement officers can make it back home to their families safely." Dear Rep. Klein, Like you, I want police officers to get home safely. Certainly their jobs involve risks. The shooting death of Sgt. Jim Smith, a 27-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol, while trying to arrest a suspect at his Grundy Center home last month, is a tragic e...

'We cannot stop now; we have to keep going': Iowa leaders react to jury's verdict on Derek Chauvin Nick Coltrain, Des Moines Register Jury says Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges in George Floyd's death Replay Video UP NEXT A jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd last summer, an incident that spurred waves of protest across the nation and in Iowa and renewed pushes to address racial inequality. Chauvin, who is white, kneeled on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes last Memorial Day as police responded to reports that Fl...