This Iowan is a television actor known for his roles in The Bear and Platonic. He plans to produce a show about growing up in small-town Iowa as a Filipino kid.

Marching bands from across the state are currently competing against one another with high-energy spectacles, complete with props, costumes, sets and intricate sound systems.

Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

Celebrating adaptation is at the heart of the Refocus Film Festival in Iowa City. But this year, another unifying theme emerged: art as a form of revolution. From regional premieres to newly restored classics, the four-day festival featured many movies that inspired conversation around social change.

Baker & Taylor, one of the nation's largest book suppliers, announced that it will shut down by the end of the year. The vendor had a contract with the State of Iowa.

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway was welcomed in Decorah by dancers and folk demonstrators as part of a celebration honoring the United States' ongoing relationship with the country.

When Robert Redford visited Iowa City for the 1976 Refocus Festival at the University of Iowa, he made quite the impression on one student, who had the honor of hosting him for dinner. Decades later, and a month after his death, she remembers what it was like to sit across the table from the Hollywood star.

Actor and woodworker Nick Offerman encourages kids and their parents to work with their hands and embrace tools as a superpower.

This year, Winterset's annual Covered Bridge Festival is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the film, The Bridges of Madison County.

Meet the Iowa puzzlers who help make the Midwestern competition happen.