While House Study Bill 286 advanced out of subcommittee, Senate Study Bill 1195 was halted after Democratic Sen. Janice ...

"The whole point is not to criminalize homelessness," Rep. Steve Holt, R-Denison, said a now-tabled proposal to fine people ...

Iowa House lawmakers advanced a bill to criminalize homelessness Wednesday, making unauthorized camping on public property a ...

Five events to check out in Iowa City this weekend from Shelter House's annual book sale to the return of the Gallery Walk ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, announced Thursday plans to expand its cold weather emergency shelter to year-round operation. Beginning March 1, 2025, the network of low-barrier ...

Iowa Senate OKs unprecedented bill stripping gender identity protections despite protests, sending change to the House DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa Senate OKs unprecedented bill stripping gender ...

The shelter would need a full-time administrator as well. That is something the organization will continue to work towards. They hope for the support of the city’s residents and city’s businesses to ...

Iowa's public school districts could hire religious chaplains under a House bill advancing in the state Legislature. The bill, House File 334, that advanced Tuesday out of a subcommittee 2-1 ...

A city-run shelter for asylum seekers and migrants at Kenwood's Lake Shore Hotel, seen here, closed late last year. Illinois now plans to transfer its neighboring shelter for all unhoused families to ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Fire Department responded to a house fire on Saturday that left one person dead and another hospitalized. Crews were dispatched to a home in the 1600 ...

HOUSE BILL 242 IS SET TO MOVE TO SUBCOMMITTEE, WHERE LAWMAKERS WILL CONSIDER STRIKING ALL MENTIONS OF GENDER IDENTITY FROM THE IOWA CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. STATE LAW CURRENTLY PREVENTS DECISIONS ...