Our rights to practice religion, talk about the president or curse the Hawkeyes are protected in America, writes Randy Evans.

What makes freedom of speech so difficult to understand and accept? That question came up at Sunday’s discussion at the Des Moines Valley Friends Meeting. The Friends invited me to speak at the ...

The bomber was never found and no criminal charges were ever filed. There is a consensus the explosives were planted outside the two buildings by someone who disliked the Quakers’ and AFSC’s ...

Four Republican candidates for Iowa governor shared their vision for the state during a forum at Sandy Hollow near Sioux ...

For a second year, Iowa officials have denied a Satanic Temple request to hold a holiday event in the Capitol saying it would ...

The Iowa Department of Administrative Services announced Monday that it denied a request by the Satanic Temple of Iowa to hold a holiday event in the building’s rotunda next month.

TOLEDO — The Satanic Temple of Iowa is coming back to Toledo, Iowa to share a core Satanic religious text. On Sunday, Sept. 14 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., the group will return to the Tama County ...

The jury is about to return a verdict in the Luke Truesdell quadruple murder case.Luke Truesdell chose not to take the stand in his own defense against four ch RUMOR CONTROL: Is a blizzard going to ...

DES MOINES — The Satanic Temple Iowa on Tuesday filed a complaint accusing state officials of discriminating against the group because of its members' religion, having denied them access to the state ...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa filed a complaint Tuesday with the Iowa Office of Civil Rights on behalf of The Satanic Temple Iowa over state officials’ denial of a 2024 winter display and ...

This editorial by Lucas Grundmeier is the opinion of the Des Moines Register's editorial board. State government's adherence to the First Amendment is an important issue. But let's not lose sight of ...

Mortimer Adramelech with The Satanic Temple of Iowa's 2023 winter display at the Iowa Capitol. (Photo courtesy of The Satanic Temple of Iowa) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles ...