NewsDaily NewsPoliticsGovernmentEducation

Here First

Iowa Public Radio

Start your day with the essentials. Coffee. Breakfast. And the local news you need to know. Host Meghan McKinney rises bright and early to bring you the top news stories from around Iowa in under 10 minutes. Wake up, grab that coffee and get your news Here First. You can support what you hear on this podcast at ipr.org/donate.

Play

Open in

31 episodes
daily
Avg 6 min
English

Episodes 31

Newest Oldest Longest

All11 Unplayed11 In progress0 Played0

Counted on this page — what you have heard stays on this device, so it is not something the list can be paged by.

July 31 · 9 min
Friday, July 31st, 2026
A new report from the ACLU of Iowa shows schools with school resource officers…
July 30 · 8 min
Thursday, July 30th, 2026
Haitians in Iowa on TPS are facing uncertainty as they lose that status this…
July 29 · 4 min
Wednesday, July 29th, 2026
The Libertarians who wanted to run for governor and lieutenant governor will…
July 28 · 4 min
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand has shared his proposals on social…
July 27 · 8 min
Monday, July 27th, 2026
Iowa will not have the first spot in the Democratic presidential nominating…
July 24 · 9 min
Friday, July 24th, 2026
Haitians in Iowa with Temporary Protected Status are set to lose their…
July 23 · 9 min
Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
Children in Iowa's foster care system who receive survivor benefits will now…
July 22 · 4 min
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
More Iowans are turning to out-of-state health care providers to access…
July 21 · 9 min
Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
Residents in a western Iowa community are raising concerns about a manure waste…
July 20 · 4 min
Monday, July 20th, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke at a conservative Christian event in Iowa. The…
July 17 · 8 min
Friday, July 17th, 2026
Dubuque County leaders are considering an outright ban on data centers.…

Showing 21–31 of 31 episodes