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Hip-Hop, History, and Hooch in the Heartland: Major Artists Invest in Prohibition-Inspired Liquor

Zoe Zorka | January 9, 2019

When most people think of Iowa, corn is likely the first image that comes to mind. (Even though soybeans are the primary cash crop in the state.) Yet more and more hip-hop artists and industry professionals such as DJ Green Lantern and Brandon Darner, mega-producer for Imagine Dragons (who recently gave one of college football […]

Four Dead in Head On Collision On Des Moines, Iowa Interstate, Including Two Police Officers

Kyle Eustice | March 26, 2016

Four people were killed early Saturday morning [March 26] when a car driving the wrong way on Interstate 80 collided head on with a Des Moines Police cruiser. Two officers were killed, as well as the prisoner they were transporting at the time and the driver of the other vehicle. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information […]