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At a cult compound in rural Iowa, death prayers and doomsday prep gave way to ‘natural’ health grifts and costly tests of faith

On Dec. 12, 1972, cult leader John Robert Stevens made a big announcement: he was a time traveler. “I had a real meeting with ...
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Mindy Mejia’s Iowa Mysteries series continues with ‘The Whisper Place.’ Refresh on all the action before you crack it open

Midwest thrillers are few and far between, but every time one crops up it scratches a special itch in my heart. There is ...
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As state and federal officials target speech they disapprove of, free speech proponents will rally in Iowa City Wednesday

Freedom of speech, and the importance of protecting it from powerful opponents, has become an urgent topic of discussion ...
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Little Village issue 345: October 2025

The rapture didn’t arrive in September, as some TikTokers predicted. Nor did arrive in 1979, the year cult leader John Robert ...