Ako Abdul-Samad was still in shock. Slumped in his chair, the former Iowa representative and Creative Visions founder was reeling from another near-death experience. His 10th, he said. He counted.

WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK. TONIGHT WE’RE HEARING FROM THE WINNER OF A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PRIMARY STATE HOUSE RACE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE ELECTION, IOWA HOUSE DISTRICT 34 COVERS THE AREA JUST ...

DEVELOPING STUFF AND EVENT IS STARTING RIGHT NOW RIG AHTBOUT NOW ON THE DRAKE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN DES MOINES TO CELE BRATE A MAJOR MILESTONE IN THIS CITY. YEAH. THIS IS A BIG DEAL. THIS IS ETH 25TH ...

Longtime state Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad will retire from the Iowa Legislature at the end of the year, he announced Thursday. Abdul-Samad, 72, made the announcement at a Black History Month event at the ...

Former Iowa legislator Ako Abdul-Samad narrowly escaped death when his car caught fire at a Windsor Heights Hy-Vee. Abdul-Samad escaped the vehicle moments before it became engulfed in flames. The ...