Iowa

Lee Rood has been the Reader’s Watchdog at the Des Moines Register since 2012. A longtime investigative reporter and editor, she created a unique column to help readers find answers and accountability...

Natalie Wodniak is a graduate of the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, where she received her Master's degree in Global Health Epidemiology and Disease Control...

Amy Mayer is a reporter at Iowa Public Radio. She covers agriculture and is part of the Harvest Public Media collaboration. Amy worked as an independent producer for many years and also previously had...

Madison is from Georgetown, Texas, and graduated from Baylor University with a B.S. in Environmental Science in 2018. She is now pursuing her M.S. in Occupational and Environmental Health from the...

Kelsey Kremer is an Emmy award winning photojournalist for The Des Moines Register and USA Today Network. She's been at the Register for four years covering presidential politics, natural disasters...

Kyle Munson, a lifelong journalist, has worked more than 23 years for The Des Moines Register and USA Today Network. For that last seven years he has served as the paper's fourth Iowa columnist since...

Rodney White has been a staff photographer at the Des Moines Register since 2000. He has photographed the Super Bowl, 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and the Iowa National Guard deployment to...

Lynn Hicks is the executive business editor of the Des Moines Register. He oversees the newspaper's award-winning business and agricultural coverage and writes the weekly "Biz Buzz" column. He started...

Photojournalist Mary Chind has been with the Des Moines Register since 1999. Chind previously worked for two Arizona newspapers, The Sierra Vista Herald and The Tucson Citizen. While reporting on...

Tony Leys, 47, has been an editor and reporter for the Des Moines Register since 1988. He has primarily covered health care since 2000, while also dabbling in politics and other subjects. His projects...