COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) One-hundred-and-thirty-five votes were cast at Kirn Middle School in Council Bluffs on Monday night during the Iowa Caucuses. It was just one of the precincts meeting throughout the state. We spoke with supporters of Ambassador Nikki Haley, Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump who explained why they were speaking at the caucus on behalf of their chosen candidates. At the end of the night, the totals at the Kirn meeting were: Trump 64, Haley 36, DeSantis 26 and Ramaswamy 9. Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann said in a press release that ab ..read more

Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra met with business leaders at Glenwood State Bank in Mills County. From there, he went to Council Bluffs to talk healthcare. In Mills County, he fielded questions on a range of issues including interest rates, foreign policy, levees along the Missouri River and real estate. Before Feenstra headed to Council Bluffs we asked him about Iowans having access to rural healthcare, an issue he says he's working on in Congress. BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: It's Thanksgiving break and members of Congress are back in their districts speaking to constituents. I'm Southwest Iowa rep ..read more

These days, large numbers of people are finding their partners online, but 90-year-old Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley has been getting attention for the number of couples who have met and married while working for him. I want to make sure that we recognize that Sen. Grassleys office has been noted to be the hottest spot for people coming to Washington to find each other and get married. Bravo Chuck! Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said to chuckles during a Judiciary Committee hearing. Kurt and Kathy Kovarik are one of those couples. They met working for Grassley in the late 90s. Shes from Le Mars, Iowa a ..read more

Professor Angela Davis is an icon of the 1970s Black liberation movement and she was in Omaha speaking at the I Be Black Girl Reproductive Justice Summit. So its not about helping some poor people who havent been able to help themselves, said Davis. Its about establishing an egalitarian relationship and recognizing that we are all in this together. The conference, which took place at the downtown Hilton, drew organizers and community leaders from around the country. Monique Liston, an educator and doula, came from Wisconsin. She says doulas ensure better birth outcomes. Reproductive justice is ..read more

After a chaotic three weeks, the U.S. House of Representatives finally elected a new Speaker of the House with Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson claiming the gavel. Congressman Don Bacon describes the new speaker as a "decent" man. To me, he sounds very Reagan-esque when he talks about our better days are ahead of us,' protecting this institution, the need for civility; and he gave a speech yesterday that's one of the best speeches I've heard on the U.S. House floor, said Bacon Despite his vote in favor of Johnson, Bacon says he disagrees on at least one key issue. I voted to certify the elect ..read more

Former U.S. Senator from Nebraska and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel was at UNO Tuesday where he hosted a symposium for high school students. He also sat down with 3 News Now to discuss a wide array of issues. "I'm as concerned as I think I've ever been in my life about the state of world affairs," said Hagel. Hes not optimistic about international relations right now. Hagel says he agrees with the administration's decision to send a second carrier group to the Mediterranean during the war between Israel and Hamas. "I think it's smart just to be careful and prudent and sending a very clear s ..read more

The farm bill expired on Sept. 30 and, while most aspects of the bill have funding for at least until November, the bill affects a much larger segment of the American population than some might realize. Technically, it reverts to the original, 1930s version of the bill when it expires. "If you think about how people are served through nutrition programs today, that's important, said President of the Iowa Farm Bureau and Calhoun County farmer Brent Johnson. When you think about all the work that farmers are doing in conservation and sustainability programs those are in modern farm bills, not in ..read more

"Support Our Schools Nebraska" has gotten enough signatures to put LB 753 on the ballot for voters to decide on a possible repeal. 3 News Now verified with the secretary of state's office which says the next step will be for the state attorney general's office to create the language for the 2024 ballot measure. LB 753 was passed by state lawmakers this session. It allows people to donate to private school scholarship funds and receive a tax credit. "Support Our Schools Nebraska" needed at least 5% of voters from 38 counties and a little over 61,000 signatures for the petition to become a refer ..read more

Nebraska's U.S. representatives Mike Flood and Don Bacon, along with Iowa's Randy Feenstra voted in favor of keeping Kevin McCarthy as the Speaker of the House. McCarthy, though, was removed from the speaker position by a vote of 216 to 210. Bacon, a Republican, told 3 News Now that he believes bipartisanship is the way for things to work in the U.S. House of Representatives. He argues it would allow GOP leaders to work around the eight Republicans who voted against McCarthy. "I tried to encourage the speaker early on, and I still do, that we gotta start working in a more bipartisan manner. Th ..read more

Dozens of students at Northwest High School walked out on Friday to protest LB 574. Students waved signs and gave speeches opposing the new abortion and gender-affirming care restrictions in front of the school. They also urged lawmakers to reconsider their support for bans and promised to continue to protest until they're reversed. "Educate people, participate in protests and speak up. That is how we make a change. We can't stay silent and expect change to happen. It won't happen overnight but we won't stop until we are heard. We won't stop until there is equality," said protest organizer Bro ..read more