A newspaper article from 1903, rediscovered decades later, tells the tale of a strange, bat-like creature that terrorized the town of Van Meter over the course of five days. Now, we try to uncover the truth behind Iowa’s most famous...
Incited by a fiery charlatan named Norman Baker, depression-era farmers across several south eastern counties assemble to resist a statewide mandate enforcing tuberculosis testing in cattle. As tensions mount between the farmers, veterinarians, and...