State Rep. Josh Turek has quickly built momentum for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate after launching his campaign Aug. 12. Turek hosted a "homecoming campaign event" on Monday evening in Council Bluffs, following a swing through the Iowa State Fair and the Democratic Wing Ding dinner last weekend.

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Iowa Representative from Sioux City, J.D. Scholten, has suspended his campaign for the U.S. Senate. Scholten was one of the first Democrats to announce a campaign against the sitting U.S. senator from Iowa, Joni Ernst.

Iowa Rep. J.D. Scholten, D-Sioux City, said Iowa farmers are “hurting” and that the “status quo is not working” as he offered farm policies he would push for if elected to the U.S. Senate. Scholten’s policies,