A former Ottumwa City Council member opened a meeting with a satanic prayer ending in "Hail Satan," prompting a pastor to ...

An Iowa city council meeting erupted into an awkward tizzy Tuesday when an attendee took the podium to read a satanic prayer — prompting outrage from a watching pastor who demanded the “curse” placed ...

The Springfield News-Sun is committed to digging into local government issues, including recent stories on the passage of the city’s tax renewal levy and the creation of the county’s land bank. Local ...

Did an Iowa city council meeting open with a satanic prayer? Yes; former Ottumwa councilman Matt Dalbey read an invocation ending with 'Hail Satan' on Tuesday under the city's open prayer policy. The ...

An invocation at the beginning of Tuesday's Ottumwa City Council meeting overshadowed everything else that took place over the course of 80 minutes.

As of this week, the Wicomico County Council has stopped opening its meetings with the Lord’s Prayer, citing legal threats and the risk of costly litigation. Supporters of the change say the ...

A city council meeting in Iowa came under an intense discussion amongst its council after a satanic prayer was read to open their council meeting this week.

Former council member Matt Dalbey delivered the Satanic prayer during the invocation at the beginning of the meeting, ending ...