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South Tama teacher is recognized for her work in the dramatic arts
A central Iowa teacher will be inducted into the Iowa Thespian Hall of Fame during a special event at the University of Northern Iowa next month. Dixie Forcht is a teacher and librarian at South Tama Community School District and is also the high school’s theatre director.…
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Supreme Court rules in challenge to Iowa’s new bitcoin law
The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in a case involving a bitcoin scam. A man learned he had been scammed after depositing $11,500 dollars into a bitcoin ATM in Cedar Falls in August of 2024. Cedar Falls police seized the cash from the machine and the bitcoin company filed to get…
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An in-person Trump rally in Iowa on Sunday is back on
President Trump will be coming to Iowa for a campaign rally Sunday in Dubuque. On Thursday night, the Republican National Committee announced Trump’s in-person rallies in Dubuque and in Kansas this weekend were cancelled and Trump would instead hold tele-rallies in Iowa and 18…
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Groundbreaking for $120 million expansion of Cambrex in Charles City
A company that produces ingredients for prescription medications is making a $120 million expansion of its facility in Charles City. Claudio Russolo, the Chief Executive Officer of Cambrex, said the expansion will increase the plant’s production of “Active Pharmaceutical…
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Could this be the final time Iowans have to set their clocks back?
As Iowans prepare to change their clocks back an hour this weekend, there’s an outside chance this will be the last time we’ll have to revert to daylight saving time. Earlier this year, the U.S. House passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would abolish the annual practice of…
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Slow harvest and rain could impact Iowa pheasant season opener Saturday
The first pheasant seasons opens Saturday and the DNR’s Mick Klemesrud says the surveys show you should be able to find birds. “We do have good bird numbers. second highest count we’ve had since 2015, which is great. Only beat by last year, which was the highest in 20 years,”…
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Iowa parents shouldn’t let their young werewolves wolf all of the candy
Most Iowa parents know better than to let their little goblins gobble up all of their Halloween loot on trick-or-treat night. Registered dietician Cindy Leuck suggests doling out the sweets in small doses, and setting the kids’ expectations ahead of time so they know it won’t be…
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Two candidates running to be Iowa’s next state auditor
Iowa voters will be choosing a new state auditor to succeed Democrat Rob Sand, who’s running for governor. Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer, a Republican from LeClaire, said if she’s elected state auditor she’ll use her background as a technology consultant and acquire…
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Trump’s Sunday in-person rally in Dubuque cancelled, ‘tele-rally’ planned
President Donald Trump has canceled Sunday’s in-person rally in Dubuque and will speak at a “tele-rally” instead. The Republican National Committee says Trump will reach Iowa voters in a telephone broadcast and speak in support of Ashley Hinson, who’s running for the U.S.…
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Second arrest made in Black Hawk County cold case murder
The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Depart has made another arrest Wednesday in a 1995 cold case murder. Deputies arrested 50-year-old Lindell Jackson of Waterloo and charged him with first-degree murder in the death of 37-year-old Angela Buck. Buck’s body was found along a creek…
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Iowa’s stunning fall color show will be wrapping up soon
Most Iowans notice that some trees keep their dead, brown leaves on the branches all winter long, but it’s a safe bet few of us have heard the botanical term for it — marcescence. Chip Murrow, an urban forestry program specialist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources,…
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Palo, Grimes working on data center regulations
Data centers continue to be the focus of local government in many areas of the state. Google wants to build a data center in eastern Iowa within the Palo city limits and some residents there thought it was because the tech giant didn’t want to pay for a water study for all of…
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3 weeks after incentives revealed, negotiations continue on Iowa steel mill proposal
Three weeks ago Iowa lawmakers approved offering nearly $1.4 billion dollars’ worth of incentives for a steel plant in southeast Iowa, but state and local officials are still negotiating with the company over the details. Iowa Economic Development Authority Diretor Debi Durham…
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Iowa 2nd district candidate James says next congress must tackle health care issues
Second District congressional candidate Lindsay James made a campaign stop in Mason City last night, as her Republican opponent Joe Mitchell appeared at a Make America Healthy Again rally in a Des Moines suburb. James, a Democrat from Dubuque, said the next congress will be…
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Forecasters say Iowa could see a warmer, wetter winter thanks to El Nino
The state climatologist says it’s looking like Iowans may be in for a warmer winter ahead, and a season of less snow and more rain. Justin Glisan says he’s been studying the charts that gauge the water temperature in the eastern Pacific Ocean along the equator, and all the…
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Tips for Iowans to keep Fido and Fluffy safe when trick-or-treaters arrive
Halloween can be a scary, stressful time for Iowans’ pets, with doorbells ringing, strange noises, and costumed kids darting through in the yard. Megan Matamoros, director of shelter operations at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa, offers a few tips to keep your dogs and cats…
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MAHA rally in Iowa features RFK, Jr, GOP candidate for governor Lahn
Cleaning up Iowa water, growing food for human consumption and forbidding vaccine mandates were major themes at tonight’s Make American Healthy Again rally in suburban Des Moines. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the leader of the MAHA movement,…
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Secretary of State: years of preparation will make Iowa voting safe
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate met with the media today to talk about the preparations for the General Election voting next Tuesday. “When you cast your ballot in the upcoming general election, it will be counted fairly, accurately, and securely. Iowans have expressed high…
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Historic Des Moines mansion now the home of the Italian-American Cultural Center of Iowa
The Italian-American Cultural Center of Iowa is now open in its new location at the historic Butler Mansion in Des Moines. The chair of the Center’s board, Jeff Lamberti, says the organization has been around for 45 years. “And for at least 25 of that, the goal or the dream was…
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Time change may put Iowans at higher risk for heart attacks, car wrecks
Iowans need to remember to push their clocks back an hour before heading to bed on Saturday night, and one expert says falling back can be very tough on our bodies, so we need to start prepping now. Erica Neumeister, a nurse practitioner in sleep medicine at Emplify Health by…