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Brass bands compete in eastern Iowa to be the best of the wurst
The Amana Colonies will host two simultaneous festivals this weekend that revolve around complementary elements: brass bands, beer, and bratwurst, along with side attractions including a wiener dog race using

“Move-Over” Enforcement Next Week
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) is partnering with the Central Iowa Traffic Safety Task Force (CITSTF), and law enforcement across Iowa June 17-19 to educate drivers
Webster County town to lose its only grocery store
After two dozen years in business, a small Webster County grocery store town announced Thursday it’s closing its doors. The store’s board of directors said that despite cutting costs, ordering

“Gustnadoes” Spotted in Northwest Iowa
Areas of Northwest Iowa experienced storm damage Wednesday afternoon. Kyle Weisser at the National Weather Service Sioux Falls office says Sibley and Rock Rapids were two of the hardest hit
Lawn watering is now banned for more than a half-million central Iowans
Due to high nitrate levels from farm chemical runoff, the utility that supplies water to 600-thousand residential and commercial customers in the Des Moines area is imposing an immediate ban
Winds up to 80 mph, ‘gustinadoes’ in northern Iowa storm
Wednesday’s storm that hit Sibley and other areas of northwest Iowa caused damage to crops, trees, buildings and power lines, but Peter Rodgers, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service
Juneteenth celebrations start this weekend in eastern Iowa
The African American Museum of Iowa is hosting its annual Juneteenth Festival in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. Jacqueline Hunter, the museum’s executive director, says it’s an event designed around remembrance
Donors save jobs of AmeriCorps workers in Davenport
Fundraising efforts in eastern Iowa will allow some AmeriCorps members to continue working through the summer, after the federal money for the program was eliminated by DOGE earlier this year.
Regents increase tuition followed by raises for university leaders
The Board of Regents approved a tuition increase Thursday of 3% for the University of Iowa and Iowa State University, and 2.7% percent at UNI. Board of Regents representative Brad

Governor Reynolds Vetoes Pipeline Bill
Governor Kim Reynolds has vetoed a bill that would have made it harder for Summit Carbon Solutions to seize land along the pipeline route from unwilling property owners. Reynolds says