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Judge rules Gluba-Cutler ticket can’t be on Iowa’s 2026 ballot
A district court judge has ruled the Libertarian candidates for governor and lieutenant governor cannot be listed on Iowa’s General Election ballot. It’s likely the Libertarian candidates will appeal to
Report finds 12.4% of Iowans were ‘food insecure’ in 2024
Feeding America, a non-profit network of over 200 U.S. food banks, has reviewed the most recent federal data and found at least 400,000 Iowans didn’t have enough to food to
Grassley is lobbying other Republicans to okay Blanche as attorney general
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s optimistic acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche will be confirmed this week, despite questions from fellow Republicans about Blanche’s actions on behalf of President
Dubuque firm plans $3 million expansion of Dyersville warehouse
A company based in Dubuque is expanding in Dyersville. Suttner America, a supplier and distributor of pressure washer components and accessories, is expanding its operations with a new 30,000-square-foot facility
Toddler run over by vehicle in Coon Rapids, flown to Omaha hospital
A toddler was seriously injured Monday evening in western Iowa’s Carroll County after being run over by a vehicle. Several local agencies were dispatched to a home in Coon Rapids
Lakota man is lauded for pulling two boys from a burning car
A northern Iowa man and two emergency dispatchers are being honored for the role they played in saving two young men after a fiery car-train collision in Kossuth County earlier
DNR checks oxygen, temperature impact on Iowa reservoirs
The Department of Natural Resources is collecting information from several buoys placed in reservoirs around the central Iowa area. DNR fisheries biologist Seth Fopma says they affectionately call it the
Study looks at roadblocks to Midwest farmers diversifying beyond corn, soybeans
Researchers say farmers across the Corn Belt want to diversify their operations but struggle to see a way forward. J. Arbuckle, a rural sociologist at Iowa State University, helped gather
Rob Sand backs ban on social media accounts for kids
Rob Sand, the Democrat running for governor, says it’s time to ban social media accounts for children under the age of 16 and to require parental consent before 16- and
Iowa’s extreme heat to ease up on Tuesday
Relief is on the way for the oppressive heat across the state. National Weather Service meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff says today is the last super, super hot day. “We’re looking at
