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A presidential candidate barely registering in public opinion polls says voters don’t care that he hasn’t met polling or fundraising criteria to be in next month’s televised debate. Forty-year-old Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts congressman, has […]

As students head back to class, dozens of Iowa schools are preparing to offer free breakfast and lunch. A federal program called the Community Eligibility Provision or CEP pays for meals at select schools. Patti […]

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved more sports betting agreements today for casinos. Eighteen of the 19 state-licensed casinos have sports betting licenses — but not all had their operations ready to go when […]

The Southern Prairie YMCA youth sports coordinator was arrested Wednesday on a Union County warrant for lascivious acts with a child. The Creston Police Department reported 35-year-old Allen Scott Long of Lenox was arrested Wednesday […]

Former Texas Congressman and Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is calling for an end private ownership of military-style weapons. “It will not be a voluntary program, to be clear,” O’Rourke said today during taping of […]

William Penn coach Todd Hafner says team chemistry is rarely associated with football but it was a factor in a disappointing 2018 season. The Statesmen stumbled to a 2-4 start, lost to four teams ranked […]

A report from the state auditor found an employee of the Department of Public Safety failed to conduct the required federal background checks for nearly 6,000 people who applied for a private investigator or security […]

That military convoy you heard about last week on Radio Iowa is scheduled to reach the state today with much fanfare as it crosses the Mississippi River into Clinton. Convoy commander Dan McCluskey says the […]

Farmland values across the midwest region fell by one-percent during the second quarter compared to a year ago but they rose one-percent in Iowa, according to a report from the Chicago District Federal Bank report. […]

The Enhance Iowa Board recently approved more than $2.5 million in grants for projects in nine communities. Iowa Economic Development Authority spokesperson, Jessica O’Riley, says one of the Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grants is […]

Three employees of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics have filed a lawsuit over pay disputes. They allege the hospital is not paying them on time for extra shifts and extended workdays and estimate […]

After a phoned-in threat from someone in Iowa, the U-S-D-A has pulled its staff from an annual tour of Midwest farm fields that develops yield estimates. According to a report from Reuters, “an angry farmer” […]

The president of the Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO kicked off the union’s annual convention by saying elections have consequences, then welcoming 15 candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination to speak. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth […]

A new study finds the popularity of electronic cigarettes among Iowa teenagers is growing at what one activist says is an “epidemic” rate, worthy of a national health emergency declaration. Meredith Berkman, co-founder of Parents […]

The governor issued disaster proclamations for three counties today. The proclamations cover Madison, Marion, and Warren counties in response to severe storms and tornadoes that hit Tuesday. The proclamations allow state resources to be used […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden today said President Trump’s trade policies are “beating up” on American farmers and the administration’s ethanol waivers for oil companies are a “gigantic mistake.” “We should not be exempting,” Biden […]

Iowa Wesleyan football coach Michael Richtman says the focus for his team is about finishing. The Tigers were 1-9 a year ago and in three of the losses they were tied in the fourth quarter. […]

Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne and others are calling for a federal investigation into the waiver process that allows oil refineries to bypass the regulations for mixing renewable fuels with their products. The West Des Moines […]

The state program for testing private drinking water wells suffers from “severe under-utilization,” according to a University of Iowa study. The “Grants To Counties” program funds testing for nitrate, bacteria and arsenic, as well as […]

A Missouri man who ran what’s called the largest fraudulent organic grain scheme in U.S. history through his northeast Iowa brokerage firm has taken his own life. Sixty-one-year-old Randy Constant of Chillicothe, Missouri pleaded guilty […]