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Things To Do in Des Moines this weekend: Skateboard competition, ren faire, free music and more
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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August 29, 2025
INTERSTATE 235 WESTBOUND. SKATEBOARDERS ARE DROPPING INTO DES MOINES TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE FIFTH ANNUAL DES MOINES STREET STYLE OPEN. YOU HEARD JASON REFERENCE IT JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO. KCCI IS PEPPER PAPURA IS LIVE FOR US RIGHT NOW IN...
Des Moines movie theater celebrates ‘The Night of the Hunter’ 70 years after its premiere in Iowa
Iowa Public Radio
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August 29, 2025
On a summer night in 1955, one of the most acclaimed films of all time made its world premiere in Des Moines. That film was The Night of the Hunter, an otherworldly fairy tale thriller that has gone on to influence countless filmmakers, including...
Iowa airports see passenger numbers increase
Radio Iowa
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August 29, 2025
. Iowa DOT Aviation Director Tim McClung says Iowa’s eight commercial airports have continued to see more passengers going through the gates. “Just since 2022 we’ve seen a 17% increase in air travel. So the upward trend is significant,” he says....
Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst expected not to run for reelection
The Daily Iowan
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August 29, 2025
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is expected to announce she won’t seek reelection next month, following a flurry of reports from national media outlets. CBS News first reported Ernst’s plans not to seek reelection. Ernst’s decision creates an open...
Iowa man allegedly cut down, sold his neighbor's walnut trees for $98K
Iowa City Press Citizen
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An Iowa City man is facing a felony charge after allegedly allowing a logging company to knock down a fence to harvest more than $100,000 worth of trees from his neighbor's property. Tyler Rogers, 45, is facing a felony first-degree theft charge...
Iowa 122/Pierce Avenue intersection closed to turning traffic starting Wednesday Sept. 3
Globe Gazette - Iowa
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August 29, 2025
The Iowa Highway 122 reconstruction project between Pierce Avenue and Monroe Avenue in Mason City will enter a new stage Wednesday, Sept. 3, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mason City construction office....
Iowa farmer concerned about lack of Chinese soybean purchases
Brownfield Ag News
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News Iowa farmer concerned about lack of Chinese soybean purchases A southeast Iowa soybean farmer says he’s concerned about the lack of soy purchases from China. Tom Adam, who also serves as president-elect of the Iowa Soybean Association, says...
State Historical Society of Iowa Announces Launch of Iowa City Branch Transition Webpage
Independence Bulletin Journal - Iowa
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DES MOINES – The State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI) has launched a new webpage dedicated to providing transparent updates on the transition of the Iowa City Research Center and its collections. The page is available here:...
Iowa allocated $878,158 in food assistance program for Adair County residents in 2024
South Iowa News
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August 29, 2025
Kelly Garcia Director of the Iowa Department of Health Human Services (HHS) | Official Website Kelly Garcia Director of the Iowa Department of Health Human Services (HHS) | Official Website Adair County residents received a total of $878,158...
As Iowans wrestle with polluted waters, politics get in the way
The New Lede - Washington D.C.
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August 29, 2025
Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). When a team of scientists embarked two years ago on a $1 million landmark study of Iowa’s persistent water quality problems, they knew that the findings would be important to share....
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa won’t seek re-election: sources
Fox Wilmington - North Carolina
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August 29, 2025
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa will not run for re-election in next year’s midterms, three sources confirm to Fox News. And the 55-year-old Ernst, who was first elected to the Senate in 2014, is...
Iowa launches $3 million stream buffer pilot project in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines basins
The Daily Nonpareil - Iowa
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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig on Monday announced a new $3 million state-funded pilot project aimed at reducing nutrient runoff in watersheds that supply drinking water for the Cedar Rapids and Des Moines metropolitan areas. The...
University of Northern Iowa to open finance and real estate analytics lab for business
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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The University of Northern Iowa will use donor dollars to open a finance and real estate analytics lab for students. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The University of Northern Iowa is handing its students cutting-edge tools for...
Witchazel will be inducted into Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame on Sunday, Aug. 31
Globe Gazette - Iowa
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August 29, 2025
North Iowa band Witchazel will be inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame on Sunday, August 31. Witchazel members Bill Oglesby, Dan Rish, Dave Haag, Mark Hestness, and Brent Eveland pose for a shot during their band's heyday in the...
Congresswoman Hinson Says Wind Should Be Part Of Energy Strategy
KIWA Radio - Iowa
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August 29, 2025
Washington, DC (RI) — Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says Trump Administration policies have ended restrictions on American energy and led to the lowest gas prices in years for this Labor Day Holiday. The Republican from Marion was asked about...
NEW DETAILS: Classes cancelled following fire at Eastern Iowa Catholic school
KCRG - Iowa
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August 29, 2025
DECORAH, Iowa (KCRG) - An Eastern Iowa Catholic school cancelled classes Friday following a fire. According to the Decorah Fire Department, crews responded to a fire at St. Benedicts at approximately 6:25 a.m. Friday after receiving a call...
Women Managing Farmland Forum comes to SW Iowa Sept. 15
SW Iowa News Source
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Women involved in agriculture are invited to attend one of four Women Managing Farmland Forums happening across Iowa this September. Cass County Extension will host the Southwest Iowa location on Sept. 15 in Atlantic. Other dates and locations...
Second stage of work on Iowa Highway 9 in Osage begins on Sept. 2
Globe Gazette - Iowa
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August 29, 2025
Concrete pavement replacement work continues on Iowa Highway 9 through Osage. Drivers traveling through Osage may be slowed, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 2, until...
Eastern Iowa Catholic school cancels classes after fire
KGAN - Iowa
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DECORAH, Iowa — St. Benedict School in Decorah canceled classes on Friday due to smoke in the building following a fire. The Decorah Fire Department says crews were called around 6:23 a.m. when an alarm went off. When they got to the school, they...
Carr Files Brief in Support of Construction of Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz”
The Georgia Virtue
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August 29, 2025
Georgia’s attorney general is backing the state of Florida in a legal dispute over “Alligator Alcatraz.” Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr filed a brief in support of the State of Florida’s immigration detention facility known as “Alligator...