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Poll Voters like Branstad performance split on re-election
Gov. Terry Branstad is currently serving his fifth term and according to a Quinnipiac University Poll, voters are evenly split in their views on his job performance and his chances of ...
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Man captures video of boys breaking into his car
Scott Thompson, 53, said his video shows two Hispanic boys walking into his yard. One of them opened the unlocked passenger door of his Camaro and got in. He said the boy dug around in his car for a while before exiting the ...
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First Read Minute Drones Walker in Iowa Weiner hits the trail
NBC's Domenico Montanaro looks at the day in politics. The focus is President Obama's speech on America's use of drones. But there's some campaign news, too, with Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., in Iowa and ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., making his first campaign stop in his bid for mayor of New ...
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Trial pushed back for Iowa man charged in stabbing
Seim has pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge. His trial was delayed in 2012 due to a request for a mental health examination. That motion was later ...
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Casino petition calls for Iowa mayor to resign
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) -- An online petition is calling for the mayor of Sioux City to resign over his role in replacing the Argosy riverboat casino with a Hard Rock-branded ...
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11th hour negotiations lead to “Iowa Healthy Well Plan”
Linda Upmeyer Legislators have voted to create a new ';Iowa Healthy and Well Plan'; that meets the governor’s demand for an ';Iowa solution'; to providing some sort of insurance coverage to up to 150,000 low-income Iowans.The deal was hatched by two north central Iowa lawmakers. Republican Governor Terry Branstadhas repeatedly said he would not accept federal money to ...
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The everyday impact of the 2013 Iowa legislature
The 2013 Iowa legislative session is history, with high-profile actions on education reform and property tax relief. Legislators took other steps that will change the everyday lives of Iowans, several of which deal with cars. The governor has already approved the new law that will let many Iowans go on-line to renew their driver’s license. That means no more standing in line at the DOT. ...
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House adjourns 2013 legislative session concludes
The end of the 2013 legislative session was complicated by a group of 11 Republicans who had hoped to ban all taxpayer-funded abortions in the Medicaid program, including abortions for poor women who are the victims of rape and incest, but just after 11 o’clock this morning Democrats in the Iowa House joined with Republicans to take the final votes that concluded action for the year. The ...
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Vicksburg marks anniversary of Civil War siege
VICKSBURG, Miss. -- The Mississippi River town of Vicksburg is holding several events this week to mark the 150th anniversary of its siege during the Civil War.Concerts, lectures and wreath-laying ceremonies are planned at the Vicksburg National Military Park.On Thursday, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a Vicksburg stamp that's part of a Civil War commemorative series. On Saturday, ...
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Missing Iowa girl More volunteers needed
Volunteers can go to the Dayton Rescue Building or call the Webster County Emergency Manager's Office at 515-571-6483. Leave a message with your name, contact number and resources ...
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Lawmakers have approved health care funding deal
The plan was approved in the state House Thursday in an 84-13 vote. It won approval in the state Senate Wednesday. It now moves to Gov. Terry Branstad, who has long sought these tax ...
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Senator Harkin “very troubled” by U.S. drone policy
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin says he’s ';very disturbed'; by the news four Americans have been killed overseas by U.S. drones in counter-terrorism strikes. The Obama administration unveiled the information Wednesday, saying the four terrorist suspects were killed in covert operations since 2009 in Yemen and Pakistan. Harkin says it’s highly distressing. ';I’m very ...
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Attorney General warns of possible tornado scams
The Iowa Attorney General’s office has a warning for Iowans who want to help tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma. Monday’s tornado killed at least two dozen people and could end up being the most expensive twister in U.S. history as damage is estimated at $2 billion. Iowa Attorney General’s office spokesperson Geoff Greenwood says, in the wake of such disasters, there are ...
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Search continues for abducted girl church holds vigil
Searchers are looking for Kathlynn Shepard who was abducted in Webster County. Investigators continue to search the area surrounding Dayton in central Iowa for Kathlynn Shepard, a 15-year-old abducted Monday as she walked home from the bus stop. A twelve-year-old who was taken with her escaped shortly after the kidnapping and is, except for scratches on her arms and legs, unharmed. The events ...
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Davenport men charged with have 332 fish over the legal limit
Two Davenport men were charged by the Iowa DNR for having 332 fish in excess of their limit. The DNR says Jeremy Nguyen and Chi Hue Tran were fishing the Mississippi in downtown Davenport on May 17th. An informant says the men would catch white bass, then regularly take their catch to their vehicle and return to fishing. After conferring with the Scott County Attorney's Office, a DNR ...
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Rain strong winds batter recovering Okla. area
Pounding rain soaked tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, on Thursday morning, and winds sent pieces of debris flying, hindering recovery efforts three days after the devastating ...
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2 Iowans arrested accused of shooting dogs
The Fremont County Sheriff's Office tells the Daily Nonpariel of Council Bluffs that 65-year-old Orrie Covert Jr. and 30-year-old Amber Sharp, both of Tabor, shot the dogs ...
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Child killed during school field trip
Fire Marshal Steve Zaccard says the landslide at Lilydale Regional Park swept over a group of children from an elementary school in the western Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park, Minn., burying one to the waist and completely burying ...
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Special Olympics Iowa Games getting underway in Ames
Hundreds of athletes with intellectual disabilities are arriving in Ames today for the start of the Special Olympics Iowa State Summer Games. Hal Pittman, president and CEO of Special Olympics Iowa, says the events will run through Saturday on the Iowa State University campus. Pittman says, ';We’ll have about 2,700 Special Olympics athletes who will be coming from across Iowa to ...
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Water testing begins at state beaches
The state began taking samples for another season of water testing at 39 state park beaches on Monday. The tests are measuring bacteria in the water and microcystins, which are toxins created by blue/green algae. Beach monitoring coordinator, Jason McCurdy, says there’s more to the testing than stepping to the water’s edge and grabbing a sample. ';We don’t just collect ...
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Flurry of action as legislative session nears close
But while the Senate voted to approve all those plans, action didn't move as quickly in the House. One issue arose over the Health and Human Services budget, with some Republican members opposing providing Medicaid funding for ...
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More presidential chatter as Gov. Scott Walker visits Iowa
He'd wilt quickly in a presidential campaign. Walker is good at delivering talking points over and over, and he's certainly determined, but he has no flexibility and zero ability to build coalitions or react quickly. He's a one-track idealogue. Walker and his blind idealogue staffers would be quickly exposed on the national ...
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Elderly Iowa man dies in tractor rollover
Investigators say Fondroy was moving a load of gravel from his driveway at the time. The Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office says the load may have shifted, causing the tractor to ...
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Storms slam recovering Oklahoma City area
The torrential showers drenched fields of debris where homes and schools stood before Monday's massive tornado. The National Weather Service warned of wind gusts up to 60 mph, which could send remnants of precious possessions flying through the air -- again. The weather service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Oklahoma City area, including Moore, and a flash flood warning as ...
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Internet service startup receives $100K award
An eastern Iowa startup that tries to help businesses find cheaper Internet service has been awarded $100,000 in state assistance to help develop the ...
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Iowa the capital of bio-fuel
Iowa has long been regarded as a farming state and indeed agriculture plays a large part in the state’s local economy, which is largely the reason for Iowa’s continued leadership in the clean energy sector.
Iowa is leading the nation when it comes to the production of renewable energy, investment in the clean energy sector and research and development to find better, more efficient ways of producing fuel that does not rely on finite resources. Read more
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