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Number of fireworks vendors down about 200 this year
Des Moines, Iowa – The number of vendors seeking a license to sell fireworks is down slightly this year. State…
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Health & Living
Study: Iowans at higher risk of health trouble due to nitrates in water
Des Moines, Iowa – A nationwide study shows Iowans are at an increased risk of health effects from nitrate exposure.…
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Health & Living
Older Iowans are warned to be vigilant for financial scams, even from those they trust
Des Moines, Iowa – Iowa has one of the nation’s oldest populations by percentage and it means the state’s graying…
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Health & Living
Job outlook for 3rd quarter is strongest in 13 years
Des Moines, Iowa – The upcoming three months will be a prime time to look for — and find —…
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Crime & Police
Standoff ends peacefully on stretch of Interstate 35 in northern Iowa
Northwood, Iowa – Interstate 35 in northern Iowa, near the Northwood exit, was closed for a couple of hours Tuesday…
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Health & Living
ISU professor named Iowa’s new poet laureate
Ames, Iowa – Iowa’s new poet laureate is an English professor at Iowa State University who says life’s journey has…
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Weather
Forecast: June to be cooler and drier, great for people, lousy for crops
Ames, Iowa – Forecasters say Iowa may have cooler-than-normal temperatures and much less rainfall throughout June. That may sound great,…
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Politics & Government
Disaster aid package — with money for Iowa flood victims — clears US House, headed to president
Washington – The U.S. House has approved a $19 billion disaster relief package that includes flood aid for Iowans and…
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Health & Living
Few area residences listen on state-wide smoke free website
Radio Iowa and North Iowa News contributed to this story. Des Moines, Iowa – The state’s registry of smoke-free rental…
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Crime & Police
Nashua, Charles City men arrested as part of prostitution ring
Radio Iowa and North Iowa News contributed to this story. Clear Lake, Iowa – Clear Lake police have arrested seven…
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Agriculture
‘Historically slow pace’ to corn and soybean planting in Iowa with crop insurance deadline approaching
Des Moines, Iowa – Iowa farmers who’ve been unable to plant corn yet this year face a deadline this week.…
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Weather
A rarity, as storms that produced tornadoes Monday weren’t ‘true thunderstorms’
Des Moines, Iowa – At least five tornadoes touched down in Iowa Monday. That’s meteorologist Todd Shea. He works…
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Health & Living
Home sales in Iowa fall in April vs last year, while average sales price rises
Des Moines, Iowa – A monthly report from the Iowa Association of Realtors finds almost 3,000 homes were sold in…
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Health & Living
Reynolds approves law that may expand variety of alcohol produced in Iowa
Decorah, Iowa – Governor Kim Reynolds stopped at an award-winning brewery in Decorah Tuesday for a ceremony to approve a…
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Health & Living
Prepare for flood-closed roads & gas stations during busy holiday travel weekend
Des Moines, Iowa – Iowans who plan a trip over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend will need to plot their…
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Sports
The Score Sheet: Iowa opens in Big Ten Trny, Hawkeye volleyball program being investigated
There are no area scores to report this morning from last night’s postponed baseball and softball games due to inclement…
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Agriculture
Farmers in parts of Iowa make planting progress
Ames, Iowa – The USDA reports farmers made planting progress in some areas last week despite continued weather issues. The…
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Politics & Government
Reynolds signs ‘Empower Rural Iowa Act’
Wilton, Iowa – Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill boosting state investment in rural Iowa. The Empower Rural…
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Agriculture
Despite iffy ag economy, John Deere reports solid 2nd quarter earnings
Davenport, Iowa – Quad Cities-based Deere and Company is reporting favorable second quarter earnings, despite Iowa farmers facing significant challenges…
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Health & Living
State unemployment rate holds steady for 10th straight month
Des Moines, Iowa – Iowa’s unemployment remained unchanged in April. It was the tenth straight month that the unemployment rate…
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