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Merits of housing plan under scrutiny in central Iowa

Merits of housing plan under scrutiny in central Iowa

The leaders of Iowa's largest city will consider finalizing a new housing strategy tonight, but there's concern it may cause price hikes for low-income residents. Des Moines currently has programs like Invest DSM that help residents rehabilitate their homes, but...

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Farmer from Humboldt enters 4th district congressional race

Farmer from Humboldt enters 4th district congressional race

A Republican from Humboldt has announced he's running for Iowa's fourth district seat in the U.S. House. Thirty-two-year-old Kyle Larsen is a third generation farmer making his first run for public office. Larsen, who also works as a land appraiser, said in a news...

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Senator Ernst proposes flood mitigation bill

Senator Ernst proposes flood mitigation bill

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says a bill she is working on in the Ag Committee would address some of the concerns with the recent flooding in Texas, and past floods in Iowa. "It's the restoring America's Flood Plains Act, and this will help communities proactively reduce...

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Storms drop rain and tree limbs through central Iowa

Storms drop rain and tree limbs through central Iowa

Heavy wind and rains moved through central Iowa overnight and this morning. National Weather Service Metrologist Alexis Jimenez says there were some big totals in the rain gauges. "Kind of in between Interstate 80 and Highway 30, we saw several amounts around one to...

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Suspect jailed in pipe bombing at central Iowa golf course

Suspect jailed in pipe bombing at central Iowa golf course

Des Moines police made an arrest early this morning after a live pipe bomb was found at a public golf course on Thursday afternoon. A golfer spotted something suspicious at Waveland Golf Course and called the police, who quickly evacuated the course. A police bomb...

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