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Iowa GOP’s 2028 Caucuses will be first-in-the-nation
The Republican National Committee is keeping the Iowa Republican Party's Caucuses in the lead-off position for the GOP's 2028 presidential campaign. Iowa Republican Party Chairman Jeff Kaufmann spoke to the party's national leaders before the decision was made late...
US Homeland Security Secretary says Miller-Meeks race key to GOP majority
Top state and national party leaders at a fundraiser in Iowa City this weekend urged a crowd of Iowa Republicans to focus on two key races. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin spoke early Saturday afternoon at the fundraiser for Iowa Congresswoman...
Iowa native was a key voice following 9/11 attack on the Pentagon
A Winthrop Iowa native was a Navy rear admiral and the number two person in the Defense Department's Public Affairs Office when the hijacked plane hit the Pentagon on September 11th 2001. Craig Quigley says his office was not damaged and he and others evacuated, and...
Arnolds Park to host state’s two-day water quality symposium
Water quality is often the subject of intense debate in Iowa, and the Iowa Great Lakes area will host the 2026 Iowa Water Conference next week. Organizers say the goals include making connections, learning and seeking solutions. Iowa Water Center director Rick Cruse...
Final stop on Iowa governor’s ‘Legacy Tour’
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst joined Governor Kim Reynolds in Sioux Center last night at an Iowa GOP fundraiser, the last in a six-event series the party called the governor's "legacy tour." * [KSOUlegacytour3] :05 :the tough issues." * (as said) "I hope that if Iowans...
Those at Iowa Firefighters Association Convention remember 9/11 anniversary
Many firefighters from across the state are in Manchester attending the annual convention of the Iowa Firefighters Association. IFA past president and retired Osage firefighter Gene Evans says the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is on everyone's mind. "Whether it...
Iowans recall 9/11 with large displays of small flags
Several Iowa cities are remembering the terrorist attacks of 25 years ago by planting thousands of small American flags in city green spaces. In Oskaloosa, high school students have placed some three-thousand flags across the town square, while in Des Moines,...
Iowa native says aftermath of 9/11 attack on Pentagon still lingers
A former Iowan plans to attend a ceremony at the Pentagon today to remember those killed 25 years ago in the September 11th attacks. Sioux City native John Grote was in his office was about 150 yards from where a hijacked plane slammed into the Pentagon. He received...
Governor’s office identifies 8 people with Iowa ties who died on 9/11
Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, Governor Kim Reynolds is like many Americans -- she remembers where she was when she heard the news. "I was actually a county treasurer at that point and we were driving to Ames for a treasurers' meeting and I got the...
FDNY fire chief and 9/11 survivor to speak at Clear Lake memorial
The highest-ranking firefighter to survive the collapse of the World Trade Center 25 years ago will be in Clear Lake tonight to speak at the community’s annual Nine-Eleven service. Assistant Fire Chief Mike Keefe says Chief Richard Picciotto will share his experiences...
Iowa’s 2026 ballots include proposed amendment on taxes
Iowa voters will decide in November whether to approve a constitutional amendment that would require two-thirds of the members of the Iowa House and Senate to approve future increases in Iowa income taxes. Two groups have unveiled websites as part of what both...
Replanting of trees lost to the derecho hits halfway point in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids lost about 70% of its trees in the 2020 derecho that tore across the state and the creates of a program to restore the trees says they've passed the half-way point. Trees Forever put together the program to replant trees in public spaces and private...
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