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Judge rules for Iowa officials in dispute over possible non-citizens on voter rolls
A federal judge has rejected a bid to block Secretary of State Paul Pate's order that election workers check the citizenship status of over two-thousand people who've registered to vote in Iowa. The judge said it appears about 12% of people on Pate's list aren't U.S....
Late storm keeps October from being in top 5 driest
State climatologist Justin Glisan says the rain across the state this week helped bump the month of October down the dry weather record book. "Up through the 29th we were about in the top five driest Octobers with 152 years of records," he says. "And this would be the...
Number of active registered voters in Iowa has grown in past month
Nearly 80,000 Iowans have become active registered voters in the past month based on data posted on the Iowa Secretary of State's website this afternoon. As of today, Republicans have a 173,000 voter registration edge over Democrats in Iowa, a slight increase from...
Winneshiek official airs concerns over ballot challenge list of potential non-citizens
The Winneshiek County Auditor is raising concerns about Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate's order to challenge the ballots of over two-thousand Iowans flagged as potential non-citizens. Winneshiek County Auditor Benjamin Steines, in a written statement, said it is...
UI researcher investigates why lonely people tend to buy things they don’t need
Black Friday is four weeks from today, launching another holiday shopping season, but a University of Iowa study finds people who are lonely may find themselves unable to resist the impulse to buy. Marketing Professor Alice Wang, in the UI's Tippie College of...
Trapping season opens in Iowa Saturday
The trapping season opens in Iowa Saturday with a DNR expert saying the prospects look good. Furbearer biologist Vince Evelsizer says some of the animals have managed the recent wet to dry weather swings better than others. "The more aquatic furbearer species like...
Meeting in final Iowa county to have confirmed EAB infestation
Emmet County -- the 99th and final county in Iowa to have a confirmed case of Emerald Ash Borer -- will be the site of a mid-November meeting about what's next for ash trees in the county. Sue Boettcher of the Iowa State University Extension Office in Emmet County...
University of Iowa looks to acquire rest of Old Capitol Town Center mall
The University of Iowa is seeking approval from the Board of Regents for a purchase that would give it full ownership of a downtown Iowa City mall. The purchase would cover the 45% of the Old Capitol Town Center, which the school does not own, at a cost of nearly 21...
Creighton survey finds growing fears of looming recession
As we head into the final two months of 2024, typically the busiest months of the year for many retailers, a survey of business leaders in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states points to a looming economic downturn. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the...
Growing crops, raising livestock under solar panels could be ‘best of both worlds’
Creating a field of solar panels to generate power doesn't have to mean taking farmland out of agricultural production. Mallory Tope, a policy associate with the Center for Rural Affairs, says "dual use solar" is an excellent solution for meeting the growing demand...
Early voting pace in Iowa similar to 2016
Well over half a million Iowans have already voted in this year's election. Becky Bissell, president of the Iowa State Association of County Auditors, says that's about 25% of registered voters. "We have been seeing some pretty good turnout for absentee voting,"...
Lawsuit over list of potential non-citizens flagged on Iowa voter rolls
Secretary of State Paul Pate is being sued for directing election workers to challenge the ballots of over 2000 people who he says got a driver's license when they were legal residents, but may not be U.S. citizens. The lawsuit has been filed in federal court on...