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Southeast Iowa city to host Holocaust exhibit
The Burlington Public Library is one of just 50 across the country to host a unique traveling exhibit about the Holocaust. Becky Nelson, the library’s manager of outreach and program services, says it's designed to transport you back to the 1930s and ‘40s and make you...
Iowa fugitive is arrested in Mexico, awaits extradition to Davenport
An eastern Iowa man who's been on the run for more than a year will soon be back in Iowa to face homicide charges. Davenport police say 41-year-old Alex Uthoff of Davenport was driving a motorcycle recklessly and drunk when he crashed in May of last year, killing his...
Iowa hunters have a shot at rabbits, squirrels, doves and ducks starting next week
Several popular hunting seasons will open in Iowa next week. DNR conservation officer Nate Carr says rabbit and squirrel seasons will open September 5th. Squirrel season typically brings out some 20,000 hunters who will harvest more than 100,000 squirrels a year,...
Johnson County dedicates plaza, statue to its new namesake
Johnson County will dedicate Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza during a ceremony tomorrow morning in Iowa City. Johnson was the first black woman in Iowa to earn a PhD, which she received from the University of Iowa. The service will include unveiling a statue of Johnson,...
Judge rules two Iowa Libertarians can’t be on fall ballot
A judge has ruled Libertarians selected earlier this month as replacement candidates for lieutenant governor and the third congressional district cannot be listed on the General Election ballot. The two candidates were nominated to replace Libertarians who were ruled...
Gamers get their geek on in Sioux City
It's said the meek shall inherit the earth, but the geek will inherit Sioux City this weekend. The Sioux City Geek Convention, or GeekCon, opens today. Organizer and president Skyler Gorsett says they'll be showcasing video and tabletop games of all types, anime...
State regulators question Black Hills Energy over safety issues in Spencer
The Iowa Utilities Commission held a hearing at their offices in Des Moines Thursday after an inspection last June of the Black Hills Energy service area in Spencer found more than 100 safety issues spanning 16 different categories. The IUC sayS none of the findings...
U.S. Senate candidate Turek outlines his ideas for federal action on cancer
Democrat Josh Turek says if he's elected to the U.S. Senate, he'll vote to increase funding for cancer research and for Medicaid, the government funded insurance program that many cancer patients rely upon. "If I only got one thing done in the U.S. Senate, I would...
Iowa’s governor touts new high school graduation requirement
The seniors who've just started their final year at a public or private high school in Iowa are the first graduating class required to pass a civics test in order to get their diploma. Governor Kim Reynolds, who proposed the requirement in 2025, said civics education...
Iowa native is ‘den mother’ for cast and crew of Wicked, and 13 tractor trailers (AUDIO)
The national touring Broadway production of "Wicked" is returning to Iowa for a three-week run for the first time in more than a decade and it's a homecoming for the man who's in charge of it all. Company manager Steve Quinn is a Des Moines native who grew up in Cedar...
Sioux City already seeing school bus stop sign violations
The school year is just underway and the Sioux City School District is already seeing drivers illegally passing stopped school buses that are dropping off and picking up students. School transportation director Doug Stewart says drivers need to remember the rules for...
One in five counties now use Thrive Iowa program to help students, families
The state's Thrive Iowa program is now operating in 20 of the state’s 99 counties. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services launched the initiative this summer to help connect people with services and resources. In Buena Vista County, the Storm Lake Community...
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