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Spooky Season Already?! Spirit Halloween Announces New Iowa Location
B100 - Iowa
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July 15, 2025
It's summer, but some people are always looking ahead to Spooky Season. And nothing says Spooky Season like finding out where the Spirit Halloween will be. This year, it's moving to a new location in the Quad Cities, and we know the first date it...
Arizona Sen. Gallego to address GOP budget impact at Iowa State Fair trip next month
WOI-DT - Iowa
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July 15, 2025
A news release says the senator intends to visit Iowa to "hold Republicans accountable for abandoning working families." DES MOINES, Iowa — Last week, Democratic Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego announced he would attend the 2025 Iowa State Fair...
Cleveland Guardians select Iowa baseball's Aaron Savary in 13th round of MLB Draft
Hawk Central - Iowa
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IOWA CITY — Following a strong debut season in Iowa baseball's weekend rotation, Aaron Savary has cashed in that success for a solid MLB Draft landing spot. The Hawkeyes right-hander and former Wahlert Catholic standout came off the board on the...
Case of measles reported in eastern Iowa, marks state's 7th of 2025
WOI-DT - Iowa
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July 15, 2025
According to Iowa HHS, there were a total of 1,288 confirmed cases across the country as of July 8, marking the country's largest outbreak in more than 30 years. IOWA, USA — An adult resident of eastern Iowa has tested positive for measles,...
In Iowa, Where Critical Race Theory is Banned, Retired Judge Teaches Race, Law and Iowa History
Yellow Scene Magazine - Colorado
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July 15, 2025
Walking through the King Soopers bakery, he approached the display where children were welcome to take a free cookie. Reaching in to select one, a hand suddenly closed on his wrist and the stranger asked what he thought he was doing, accusing him...
Do Iowans have bad road rage? See where the Hawkeye State ranks
The Ames Tribune - Iowa
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"Iowa Nice" carries over to the roads, at least according to a newly released study of driver behavior. Iowa has the second-lowest amount of road rage, according to the ranking from ConsumerAffairs, trailing behind Maine. Iowa dropped more than 10...
$1.8M grant will help fund transitional housing for central Iowa youth
The Ames Tribune - Iowa
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YSS received a $1.8 million grant to support youth homelessness programs. The program will provide transitional and rapid rehousing for up to 36 youth in central Iowa. Participants will receive housing and support services for up to two years. An...
O’Ward & Palou Win Iowa Doubleheaders
93.5 & 107.5 The Fan - Indiana
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July 15, 2025
Tonight, on Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee, they recap Pato O’Ward and Alex Palou winning the Iowa doubleheader races with better races than last year. They also talk about how abysmal the crowd was for the races due to the lack of...
IndyCar Power Rankings from Iowa double-header: Josef Newgarden redeems himself as Chevy finds breakthrough
Sportskeeda
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July 15, 2025
With curtains pulling over the IndyCar's doubleheader Iowa race weekend, some drivers have shone through the 27-car grid. The 11th and 12th rounds of racing came to a close with Alex Palou extending his lead in the championship standings yet...
How a historic home has shaped an eastern Iowa community
WQAD 8 - Illinois
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Just outside downtown Cedar Rapids, you can find a historic home named Brucemore. It's a nonprofit with a history interconnected with the city. Author: wqad.com Published: 11:05 AM CDT July 15, 2025 Updated: 11:05 AM CDT July 15, 2025
Why Tim Lester, his Shanahan offense have been ‘major fit from the get-go’ for Iowa
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — Tim Lester’s first chapter of designing football plays happened in a rather unceremonious location. Well, not so unceremonious for him, but...
As 2025 season approaches, Iowa State football wants to get another crack at a Big…
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Just two Iowa State football players have started more than 17 consecutive games entering the 2025 season. Who are they? Now-seasoned and...
IndyCar averages less than 650,000 viewers at 2025 Iowa double-header; downward trend continues
Sportskeeda
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July 15, 2025
IndyCar has been struggling to attract viewers for its 2025 events, and the trend continued at last week's double-header at the Iowa Speedway. The race weekend's broadcast averaged less than 600,000 viewers. Sports Business Journal reporter Adam...
Opinion: Iowa can be a recreational superpower
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. As Chris Jones so eloquently pointed out recently, the BS meter of “cropaganda” oozing from the mouths of our political and agricultural leaders was...
Crews respond to gas leak on University of Iowa campus
KCRG - Iowa
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July 15, 2025
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The University of Iowa issued a warning regarding a gas leak near a building on campus Tuesday morning. According to a Hawk Alert issued at approximately 8:30 a.m., the gas leak occurred near the Bowen Science Building on...
Cirque Italia’s water circus returns to Eastern Iowa with new show
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The familiar blue and white big top of Cirque Italia is returning to Eastern Iowa this summer. With it comes a brand new show that will delight...
Zach Wahls helped defeat a marriage ban in Iowa. Now he’s running against the ban’s sponsor.
LGBTQ Nation - California
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July 15, 2025
In 2011, 19-year-old Zach Wahls gave a passionate and career-defining speech about his two moms at a hearing of the Iowa House Judiciary Committee, as the legislature considered an amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Iowa’s Constitution. “You...
K9 disarms eastern Iowa man threatening deputy with shotgun
KCRG - Iowa
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July 15, 2025
DECORAH, Iowa (KCRG) - A K9 disarmed a Decorah man threatening a deputy with a shotgun Monday. At approximately 1:58 p.m., deputies responded to a home in the 2400 block of Ranch Road for a welfare check. According to a release from the Winneshiek...
Private spaceflight — led by Iowan Peggy Whitson — ends with a Pacific splashdown
The Gazette - Iowa
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The crew of launched nearly three weeks ago on a flight in a SpaceX capsule chartered by the Houston company Axiom Space By MARCIA DUNN - AP Aerospace Writer Jul. 15, 2025 9:16 am In this image made from video provided by SpaceX, one of the four...
KCCI Investigates: Rivers' nitrate levels go up and down last 10 days
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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July 17, 2025
IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. ALL RIGHT, TODD, THANK YOU. CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS POSSESSES 200 SAMPLES FROM OUR LOCAL WATER SOURCES EVERY DAY. I SHOULD SAY, PROCESSES TO MAKE SURE IT REMAINS SAFE DURING HIGH NITRATE LEVELS. AND THOSE TESTS ARE JUST SOME...