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Windschitl enters race for 4th District
Moville Record - Iowa
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MISSOURI VALLEY—Matt Windschitl has gotten comfortable in his position in the Iowa Legislature. The Republican from Missouri Valley won his seat in the Iowa House of Representatives in 2007 and has since spent 19 sessions in Des Moines, rising to...
Des Moines man arrested in connection to explosive device found on golf course
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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July 11, 2025
Des Moines man arrested in connection to explosive device found on golf course LOCAL DES MOINES BOMB SQUAD DETONATED A DEVICE AT WAVELAND GOLF COURSE TODAY. KCCI’S PEPPER PURPURA WAS ON SCENE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A PUFF OF SMOKE. IT WAS CONFIRMED...
Des Moines traffic: Storms knock out traffic signals in the city
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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July 11, 2025
Des Moines traffic: Storms knock out traffic signals in the city Some traffic signals in Des Moines were knocked out by power outages due to the overnight storms. STRONGER STORMS. I’M GOING TO TIME THAT OUT FOR YOU COMING UP. ANOTHER REMINDER FOR...
Des Moines’ Waveland Golf Course Evacuated After Suspicious Device Found
Iowa Pulse
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July 10, 2025
DES MOINES, Iowa — A peaceful afternoon at Waveland Golf Course turned into a tense scene on Thursday, July 10, after a suspicious device was discovered outside the facility’s clubhouse. Just before 3 p.m., staff at the course reported the...
Des Moines breaks ground on Italian-American culture center
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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July 11, 2025
LOVE TO SEE IT. NEW AT SIX. A NEW ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER IN DES MOINES IS TAKING ANOTHER BIG STEP FORWARD. CITY LEADERS BROKE GROUND ON THE PROJECT THIS AFTERNOON AT THE HISTORIC BUTLER MANSION CAMPUS ALONG FLEUR DRIVE. ORGANIZERS HOPE...
Des Moines Bomb Squad detonates improvised explosive device found on Waveland Golf Course
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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July 11, 2025
A member of the Des Moines Police Department Bomb Squad detonated an improvised explosive device that was found Thursday at Waveland Golf Course. KCCI received multiple tips early Thursday afternoon from people at the Des Moines municipal course,...
Des Moines Bomb Squad detonates improvised explosive device found on Waveland Golf Course
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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July 11, 2025
A member of the Des Moines Police Department Bomb Squad detonated an improvised explosive device that was found Thursday at Waveland Golf Course. KCCI received multiple tips early Thursday afternoon from people at the Des Moines municipal course,...
Humboldt farmer Kyle Larsen forms 4th District 2026 campaign
The Ames Tribune - Iowa
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Kyle Larsen has launched a campaign for Iowa's 4th Congressional District with a platform focused on "faith, family and farm." He said he will prioritize serving on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee and "ensure that Iowa farmers have a real...
Grinnell College to get an endowment tax cut under Trump's budget bill
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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Grinnell College would have been the only Iowa school affected by a tax increase on colleges with large endowments in President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill." Grinnell could have paid as much as $30 million under an earlier version of the...
Where can I park for free? See the spots in downtown Des Moines
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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Parking in downtown areas can be confusing and costly, and Des Moines is no exception. We're here to simplify it. Here's a list of where you can find free parking in downtown Des Moines. When are parking meters free in downtown Des Moines? Parking...
Evans drops out of 4th District race
Moville Record - Iowa
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AURELIA—Since mid-May, state Sen. Lynn Evans (R-Aurelia) has been traveling through the 36 counties in Iowa’s 4th District to see if he’s the right candidate to fill the role that will presumably be left open by U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra of Hull,...
Grassroots effort underway to get changes to Des Moines County wind ordinance
Burlington Hawk Eye - Iowa
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Des Moines County NO! CWECS group organized quickly this spring when it came to light that some of their neighbors had signed lease agreements with Big River Wind – AES to make way for the construction of commercial wind energy conversions systems...
Iowa Cold Case: Four unsolved cases in Des Moines share July 10 date
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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Four unsolved cold cases in the Des Moines metro area, all occurring on July 10th of different years, are being highlighted. The cases involve the murders of Leota Camp (1967), Patricia Veach (1969), Diane Schofield (1975), and Pamela Carter...
Judge revives extortion claim in former Polk County HR head's lawsuit
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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Former Polk County HR Director Jim Nahas's extortion claim against the county has been revived due to a recent Iowa Supreme Court ruling. Nahas's claims include libel, extortion, and violation of open meeting laws stemming from his 2021...
Des Moines County begins work on draft changes to wind energy ordinance
Burlington Hawk Eye - Iowa
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Des Moines County Land Use Administrators Zach James and Jarred Lassiter returned to the Des Moines County Board of Supervisors Tuesday with an expanded and revised ordinance for the regulation, siting and operation of wind, solar and battery...
Des Moines traffic: Crash blocking center lanes on 35/80
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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July 10, 2025
CHANCES TO RETURN ON TUESDAY GOING INTO WEDNESDAY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, SEAN. I GOT TO TAKE YOU OUT TO THE ROADS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A CRASH BEING REPORTED ON 3580. THIS IS ON I-80 JUST PAST EAST 14TH STREET. IF YOU ARE IN THOSE WESTBOUND...
Veteran with terminal cancer marries partner of 12 years at VA hospital
ABC 7 WWSB - Florida
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July 14, 2025
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG/Gray News) - An Army veteran battling terminal cancer and his partner of 12 years are making the most of the time they have left together after getting married at a VA hospital. Army veteran Mark Joos recently tied the knot...
Business owner using algae to treat wastewater gets entrepreneur award
The Ames Tribune - Iowa
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Iowa entrepreneur Martin Gross won an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Heartland Award for his algae-based wastewater treatment technology. Gross-Wen Technologies' Revolving Algal Biofilm (RAB) system uses algae to remove nitrogen and...
Lansing Bridge to close this fall, demolished soon after
WIZM - Wisconsin
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July 14, 2025
Iowa and Wisconsin transportation officials Monday afternoon announced a revised plan that closes and demolishes the current Black Hawk Bridge at Lansing this fall. The move is to ensure safe construction of the new bridge being built next to it...
Webinars to Cover Human and Plant Heat Stress on Farms
KIOW - Iowa
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July 14, 2025
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s Farm, Food and Enterprise Development team is holding two webinars in August that will explore the role of intense heat on farmers and growers, as well as their crops. “Heat exposure is an increasing...