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Xtreme Fighting Championships Heads to Wrestling Mecca Iowa for XFC 52: THE AWAKENING
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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February 7, 2025
DETROIT, Feb. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC) presented by Xtreme One Entertainment, Inc. (OTCPink: XONI) today announced XFC 52: THE AWAKENING on Friday, March 28th, marking XFC’s first visit to Iowa since 2021....
Iowa Attorney General’s Office Concludes Sioux City Officers Acted with Legal Justification in Shooting
State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General
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November 18, 2024
DES MOINES—In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the October 20, 2024, fatal shooting of Jamie Orozco by two Sioux City police officers was legally justified. The Attorney General’s conclusion was based on...
Secretary Naig Launches the Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grant Program
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
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February 3, 2025
Small-scale meat processors and custom lockers are encouraged to apply for Choose Iowa cost-share grants DES MOINES, Iowa (Feb. 3, 2025) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced the launch of the Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation...
Webinar series aims to support Iowa’s new and pre-service teachers
Iowa Department Of Education
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February 11, 2025
A spring webinar series is launching this month to provide professional learning opportunities and ongoing support to new and pre-service teachers and teacher mentors in Iowa. As a follow up to the recent Emerging Educators Academy in January, the...
Secretary Naig to Present the Kaldenberg Family with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
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July 1, 2025
Eighth generation Monroe County crop and livestock farmers are leaders for Iowa agriculture locally and globally DES MOINES, Iowa (July 1, 2025) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will present the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to the Tim...
Attorney General Bird Defends Iowa Pork Producers Against Radical California Proposition 12
State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General
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January 29, 2025
DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 23 states in a brief supporting Iowa pork producers against California’s strict-hog-housing regulations. In 2018, California passed Proposition 12, a law that requires out-of-state pork...
Iowa’s pheasant hunting Thanksgiving tradition
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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November 26, 2024
Pheasant hunting has been as much a part of the Thanksgiving holiday for generations of Iowans, as cranberries and stuffing. And with a weather forecast that will likely put birds in cover, this would be a good year to continue that tradition and...
Iowa Recognizes New Milestones During National Apprenticeship Week
Iowa Workforce Development
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November 18, 2024
Iowa Workforce Development Communications For Immediate Release Date: November 18, 2024 Contact: Jesse Dougherty Telephone: 515-725-5487 Email: communications@iwd.iowa.gov Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Iowa Recognizes New Milestones During...
Iowa's Local Area Data for November will be released on December 27th.
Iowa Workforce Development
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November 25, 2024
Please note that with the Holiday Schedule, Iowa's Local Area Unemployment Release for November will now be released on December 27th at 9:00 am.
Twenty-nine Iowa schools awarded STEM BEST® funding
Iowa Department Of Education
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February 5, 2025
The Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education is awarding 29 Iowa school districts with STEM BEST® Program awards. This includes 15 new models and 14 returning schools that are looking to expand or rebuild their existing...
Wastewater discharge in Fort Dodge reaches Des Moines River
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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August 29, 2024
DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a wastewater discharge at the City of Fort Dodge in Webster County. On August 28, the DNR Field Office in Mason City was notified by the City of Fort Dodge of a wastewater...
Iowa’s busiest deer seasons are almost here
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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November 20, 2024
Iowa’s most popular deer hunting seasons are just around the corner, when roughly 100,000 hunters take to the timber for the long-awaited gun seasons. Iowa’s first gun season is Dec. 7-11. Second gun season is Dec. 14-22. Last year, hunters...
Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Increases to 3.0 Percent in October
Iowa Workforce Development
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November 15, 2024
Iowa Workforce Development Communications For Immediate Release Date: November 15, 2024 Contact: Jesse Dougherty Telephone: 515-725-5487 Email: communications@iwd.iowa.gov Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Increases to 3.0...
Iowa Attorney General’s Office to Prosecute Non-Citizen for Illegal Voting in Palo Alto County
State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General
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November 12, 2024
DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that her office will lead the prosecution against a non-U.S. citizen, legally residing in the United States, who was arrested in Palo Alto County for alleged voter fraud. Irving Omar...
Iowa Attorney General’s Office to Prosecute Non-Citizen for Illegal Voting in Palo Alto County
State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General
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November 12, 2024
DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that her office will lead the prosecution against a non-U.S. citizen, legally residing in the United States, who was arrested in Palo Alto County for alleged voter fraud. Irving Omar...
TravelingWiki Addresses Gathered Attendees at Iowa State Capitol to Support 2025 Autism Advocacy & Acceptance Day
EIN Presswire
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January 16, 2025
In Advance of TravelingWiki’s Collaboration with Autism Society of Iowa on Iowa Wild Autism Awareness Pro Hockey Game, TravelingWiki Speaks at Iowa Capitol DES MOINES, IA, UNITED STATES, January 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Following rapid...
Welcome back, TeachIowa!
Iowa Department Of Education
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July 9, 2025
TeachIowa is back! Effective July 1, all Iowa school districts, public charter schools and Area Education Agencies must return to the TeachIowa platform for open job postings. Schools and AEAs are no longer required to use the IowaWORKS system....
Iowa DNR to host virtual public meeting on chronic wasting disease
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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November 19, 2024
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has scheduled a virtual public meeting to update the public on statewide chronic wasting disease surveillance and management efforts. The meeting is scheduled for Dec. 5, at 7 p.m., and will be hosted...
Attorney General Bird Celebrates U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Birthright Citizenship Cases
State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General
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June 27, 2025
DES MOINES— Attorney General Brenna Bird celebrated the monumental win for President Trump at the U.S. Supreme Court that allows his executive order on birthright citizenship to take effect. President Trump issued an executive order on his first...
Nominate a top educator as the next Iowa Teacher of the Year
Iowa Department Of Education
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February 3, 2025
If you know an outstanding Iowa teacher, we want to hear from you! The Iowa Department of Education is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Iowa Teacher of the Year through March 7. Anyone, including fellow educator colleagues, administrators,...