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Iowa women's basketball: 3 takeaways from non-conference schedule
Iowa City Press Citizen
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Iowa women's basketball team released its 11-game non-conference schedule, featuring two neutral-site games. Former Hawkeye Molly Davis will return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena as a graduate assistant for Evansville. Iowa will face UConn in the Women's...
Iowa Democrat breaks GOP supermajority in special election
One America News Network
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August 28, 2025
(L) Catelin Drey. (Photo via: screenshot taken from video on X of a CNN segment). / (Background) The Iowa State Capitol building is seen on October 09, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) OAN Staff Katherine Mosack 11:38...
Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson touts energy, immigration and trade priorities
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson on Wednesday highlighted energy policies included in Republicans’ massive tax and spending bill signed into law...
Culture Crawl 1110 “Traffic Cone-Feather Duster Themed Play”
Jazz 88.3 KCCK - Iowa
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August 28, 2025
Playwright Mary Swander & actor Rip Russsell are in the studio to talk about Mary’s new play, “Coop, a Story of an Amish C.O.” Local shows before the duo sets sails for Ireland are Sept 7, 6pm at 1107 Rochester Ave., Iowa City, IA & Sept 13, 7pm...
Iowa Youth Writing Project is in talks to ‘find a new home’ after UI axing
Little Village Magazine - Iowa
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August 28, 2025
An Iowa Youth Writing Project volunteer works with a young writer during an after school program at Mark Twain Elementary. — courtesy of Iowa Youth Writing Project Two weeks after the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ sudden...
Trump administration orders states, territories to strip gender ideology from education materials
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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August 28, 2025
The Department of Health and Human Services ordered Washington, D.C., 40 states, and five territories Aug. 26 to strip all references to “gender ideology” from a federally funded sexual health education program. Otherwise, they will lose millions...
2025 Iowa State Fair Skillathon Contest Results Announced
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
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AMES, Iowa – This year, 196 youth from 41 Iowa counties participated in Iowa State University Extension and Outreach skillathons for goats, sheep and swine at the Iowa State Fair. The swine and sheep skillathons took place on Aug. 10 and a goat...
Iowa Reports 7.3 Percentage Point Drop in Alcohol Use Since 2017 Peak
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Alcohol consumption in the United States has shifted noticeably in recent years, with a growing share of adults choosing to drink less—or not at all. Public health experts point to a combination of factors driving this trend, including increased...
Northeast Iowa Caregivers Share Stories of Direct Care Compassion on New Webpage
KCHA News - Iowa
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August 28, 2025
Iowa CareGivers just launched a new landing page on their website to collect and share stories from Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), Home Care and Hospice Aides (HCAs), Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), and other direct care workers as well...
ICE plans street blockade and checkpoint in Cedar Rapids Tuesday; immigrant advocates plan protest
Little Village Magazine - Iowa
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August 28, 2025
Blair Gauntt/Little Village There are plans to set up a temporary street blockade and checkpoint outside the ICE field office in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Escucha Mi Voz Iowa was told by Department of Homeland Security officials this week. The...
Tama County Education: 15 Asian students enrolled in 2023-24 school year
East Central Iowa News
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August 28, 2025
There were 15 Asian students enrolled in Tama County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education. Data showed that Tama County welcomed 2,380 students during the 2023-24...
Trump Officials Tell States to Strip Gender Identity from Sex Ed Program
The 74
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August 28, 2025
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Trump administration tells 40 states to remove gender identity from sex ed or lose federal funds The Trump administration is threatening to pull federal funding...
Grassley discusses oversight priorities and Iowa values on Pod Force One podcast
Des Moines Sun - Iowa
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August 27, 2025
Sen. Chuck Grassley - US Senator for Iowa | Official U.S. House headshotSen. Chuck Grassley - US Senator for Iowa | Official U.S. House headshot U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, recently appeared on...
Hinson: Iowans will save thousands on energy with Big Beautiful Bill
KCRG - Iowa
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August 28, 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson spoke today about the Big Beautiful Bill, and it’s impacts on Iowa’s energy. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act cuts clean energy tax credits nationwide, as the administration looks to...
Throwback Thursday: The last 5 p.m. Iowa football kickoff at Kinnick
The Ames Tribune - Iowa
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When the game times for Iowa’s first four games were released, the season opener against Albany kicking off at 5 p.m. stuck out like a sore thumb. It’s an odd kickoff time, breaking from the usual 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. kicks that...
Amid nation's divisions over immigration, church stands as 'beacon of hope,' say Iowa bishops
Angelus News - California
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August 27, 2025
A pastoral reflection on immigration from the Iowa Catholic bishops aims to present church teaching in a way that "transcends" political rhetoric and "fear and false narratives" about the issue often found in secular and social media, Bishop...
Trump Administration pushes Alabama to drop gender ideology found in federally funded education materials
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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August 28, 2025
The State of Alabama recently received a letter from the Trump Administration, mandating the end of all references to gender ideology in federally-funded Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) educational materials. The order must be...
Iowa Latino Heritage Festival Sweepstakes
93.3 KIOA - Iowa
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August 28, 2025
The Iowa Latino Heritage Festival returns to Downtown Des Moines, Sept. 27–28, at Western Gateway Park! Experience two full days of live music, Iowa Latino arts and crafts, authentic food vendors, cultural exhibits, children’s activities, and...
Union County Education: 1,539 white students enrolled in 2023-24 school year
South Iowa News
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August 28, 2025
McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/aboutMcKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about There were 1,539 white students enrolled in Union County schools in...
Minnesota shooting highlights risks to religious schools, amid push for more security
Christian Science Monitor
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August 28, 2025
Ahead of the new academic year, staff at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis chose a scriptural theme from the Book of Jeremiah. “For I know full well the plans I have for you, plans for your welfare and not for your misfortune, plans that...