The U.S. Department of Justice has told Iowa’s top officials it plans to sue the state over a new law making it a crime for a person to be in Iowa if they’ve previously been denied admission to the U.S. The statute interferes with the federal government’s authority to enforce immigration law, according to the DOJ, which already sued Texas …
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A small-town American farmboy gave the fight against food insecurity real traction. His name was John Froelich. And he helped feed the world in ways that Bob Geldof, Boy George and a galaxy of other celebrities connected to the holiday hit “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” — including global community efforts to feed the world much, much later in the …
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Caitlin Clark is taking her stardom to professional basketball after being selected as the number one pick in the 2024 WNBA draft. Although it was highly anticipated that the Iowa Hawkeyes star would be the first pick, her former high school coach said it was a “pretty surreal” moment when the selection was announced. “I think we all knew she …
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A 13-year-old girl was fatally shot in a rural area of Iowa, and a 12-year-old boy was taken into custody. IOWA LAWMAKERS PASS TEACHER RETENTION BONUS FOR DISTRICT HIT BY JANUARY SHOOTING The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said someone called 911 just before 5:30 a.m. Sunday about the shooting in the town of Eldora, about 80 miles northeast of …
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Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Wednesday evening a measure that allows local police to arrest illegal immigrants in the Hawkeye State who have previously been deported or denied admission. Senate File 2340, which makes it a crime for an illegal immigrant to enter or re-enter the state if he or she has previously been deported or denied …
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Billions of cicadas are expected to start swarming in more than a dozen states in the coming weeks, and while the strange occurrence may be a nuisance for many, scientists say the activities of the noisy flying insects are a natural marvel beholden to northern America — and anglers say the bugs create ideal fishing conditions to net some hefty …
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked plans to remove a nationally known outdoor artwork that borders a pond in a Des Moines city park, finding the New York artist who created the work is likely to succeed in her argument that destroying the work would violate her contract with a local art center. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Locher ordered …
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Crews could begin ripping out a groundbreaking art installation bordering a Des Moines pond as early as next week under plans announced by a local art museum Wednesday, saying the artwork is hazardous and would be too expensive to repair. City officials gave the Des Moines Art Center permission to begin demolishing the artwork, called Greenwood Pond: Double Site, as …
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Teachers and staff in the rural Iowa district where a deadly school shooting took place earlier this year could get bonuses if they don’t quit their jobs under a new bill approved by lawmakers and sent to the governor. The Jan. 4 attack at the high school in Perry, Iowa, about 40 miles northwest of Des Moines, killed sixth grader …
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With hundreds of U.S. newspaper closings leaving legions with little access to local news, a college newspaper in Iowa has stepped up to buy two struggling weekly publications. The move by The Daily Iowan, a nonprofit student paper for the University of Iowa, is believed to be a first, though other universities are stepping up to fill America’s news void …
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