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A bill to get rid of permit requirements for buying and carrying a pistol or revolver in Iowa has cleared its first hurdle in the state senate. Scott Jones, a Virginia-based lobbyist for the National Rifle Association, was in Des Moines to speak at a hearing in the capitol today. “Self-defense situations are difficult, if […]Powered by WPeMatico

Iowans have just shoveled out from the weekend snowstorm and now another one is heading for us which promises to drop significantly more snow. It’s already snowing in parts of southern and central Iowa as the system moves northward. Meteorologist Kenny Podrazik, at the National Weather Service in metro Des Moines, says temperatures are falling […]Powered by WPeMatico

An Iowa State University economist says after four decades, it’s time to update the state’s bottle and can deposit law. “The ‘Bottle Bill’ is falling apart. It hasn’t been updated in 40 years. It was a beautiful set of incentives when it was designed,” says Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes. The nickel deposit on […]Powered by WPeMatico

A Northeast Iowa man has been seriously injured in an accident involving a horse-drawn buggy and a vehicle near Cresco. It happened at about 2:15 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of 45th Street and Timber Avenue in rural Howard County. A horse and buggy driven by 23-year-old Phillip Yoder of Cresco, turned left in front […]Powered by WPeMatico

The central Iowa town of Pleasant Hill will be named this week as the state’s second Bird Friendly Iowa Community. Patty Reisinger, a field coordinator with Trees Forever, says the organization is honoring communities that back birds by managing public lands with an ecological focus, protecting stream corridors, and supporting residents who implement water quality […]Powered by WPeMatico

Grassroots Iowa Democrats seem to be swarming to meet all the presidential candidates coming through the state, a far different scenario than at this point in the last campaign. In 2015, Hillary Clinton supporters and Bernie Sanders supporters rarely, if ever, crossed over to see the other candidate. This time around, though, it’s a different […]Powered by WPeMatico

Democratic candidate Cory Booker says the way to win the White House is to avoid bashing and “trash-talking” and, instead, present the country with a different message. The New Jersey senator made stops in a half-dozen cities, but he started Friday night with a Booker family gathering in Des Moines. His grandmother was born in […]Powered by WPeMatico

Jordan Bohannon’s three pointer with point-six seconds remaining capped a furious rally as 20th ranked Iowa beat Northwestern 80-79 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, a game the Hawkeyes trailed by 15 points with just over four minutes remaining. Bohannon’s winning shot came off an inbounds play in front of the Iowa bench with three seconds remaining. “Coach […]Powered by WPeMatico

New forecasts predict a rising risk for flooding across western Iowa in the weeks and months ahead. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports it has moved all excess water out of Missouri River reservoirs to prepare for this year’s runoff. Hydrologist Kevin Low, with the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center of the National Weather […]Powered by WPeMatico