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More Iowa farmers calling mental health hotline
AMES, Iowa (KWQC) - The Iowa Concern Hotline is experiencing an increase in calls from farmers across the state. The hotline, created in response to the farm crisis of the 1980s, saw a 5% increase in agriculture-related calls during September....
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Iowa’s craft breweries seeing sales flatten out
Iowa Brewers Guild executive director Noreen Otto says sales in the industry have stalled as traffic at breweries has slowed. “You know, we’re seeing just less socialization across the board really throughout all generations. People just really...
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Joni Ernst criticizes government shutdown costs and promotes manufacturing bill
Senator Joni Ernst has used her social media platform to comment on the ongoing government shutdown and to recognize National Manufacturing Day. On October 2, 2025, Ernst posted about the cost of the current federal government shutdown, which she...
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The Creepiest Hike in Iowa Leads to the Abandoned Ruins of a School Bus
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Iowa DNR Fishing Report for Week of October 2, 2025
Black Hawk Lake Water levels are several inches over the crest of the spillway. Water temperature are in the upper 60s. Black Bullhead – Fair: Use nightcrawlers fished on or near bottom from shore. Most bullheads are 10- to 12-inches. Black...
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Iowa lawmaker blasts 'laughing stock' Des Moines school board over hiring of superintendent arrested by ICE
Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, demands the resignation of a school board chair on 'America Reports' as its superintendent resigns amid an immigration scandal. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Iowa congresswoman called for "radical...
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Iowa soybean harvest slightly behind average, corn ahead of schedule (aj)
Warm, dry conditions across the state for most of the week gave Iowa farmers plenty of time in the fields to harvest corn and soybeans. According to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 17% of...
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‘There are some tables that need flipping in Des Moines’
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NEWS CHRONICLE PHOTO BY ROBERT MAHARRY – State Auditor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand addressed a crowd of about 60 people gathered at the Reinig Center in Toledo during an hourlong town hall meeting last Wednesday afternoon. NEWS...
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Manufacturing in Iowa ‘not hitting on all cylinders’
Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series about the state of Iowa’s manufacturing sector. Part one covers Iowa’s manufacturing economy and workforce. Part two, publishing Oct. 10, will cover the strong ties between manufacturing and...
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Iowa soybean chief calls on Trump to get deal done with China
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With no purchases by the biggest customer for U.S. soybeans, Iowa Soybean Association President Tom Adam is urging President Donald Trump to strike a deal. Adam calls Trump’s current trade policies a “bitter pill” for farmers China, which...
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Could AI Help Iowa Farmers Deal With the ‘Data Deluge’?
(TNS) — Imagine every stalk of corn in an Iowa field as a single data point. Add them all up; then account for yield-affecting variables like soil type, row width, irrigation practices, seasonal pests, weather patterns and more. Modern-day farmers...
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VettaFi Acquires Suite of Nuclear Indices, Anchoring Strategic Growth in the Global Energy Transition
VettaFi, a differentiated index provider with modern distribution solutions and a subsidiary of TMX Group, announced today the acquisition of a suite of three indices from Range Fund Holdings and North Shore Indices, including the Range Nuclear...
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Trump floats return of US battleships: Would Iowa-class add value over Aegis destroyers?
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President Trump raised the revival of U.S. battleships at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Sept. 30, 2025, citing Iowa-class armor and cheaper shells. Analysts and past Pentagon reviews say modern destroyers offer far greater range, sensors, and...
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TVS Supply Chain Solutions opens 225,113-square-foot industrial facility in Waterloo
TVS Supply Chain Solutions, a global leader in supply chain management, celebrated the grand opening of its new 225,113-square-foot build-to-suit facility in Waterloo, Iowa. Developed in partnership with ElmTree Funds and Ryan Companies US, Inc.,...
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Factor This finance and project development roundup: AlphaGen, Ampacity, CPS Energy, EDF, Lightshift Energy
In what is either an all-timer of a coincidence or President Trump directing the U.S. government to harm his perceived enemies (again), the Department of Energy is pulling $7.6 billion in grants supporting 223 clean energy projects in 16 states –...
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Winnebago RV Tour Touts Iowa’s $43B Manufacturing Industry
Officials with the Iowa Association of Business and Industry are piling into a blue-and-green, made-in-Iowa Winnebago RV today (Oct. 3) to start an 11-day jaunt around the state that’s being dubbed the Elevate Iowa Manufacturing Tour, according to...
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Trump cutting billions in green energy funding in states Harris won
The Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars for green energy projects, particularly in states that did not vote for President Trump. The Energy Department announced late Wednesday that it was cutting awards that funded a total of 223...
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With elections in November, an Iowa City Council candidate forum is set for Monday night
Adria Carpenter/Little Village Candidates for the Iowa City Council in November’s election will meet to discuss the issues at the League of Women Voters of Johnson County Candidate Forum on Monday night. The 90-minute forum will take place in the...
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Johnson County pivots away from a shared jail with Iowa City to pursue a stand-alone law enforcement facility
Just days after the Iowa City City Council voted in favor of continuing discussions with the county about the shared law enforcement facility, Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel walked back his support. Advantages to building a shared facility...
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Wynja Gives Update on Highway 75 Construction in Sioux Center
Sioux Center, Iowa — As we continue into fall, the Highway 75 construction in Sioux Center is nearing the end for 2025. Sioux Center City Manager Scott Wynja gives us an update. Wynja says more paving will begin in the near future, which will end...
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