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Shenandoah girls beat Harlan, Red Oak in home finale

Shenandoah girls beat Harlan, Red Oak in home finale

  • Bryan Clark

Shenandoah junior Sarah Pickens finished three strokes better than the field, leading the Shenandoah girls golf team to a home win Monday, April 27, over Red Oak and Harlan.

Iowa lawmakers see session’s end in sight after movement on budget, tax reform

Iowa lawmakers see session’s end in sight after movement on budget, tax reform

  • Erin Murphy Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau

Thanks in part to recent movement on property tax and state budget negotiations, Iowa Republican Statehouse leaders expressed optimism Thursday that they soon could finish their work for the year.

How women's events are building connection, confidence in Council Bluffs and Fremont

How women's events are building connection, confidence in Council Bluffs and Fremont

  • Rachel.George

You don’t need to know everyone in the room. Sometimes, you just need one person.

Clarinda girls finish Drake Relays with school record, boys and girls go fast in 4x100

Clarinda girls finish Drake Relays with school record, boys and girls go fast in 4x100

  • Bryan Clark

The Clarinda girls and boys track and field teams finished in the top 30 in the 4x100-meter relay Saturday at the Drake Relays

Can’t drive 55? In Iowa, you may not have to after lawmakers approve speed limit change

Can’t drive 55? In Iowa, you may not have to after lawmakers approve speed limit change

  • Erin Murphy Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau

The default speed limit on Iowa roads would be increased from 55 to 60 miles per hour under legislation that was sent to the governor by state lawmakers Wednesday.

Shenandoah's Hennings competes at Drake Relays

Shenandoah's Hennings competes at Drake Relays

  • Bryan Clark

Shenandoah junior Simon Hennings competed Saturday at the Drake Relays

Clarinda girls 4x400 set season's best time at Drake Relays

Clarinda girls 4x400 set season's best time at Drake Relays

  • Bryan Clark

The Clarinda girls track and field team competed in two events Friday at the Drake Relays

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Former 4th District Rep. Steve King backing Republican Zach Lahn for governor

Former 4th District Rep. Steve King backing Republican Zach Lahn for governor

"There's one candidate who has vision like no other candidate for governor I have ever seen, who is full of fantastic ideas," Steve King said of Zach Lahn.

Iowa Regents approve 3% tuition hike for public university students

Iowa Regents approve 3% tuition hike for public university students

With just one “no” vote, Iowa’s Board of Regents on Thursday approved tuition and fee increases across its three public universities.

JC Risewick resigning from Iowa’s Board of Regents as he moves out of state

JC Risewick resigning from Iowa’s Board of Regents as he moves out of state

Just a year into his second term on the Iowa Board of Regents, JC Risewick is resigning — telling fellow board members on Thursday that he’s moving out of state.

USDA to open new National Food Safety Center in Urbandale

USDA to open new National Food Safety Center in Urbandale

The USDA will open a 200-job National Food Safety Center in Iowa, while the state lost 4,400 jobs in February while unemployment held steady at 3.4%.

Iowa businesses cut 4,400 jobs in February, according to Iowa Workforce Development

Iowa businesses cut 4,400 jobs in February, according to Iowa Workforce Development

It is the state’s second monthly payroll decline in the last three months, even as the state’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.4%.

Iowa schools honored for supporting military families

Iowa schools honored for supporting military families

The new Purple Star School Program recognizes schools that help military families navigate challenges. 

Iowa soldier hurt in Iran war strike said blast threw him 10 feet

Iowa soldier hurt in Iran war strike said blast threw him 10 feet

All Lt. Col. Tim Halbur remembers is waking up to smoke surrounding him after the March 1 attack in Kuwait that killed six soldiers and injured nine more.

For third time, judge orders hearing for ICE detainee in Polk County Jail

For third time, judge orders hearing for ICE detainee in Polk County Jail

For the third time, a judge in Iowa has ordered the federal government to provide a hearing for a truck driver detained by the Iowa State Patrol and immigration officials.

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Steng wins Drake Relays championship, Johnson third in wheelchair 400

Steng wins Drake Relays championship, Johnson third in wheelchair 400

  • Bryan Clark

Shenandoah's Titus Steng won a Drake Relays championship Friday

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Spring Sports Scoreboard: Monday, April 27

Spring Sports Scoreboard: Monday, April 27

Check out area golf and track and field results

Boston Red Sox Fires Alex Cora Amid Sweeping Changes

Boston Red Sox Fires Alex Cora Amid Sweeping Changes

The Boston Red Sox dismissed manager Alex Cora and many on the coaching staff after a 10-17 start to the season, leading to significant early-season chaos.

Inside Max Iheanachor's incredible journey from Nigerian football newbie to Steelers first-rounder

Inside Max Iheanachor's incredible journey from Nigerian football newbie to Steelers first-rounder

PITTSBURGH — Cory DeSanti had a basketball player in his program. That player had a fellow Nigerian friend he brought to practice one day. That kid was a 6-foot-6 monster named Max Iheanachor who had quick feet, a broad frame and not an ounce of knowledge about football. Unless that “football” was soccer. “He didn’t even know what a football was,” Bobby Godinez, his first football coach, told ...

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Have we reduced sacrifice to little more than a trade-off? | The Ethical Life podcast

Have we reduced sacrifice to little more than a trade-off? | The Ethical Life podcast

🎧 From family favors to organ donation, this conversation asks what separates ordinary calculation from genuine generosity rooted in love, community and moral purpose.

Are we turning too much of life into a wager? | The Ethical Life podcast

Are we turning too much of life into a wager? | The Ethical Life podcast

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Have we forgotten how to live with reverence? | The Ethical Life podcast

Have we forgotten how to live with reverence? | The Ethical Life podcast

Episode 240: In a fast-moving world filled with distractions, it can be easy to lose sight of what truly matters. In this episode, hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore the idea of reverence — a quality that once shaped how people understood life, but now often feels distant or overlooked.

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Ex-etiquette: Many moms on Mother's Day

Ex-etiquette: Many moms on Mother's Day

Q. My ex-wife and I divorced four years ago. We had a son via IVF — my egg and a donor father — but she carried our baby. I share this background to show how complicated our story is. We have both found new partners. She has remarried a woman who has two children. Bottom line, there are a lot of people wanting to celebrate Mother’s Day with the kids, and we have no idea how to approach this. ...

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