Exit polls show half of voters viewed the midterms as a presidential rebuke, while three-quarters expressed dissatisfaction with the country's direction.
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It's Election Day across the U.S., and polls are open in Iowa from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
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Three area tennis players reached the state tournament as Clarinda and Shenandoah wrapped up their second fall season on the courts.
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Iowa's election season was spurred into action when Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds announced in April 2025 she wouldn't seek reelection.
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The Malvern Country Music Gathering returns Nov. 6-7 with two days of live music, jam sessions and a Saturday tribute to Vietnam veteran Gary McNutt.
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Three people, including two teenagers, were injured Monday morning when a pickup truck struck a horse and buggy from behind on Highway J55 west of Lamoni.
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CB Fridges was launched this summer, with its community fridge and pantry shelves available 24/7 on the east side of Timothy Lutheran Church at 3112 W. Broadway.
The Republican National Committee is suing Black Hawk County Auditor Karen Showalter, demanding records related to the testing of voting machines just days before the Nov. 3 election.
A second person has been charged in the 1995 cold-case slaying of Waterloo woman Angela Buck. Authorities arrested a registered sex offender with one count of first-degree murder.
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Katin Houser left Spartan Stadium on Oct. 10 with the real thought he'd played the last game of his college football career.
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Three area tennis players reached the state tournament as Clarinda and Shenandoah wrapped up their second fall season on the courts.
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