The Carlson family of Page County was recognized with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award, which honors Iowa livestock farmers who care for their livestock, the environment and their communities.
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Check out where area teams and athletes are ranked this week
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Check out area and Southwest Iowa football previews for Friday's Week 6
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Roughly three-fourths of the excess cancer burden in Iowa — the number of cases beyond what would be expected based on demographics — in the five most common types of cancer in the state can be explained by known risk factors like smoking, drinking, obesity and others, according to research …
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Clarinda girls tennis advanced to a sixth straight regional final Wednesday, beating Shenandoah 5-2
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The Shenandoah girls tennis team lost to Clarinda 5-2 in a regional semifinal Wednesday, played indoors at Red Oak.
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Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate turned over voter information to the federal government but refused a federal request that would’ve required the state to remove voters from its rolls.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said he would support classifying prison employees as public safety workers to give them access to more bargaining rights under Iowa law.
A recent rerun of an "America's Most Wanted" episode from 1998 led to an arrest in a hit-and-run that killed a Des Moines resident in 1997.
A northern Iowa attorney has been sentenced to six months in prison in connection with a high-rolling Medicaid fraud.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to collaborate on research with other federal agencies as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency evaluates the pesticide glyphosate.
A Montgomery County nursing home has been cited by the state for violations related to a resident’s death by suicide.
Johnston and Grimes are joining Des Moines and dozens of other municipalities in suing the some of the nation’s biggest providers of fire trucks over alleged parasitic pricing.
An Iowa district court judge last week dismissed the lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump against the Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer for the 2024 Iowa Poll.
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Clarinda girls tennis advanced to a sixth straight regional final Wednesday, beating Shenandoah 5-2
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