After two ACL injuries slowed the start of his career, and family health scare, Block, the former Waverly-Shell Rock star is ready to shine on the national stage.
- Cami Koons Iowa Capital Dispatch
A community-led water organization filed a lawsuit against NEW Cooperative Inc. for a 2024 fertilizer spill into the East Nishnabotna River that killed more than 750,000 fish.
- ethan.petrik
Iowa is 12-1 when Alvaro Folgueiras scores in double figures — and 9-11 when he doesn’t. The Spaniard's consistency could decide the Hawkeyes’ NCAA Tournament run.
- ben.hutchens
Iowa State's Killyan Toure was honest about the NCAA Tournament: “I’m sorry guys, but for me it’s not like a big thing."
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Can No. 15 seed Tennessee State spring an upset against No. 2 seed Iowa State?
- ben.hutchens
Tamin Lipsey appears to be fully healthy ahead of the NCAA Tournament.
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Iowa faces off against Clemson for the fifth time in program history, and first time since 2023, on Friday. Here are five things to know about the Tigers.
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The second legislative funnel deadline is Friday, after which most bills that haven't passed through one chamber and a committee in the other chamber will be considered dead.
Rep. Taylor Collins sent a letter Sunday to Drake University President Earl “Marty” Martin seeking information about the private university’s “questionable partnerships with universities in the People’s Republic of China.”
Veterans across Iowa haven't reached a consensus over a proposal modernization of how services and benefits are delivered by county veteran service organizations.
For the second year in a row, Iowa Senate Republicans blocked an effort to extend the state’s DEI restrictions to private colleges and universities.
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Holiday shopping season is upon us, and the pressure is on, or at least it feels that way for some parents. A new NerdWallet survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, finds that 48% of parents with children under 18 feel pressure to spend more money on holiday gifts than they’re comfortable spending.According to NerdWallet’s annual...
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