Knoxville council approves $88,486.87 change-order decrease
Knoxville’s council approved Change Order No. 6 for its 2023 Street Improvement Project. The recorded decrease does not establish the project’s revised total cost.
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Des Moines sets stadium hearing and opens competing proposal process
The City Council set a Dec. 7 hearing on the proposed Krause+ stadium district, while allowing other developers to submit proposals by Dec. 4.
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2026 election results explained: winners, flips and races still uncalled
Democrats secured control of Congress as House flips spread across the country. See the national balance, winning candidates, parties, states, districts and links to the individual race reports.
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Sarah Garriott defeats Zach Nunn in Iowa’s 3rd District
Democrat Sarah Garriott defeated Republican Zach Nunn in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. The result flips the seat from Republican control to Democrats.
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Lindsay James defeats Joe Mitchell in Iowa’s 2nd District
Democrat Lindsay James defeated Republican Joe Mitchell in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. The result flips the seat from Republican control to Democrats.
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Christina Bohannan defeats Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa’s 1st District
Democrat Christina Bohannan defeated Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. The result flips the seat from Republican control to Democrats.
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Rob Sand wins Iowa governor race, flipping Republican-held office
Democrat Rob Sand defeated Republican Zach Lahn in Iowa’s governor race, according to Decision Desk HQ. The result flips the governorship from Republican control to Democrats.
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Josh Turek wins Iowa Senate race, flipping Republican-held seat
Democrat Josh Turek won Iowa’s U.S. Senate race against Republican Ashley Hinson, according to Decision Desk HQ. The result moves the seat from Republican to Democratic control.
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Judge orders Iowa to approve Satanic Temple event application
A preliminary order gives Iowa’s administrative services director seven days to approve the group’s application for a one-day Capitol event.
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Earlham gets partial property-tax payment after months without distributions
Earlham received a partial Madison County property-tax distribution Oct. 16. Mayor Jeff Lillie said it could cover at least one more pay period.
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Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats fire under control; no one hurt or killed
The fire was under control by 6:15 p.m. Oct. 24, but crews were still working on hot spots and interior operations.
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Des Moines weighs tenant-requested radon tests for rentals
A proposed rental-code change could let tenants request radon testing, but the City Council has not adopted it.
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Iowa City woman deported to Sierra Leone after Ivory Coast order
Fatou Traore was deported to Sierra Leone on Oct. 12. Her 2011 withholding-of-removal order concerned return to Ivory Coast.
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Iowa absentee voting begins Oct. 14; ballot requests due Oct. 19
In-person absentee voting begins Oct. 14, and county auditors may begin mailing ballots already requested that day. Mailed-ballot applications must reach auditors by 5 p.m. Central Time Oct. 19.
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Iowa obligates full $209 million rural health award
Iowa HHS says the state has obligated its full first-year rural health award and reports early equipment, telehealth and workforce rollouts.
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Iowa sets separate 2027 Summit pipeline hearings
Iowa regulators denied Summit Carbon Solutions’ request to combine two proposed pipeline segment cases, setting separate 2027 hearings in Des Moines.
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Iowa Expands Dyed-Diesel Relief to More Farm Hauls
Iowa’s Oct. 7 expansion adds livestock, feed, soybean meal and other farm products to covered hauls, but state agencies list different end dates.
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Iowa debate puts steel incentives and school funding in focus
Rob Sand and Zach Lahn differed on safeguards for a proposed Lee County steel project, education and affordability in their first general-election debate.
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September Ad Spending Pushes 2026 Senate Races Toward Record Costs
About $390 million in Senate ads is reserved for September as outside groups widen the 2026 battleground map and voters await fuller disclosures.
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Publishers, Authors Narrow Iowa School-Library Case to Nine Books
A July 27 amended complaint asks a federal court to examine nine Iowa school-library removals after an appeals court lifted an earlier injunction.
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Paramount-Warner merger hits new legal test as talks collapse
Settlement talks over Paramount’s proposed Warner Bros. acquisition have broken down as Iowa and Montana ask the Supreme Court to intervene.
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Thrive Iowa expands to 20 counties, connecting families with existing services
Thrive Iowa is operating in 20 Iowa counties, giving eligible parents, caretakers and pregnant individuals a coordinated path to existing help with housing, food, child care and other needs.