2023
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15 Iowa Counties To Get Nearly $100 Million In Voucher Money
The Iowa Department of Education has approved $142 million in taxpayer dollars to go towards K-12 private school tuition for the 2023-24 school, and nearly $100 million of that amount will go to applicants in just 15 Iowa counties. New data from the department released Monday showed that 18,627 applications have been approved for Gov.…
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The Iowa Twinkie And 63 Other New State Fair Foods To Try
Want to try something new at the 2023 Iowa State Fair? Here are all 64 new food, dessert and drink options (and they’re not ALL fried and on a stick).
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The History Behind All 63 National Parks In The US
People entered national parks nearly 312 million times in 2022. Here’s a brief history of all 63 national parks in the US.
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Urbandale Pauses Removal Of LGBTQ Books From Schools
The Urbandale School District released updated guidance on Thursday about books that are to be removed from school buildings and paused on removing those that mention LGBTQ content. After reviewing the list with 382 titles and instead narrowed it down to 65. “We have determined that there is ambiguity regarding the extent to which books…
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Geo Treasure Hunting in Iowa: Your Guide to Rockhounding in the Hawkeye State
Iowa is home to some of the best geode hunting in the US. Here’s how to find them—and lots of other rocks—on your next treasure hunt.
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Top Trump Official Was Ready to Use Military Against Americans to Stay in Power
A top member of Donald Trump’s administration was prepared to use a pre-Civil War law to unleash the US military against American civilians if they protested Trump’s attempts to stay in power after losing the 2020 presidential election. That revelation was one of dozens of pieces of incriminating evidence in the 45-page indictment of Trump…
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Iowa Republicans Strangely Quiet After New Trump Indictment
After former President Donald Trump’s latest indictment, Iowa Republicans didn’t seem to have much to say. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Trump was charged with conspiring to defraud the United States for his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, marking the third time he has been indicted this year. Except for US Rep.…
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‘Conspiracy to Defraud the United States’: Trump Indicted Again
Former president and 2024 Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has been charged with conspiring to defraud the United States for his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, marking the third time Trump has been indicted this year. Trump faces four counts total in the case, according to the 45-page indictment filed by Special Counsel Jack…
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Urbandale ‘First Shoe To Drop’ In Iowa School Book Bans
Board member Daniel Gutmann didn’t learn about the Urbandale School District’s list of books to be removed from K-12 buildings until he heard about it from a reporter. “This was a complete shock to all of the board members,” he said. “This was done without any knowledge or the ability to provide any input.” Gutmann…
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Iowa Wildland Firefighters Dispatched to Montana and Texas
For the first time this year, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will dispatch wildland firefighters to Montana and Texas to help combat raging fires in the west. The Iowa DNR fire program consists of roughly 40 firefighters who are short-term, casual hires that may consist of DNR employees, US Forest Service employees, county conservation…
