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President Obama is coming to Iowa on Monday. The president will join Education Secretary Arne Duncan at North High School in Des Moines. It's part of the secretary's "Back-to-School" bus tour. Po...
Sep 09, 2015
No confidence vote for regents
The hiring of a former IBM exec for the presidency at the University of Iowa has prompted a no confidence vote from the university senate for the Board of Regents. The senate has no power to reverse t...
Sep 09, 2015
Kelley Paul says husband Rand “not a career politician”
Kelley Paul, GOP presidential candidate Rand Paul’s wife, addresses Polk County GOP women. (photo by Sarah Beckman)She’s not the first candidate’s wife this presidential cycle to mee...
Sep 08, 2015
Torch Morning News you can use 9-4-15:
The University of Iowa's new president will be former IBM exec Bruce Harreld. He says his business background will be useful to the university during a time of change in higher education, specifically...
Sep 04, 2015
Torch Morning News you can use 9-3:
The Iowa Board of Regents is expected to announce today its choice for the next University of Iowa president. The board has been looking over feedback from the campus and community on the four finalis...
Sep 03, 2015
Torch Morning News you can use 9-1:
More than 18-hundred farmers in Iowa have applied for 3-and-a-half million dollars in state funds to install nutrient reduction systems. The systems would cover 187-thousand acres. Those that would be...
Sep 01, 2015
Prices drop at Iowa gas stations
Gas prices are down across Iowa this week, almost as quickly as they rose last month. Triple-A says a gallon of gas in Des Moines is selling for 11 cents less than the same time last week. A fix at a ...
Sep 01, 2015
Torch Morning News you can use 8-31:
The city of Des Moines is appealing an administrative law judge’s decision that its high risk dog ordinance was too vague to use. The city ordinance says three breeds and dogs with characteristi...
Aug 31, 2015
Spending drops for Iowa farmers
Low crop prices are forcing Iowa farmers to spend less on their operations, according to a new poll. The Agri-Pulse Farm Opinion survey shows 60 percent plan to cut back on farm equipment purchases, n...
Aug 31, 2015
Iowa on alert for wildfowl with flu
Iowa will join a national effort to keep an eye on wild waterfowl for bird flu symptoms. Migrating birds are blamed for the outbreak that wiped out flocks at 70 poultry operations in the state. DNR is...
Aug 27, 2015
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