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Iowa gets a double-header of pol summits
Two political summits set up shop in the first-in-the-nation caucus state over the weekend. Hillary Clinton received the loudest applause of the candidates at the Iowa Democratic Party Dinner in Cedar...
Jul 20, 2015
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The defense in the Hot Lotto trial this week in Des Moines says there is no evidence that Eddie Tipton had contact with the two people involved in trying to claim a winning lotto ticket. They also tol...
Jul 15, 2015
Guard can stay at DSM – for now
The Iowa Air National Guard has another reprieve from getting kicked off the Des Moines Airport campus. The Des Moines Airport Authority voted to delay the termination of its lease agreement with the ...
Jul 15, 2015
Torch Afternoon News 7-14: Jeb Bush washes off Hillary Clinton remarks, Wells Fargo dips, Iowa Air National Guard lease put on hold
Jeb Bush in AmesRepublican presidential candidate Jeb Bush finished up his latest string of stops in Iowa earlier today with a meet and greet in Council Bluffs. Bush was in Ames last night...and said ...
Jul 14, 2015
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There will be no special session to override budget vetoes, according to Governor Branstad. The governor says Republicans in the legislature do not want to go back to a special session to argue over e...
Jul 14, 2015
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Polk County health officials are warning folks not to plan on doing a lot of outside activity today in central Iowa. Temperatures are expected to hit their highest levels so far this summer, with the ...
Jul 13, 2015
Perry and Bush canvas central Iowa
GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry has been making stops around the state the past few days and will end up in Des Moines later today. Perry talked to a group of 60 in Knoxville about his view of t...
Jul 13, 2015
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For the first time ever, the Republican Party of Iowa will be participating in the Iowa Black and Brown Presidential Forum festivities this year. The party's Jeff Kaufmann says having forums that show...
Jul 07, 2015
Crops perking up
Warmer - and drier - weather last week helped out the state's crop production. USDA says 82 percent of the corn crop and 78 percent of the soybean crop appear to be in good to excellent condition. Som...
Jul 07, 2015
Dems push for special session
Iowa Democrats are calling for a special legislative session to override Governor Branstad's last-minute vetoes of one-time education funding and funding for mental health institutes. Party members in...
Jul 07, 2015
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