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Donald Trump nails Ben Carson at Boone rally
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hosted a rally in Boone before attending the ISU-UI tailgate on Saturday, drawing nearly 700 people to the downtown area. Trump prefaced his normal stump speech by saying he had to cut his remarks short, as he would be tailgating, but he managed to include plenty of criticisms of…… MORE
Marco Rubio draws big crowd at local brewery
Marco Rubio seems to have a thing for local breweries and drawing large crowds at the last minute. His Iowa campaign team organized a meet and greet at Firetrucker Brewery in Ankeny in less than 24 hours, and about 200 people showed up on Friday night to hear him speak. The Florida senator began his…… MORE
Running & Remembrance
Karin Caifa looks at the story behind one race series honoring 9/11 heroes and others this weekend.… MORE
Cop’s stunning move to suicidal man
Police officer Dan Hicks’ compassionate response to a suicidal man has gone viral on the web. Read more about how it unfolded here.… MORE
House votes against the Iran nuclear deal
The U.S. House of Representatives rejected the Iran nuclear deal. The Republicans’ message of disapproval comes one day after Democrats were able to block efforts to kill the deal.… MORE
Serena Williams’ grand slam hopes crushed at U.S. Open
Unseeded Roberta Vinci of Italy defeated Serena Williams in a match at the U.S. Open semifinals, ending Williams’ bid for a calendar-year grand slam.… MORE
Iowa GOP chairman protests against Rep. Loebsack Iran Deal vote
Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann is not happy with his congressman voting for the Iran Deal on Capitol Hill earlier today, so he stood outside Rep. Dave Loebsack’s (D) office Friday afternoon to display his disappointment in the freshman Congressman. “The point that we are trying to make to make today by standing outside of…… MORE
Zooktoberfest
Listen all this week to win tickets to Zooktoberfest with Nash Icon! Fertig machen! Zoo Brew is back with an Oktoberfest twist! Be part of Zooktoberfest – a mash-up of the popular Zoo Brew and the ever famous Oktoberfest! Come out and enjoy live music by Malek’s Fishermen Band. Zooktoberfest will feature Oktoberfest-style food, pretzel…… MORE
Iowa receives $5 million for “Fueling Our Future 100” initiative
The state of Iowa is about to receive about $5 million from the USDA for its new “Fueling Our Future 100” initiative. Governor Terry Branstad, along with state Ag Secretary Bill Northey put out a statement today about the receiving the grant, noting that it will help expand choices at the pump for Iowans, as…… MORE
