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Rozenboom's bottle bill adjustment passes Senate subcommittee

Iowa grocery stores could opt out of accepting empty containers covered by the state's nickel deposit law under legislation that has cleared a Senate subcommittee. Senator Ken Rozenboom, a Republican from Oskaloosa, says his bill…
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Dolly Parton Turns Down Tennessee Statue

Tennessee Rep. John Mark Windle recently introduced legislation that would create a fund to pay for the design, construction, establishment and maintenance of a Dolly Parton statue at the Tennessee Capitol. Well, it turns out…
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One dead in home invasion shooting

Someone who broke into a home in rural Wapello County was shot and killed by the homeowner.  Around 9:20 Thursday night (2/18), Wapello County Sheriff’s Deputies received a 911 call that a man was trying…
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US life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE Life expectancy in the United States dropped a staggering one year during the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused its first wave of deaths, health officials are reporting. Minorities…
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State biofuels mandate gets first airing in Iowa legislature

BY O. KAY HENDERSON Governor Kim Reynolds says it’s time for an ethanol mandate in Iowa, to boost an industry battered by the EPA’s resistance to the federal ethanol production mandate. “It’s such an important industry…
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Police ID man killed & suspect in pork plant stabbing

Police have identified a man killed and a suspect who was arrested in a stabbing at a northern Iowa pork processing plant. Wayne Smith, 50, of Fort Dodge, was the man stabbed to death, and…
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Reynolds cancels plan for Microsoft-based vaccine registration

Within days of abandoning a plan to hire a private company to establish a statewide call center to help residents set up coronavirus vaccine appointments, Iowa officials on Wednesday said they have cancelled a deal…
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Eric Church Shares Behind-The-Scenes From "Heart & Soul"

Eric Church is releasing the three-album project, Heart & Soul” this spring, and now he’s giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the records. For the project, Eric brought his producer, band and…
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100 million Americans brace for more cold, ice and snow

By PAUL J. WEBER and JILL BLEED AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Winter weather that has overwhelmed power grids unprepared for climate change and left millions without electricity in record-breaking cold kept its grip on the…
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More Iowans vaccinated despite winter weather

Iowa continued to see thousands of people vaccinated this week, despite a weather system that brought snow and frigid temperatures to the state. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported Tuesday that more than 245,800…
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