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Kacey Musgraves has always been an LGBTQ+ ally and she’s making sure all her fans feel like her current “Star-Crossed” tour is a safe space to have fun. “I just feel like one thing that I’ve…

By GHAITH ALSAYED, LOLITA C. BALDOR, BASSEM MROUE and ZEKE MILLER ATMEH, Syria (AP) — An elite U.S. military force killed one of the world’s most wanted terrorists, the leader of the Islamic State group,…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Senate Republicans are proposing a 2.25% increase in general state support of public schools. It’s slightly less than the 2.5% increase Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has proposed. Public school…

The rate of new positive tests for coronavirus is slowing down in Iowa.  The Iowa Department of Public Health says as of Tuesday (2/1), there were 22,736 new positive COVID-19 tests over the past week. …

A Chillicothe man convicted of accidentally shooting a 73-year-old woman will be in jail for 25 years.  According to Wapello County court records, 37-year-old Lee Ryals was drunk when he fired a gun on his…

Dolly Parton’s classic tune “9 To 5” is getting a refresh. Dolly has teamed with Kelly Clarkson to record an updated version of the song for “Still Working 9 to 5,” a documentary on the film, and the current…

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - Iowans have until week’s end to nominate an unsung hero they know for statewide recognition. The Iowa chapter of the American Red Cross is asking to hear stories about people…

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — There will be six more weeks of winter, Punxsutawney Phil predicted as he emerged from his burrow on Wednesday to perform his Groundhog Day duties. Thousands of people gathered at Gobbler’s…

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - There have been some changes this year for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which might make you eligible. IRS spokesman, Chris Miller, says it is the largest refundable federal…

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RADIO IOWA - January saw colder than normal temperatures statewide and parts of the state had above average snowfall. State climatologist Justin Glisan compiles the temperature data. “We were five degrees below…