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Reynolds says she would ban transgenders from playing in girls sports

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday (5/5) she would sign a bill banning transgender students from participating in girls’ sports. When asked about the issue at a news conference, Reynolds repeatedly called it a fairness…
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Tulip Time again in Pella

It’s Tulip Time in Pella.  After a one year break because of the coronavirus pandemic, the annual festival begins its three day run on Thursday (5/6).  Cyndi Atkins of the Tulip Time steering committee says…
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Nebraska launches ‘beef passport’ program for meat eating

By GRANT SCHULTE OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts ramped up his crusade for the meat industry on Wednesday by endorsing a new “beef passport” program to promote meat eating, a few weeks…
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Sex offender charged with murder in death of 10 year old girl

A registered sex offender kidnapped and shot to death a 10-year-old Iowa girl, his son’s half sister, while the two kids were staying overnight with him last summer, a prosecutor said Wednesday (5/5). Authorities announced…
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Coronavirus update

One person in Iowa was reported dead from coronavirus Wednesday (5/5), bringing the state’s total for the pandemic to 5960.  That death was not in the No Coast Network listening area.  The Iowa Department of…
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Testimony to start in Michelle Boat murder trial

Testimony in the trial of a Pella woman accused of first degree murder begins Thursday (5/6) in Knoxville.  A jury was selected Wednesday (5/5) in the case of 56-year-old Michelle Boat.  Boat is accused of…
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Brantley Gilbert Raises $75 To ACM Lifting Lives COVID Fund

Last month Brantley Gilbert hosted the first-ever “Brantley Gilbert’s Trail Ride,” which took five hundred fans on three separate trail rides at Brimstone Recreation in Huntsville, Tennessee. The event also included an acoustic show by…
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Facebook board’s Trump decision could have wider impacts

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP - Since the day after the deadly riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, former President Donald Trump’s social media accounts have been silent — muzzled for inciting violence using the…
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Biden’s EPA administrator says RFS levels coming ASAP

BY O. KAY HENDERSON The administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency spent much of Tuesday in Iowa. It’s the first solo trip Administrator Michael Regan has taken since he was sworn into office. Regan toured…
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Mediation session for Mahaska County Board & emergency management

The Mahaska County Board will meet Wednesday night (5/5) to hold a mediation session regarding the County’s emergency management budget for fiscal year 2022.  This is an attempt to settle who should pay for Mahaska…
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