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By JAKE BLEIBERG and MICHAEL R. SISAK DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge dismissed the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy case Tuesday, leaving the powerful gun-rights group to face a New York state lawsuit that accuses…

BY DAR DANIELSON The winner of the Iowa-based World Food Prize was announced today. Food Prize Foundation president, Barbara Stinson, made the announcement in an online video. “The 2021 World Food Prize is Doctor Shakuntala Haraksingh…

Central College in Pella is joining hundreds of other schools across the country in going “test optional” for its admissions process. While Central chose not to require S-A-T or A-C-T scores from prospective students during…

There were no deaths from coronavirus reported Tuesday (5/11) in Iowa.  The state’s death total from the pandemic holds at 5985.  The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 299 new positive tests for COVID-19, bringing…

When Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s murder trial begins next Monday (5/17), media and the public won’t be allowed in the courtroom.  Bahena Rivera is accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts in her home town of Brooklyn in…

Rodney Crowell is releasing a new album this summer. The singer just announced that his 18th studio album, “Triage,” will drop July 23rd. “Near the end of 2018, I began scribbling the first few lines…

Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowa has a severe workforce shortage and she's joining a growing list of Republican governors who are rejecting the extra unemployment benefits included in federal pandemic relief measures. Reynolds says it's…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and HANNAH FINGERHUT Fewer Americans are reluctant to get a COVID-19 vaccine than just a few months ago, but questions about side effects and how the shots were tested still hold some…

The Oskaloosa School Board will recognize retiring staff members at Tuesday night’s (5/11) regular meeting.  The Board will also hold two public hearings: one to amend the current budget; the other to consider the sale…

Iowa will get $1.48 billion in aid under the federal government’s plan to help states hit by the coronavirus pandemic, according to new numbers released Monday (5/10). The U.S. Treasury Department announced a state-by-state funding…