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By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) With fake reports of shootings or “swatting” calls at Iowa State University on Monday, followed by the deadly mass shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday, some college students may be finishing…

AMES, Iowa – Nonprofit staff, school administrators and local government officials in Iowa can register for one of three virtual workshops this fall designed to help them write stronger, more competitive grant proposals. The Grant…

OTTUMWA -- The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting South Central Iowa residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Bridge View…

RICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — Just hours after a shooter opened fire through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis, killing two children and wounding 17 people, hundreds crowded inside a nearby school’s gym, clutching one another…

DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline dropped 1 cent from last week's price and is currently averaging $2.88 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man is behind bars after police say he attempted to run over his girlfriend and her daughter with a vehicle. According to court records, on June 28, multiple witnesses say they…

PELLA -- Central College was awarded a TRIO Student Support Services grant of $352,531 annually, totaling $1,762,655 over the five-year grant period. This grant funds programming to increase retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A study of how three popular artificial intelligence chatbots respond to queries about suicide found that they generally avoid answering questions that pose the highest risk to the user, such as…

DES MOINES -- The good news for Iowa’s cottontail rabbit hunters is that Iowa’s rabbit population is the highest in more than a decade, with the vast majority of Iowa considered to have good to…

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team will continue its monthly webinar series on Friday, Sept. 12, from noon to 1 p.m. CDT. Kristiana Coutu, director of the Beginning Farmer Center…