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13,600-year-old mastodon skull unearthed in Iowa, offering archaeologists a “treasure trove” of data
About 20 fragments were found, including a skull, rib sections, vertebra, a front leg bone and a kneecap, all believed to come from the same mastodon, according to a university news release.
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Iowa bans most abortions after 6 weeks
Team USA won bronze for the men’s team final in artistic gymnastics on Monday, the first medal the men’s team has taken in 16 years.
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Helicopters scramble to rescue people in flooded Iowa town while much of US toils again in heat
People in hundreds of homes were told to get out as the Rock River could no longer take rain that has slammed the region.
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Iowa Republicans block personhood bill that could have threatened IVF from advancing
The GOP-controlled state House’s passage of the legislation last week had made Iowa the latest state where lawmakers took steps that could imperil IVF.
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Mourners fill church to remember the Iowa principal who risked life to save kids in school shooting
The longtime Iowa principal who risked his life to save students during a shooting earlier this month was remembered Saturday not just for his heroic actions that day but for the unconditional love and compassion he showed his family and students during his years at Perry High School.
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Iowa principal who risked his life to protect students during recent school shooting has died
An Iowa principal who put himself in harm’s way to protect students during a school shooting earlier this month has died.
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DeSantis and Haley barnstorm across frigid Iowa in the final days before the Republican caucuses
Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley were finding Iowa voters looking for alternatives to former President Donald Trump as they campaigned on the final weekend before 2024 voting begins. But voters’ reactions on Saturday showed how uncertain it is whether either candidate can dent Trump’s advantage.
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Parents of Iowa teen who killed 1 and wounded 7 in shooting say they had ‘no inkling' of his plan
The parents of the 17-year-old who killed a sixth grader and wounded seven others in a shooting at his small-town Iowa high school last week said in a statement Monday that they “had no inkling he intended the horrible violence he was about to inflict.”
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11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting was a joyful boy known as ‘Smiley,' his mother says
The mother of an 11-year-old who was killed this week in a school shooting in Iowa remembers the boy as a friendly child who exuded happiness.
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Iowa high school principal tried to distract shooter so students could flee, daughter says
Perry High School principal Dan Marburger was one of five people injured in Thursday’s shooting. His daughter said she wasn’t surprised to hear that he tried to calm down the shooter because “that’s just Dad.”
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Police say 17-year-old killed a sixth grader and wounded five in Iowa school shooting
Thursday was the first day back in school for students following the holiday break.
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Top publisher, teachers union and authors sue Iowa over school book-banning law
The lawsuit is the second in the past week to challenge the law, which bans books with sexual content all the way through 12th grade. An exception is allowed for religious texts.
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Iowa Lottery posted wrong Powerball numbers — but temporary ‘winners' get to keep the money
Powerball losers in Iowa were actually winners for about seven hours this week after the state’s lottery mistakenly posted the wrong winning numbers for the game.
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Iowa teen convicted of killing Spanish teacher over a bad grade is sentenced to life in prison
An Iowa teen convicted in the 2021 beating death of a high school Spanish teacher was sentenced to life in prison with a possibility of parole in 25 years.
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Caitlin Clark shines for Iowa in outdoor women's basketball game with record-breaking crowd
The Iowa Hawkeyes defeated DePaul in front of over 55,000 fans at Kinnick Stadium, setting a women’s basketball single-game attendance record.
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Caitlin Clark of Iowa wins Sullivan Award as the nation's top collegiate athlete
Voting by the public as well as the AAU Sullivan Award committee, AAU board of directors, sports media and past winners determined the winner.
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Trump stops at a fraternity house as he draws praise and protest during Iowa visit
Donald Trump stopped at a fraternity house before heading to watch the Iowa-Iowa State football game.
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Abortion in Iowa is legal again, for now, after a judge blocks new restrictions
An Iowa judge temporarily blocked the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy days after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the measure into law.
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Iowa law banning most abortions after about 6 weeks takes effect as judge weighs whether to block it
Iowa’s ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy has been signed into law as a judge considers abortion advocates’ plea to put the restrictions on hold. The new legislation prohibits almost all abortions once cardiac activity can be detected, which is usually around six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant. That’s a...
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Iowa Republicans pass 6-week abortion ban, governor to sign bill on Friday
Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature has passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.