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Four Iowa schools named as 2025 Iowa Blue Ribbon Schools

Four Iowa schools named as 2025 Iowa Blue Ribbon Schools

The Iowa Department of Education is excited to lead the prestigious Blue Ribbon Schools program for Iowa, continuing the legacy of the former National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education today...

Owner:  American Government
Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired hosts Beep Baseball events to celebrate White Cane Day

Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired hosts Beep Baseball events to celebrate White Cane Day

Every year on Oct. 15, communities and schools across the nation celebrate White Cane Day, also known as Blind Americans Equality Day, to recognize the declaration and pursuit of independence for the blind and visually impaired community. White...

Owner:  American Government
Global Drone Wind Turbine Blade Inspection Market Size/Share Worth USD 9.1 Billion by 2034 at a 11.90% CAGR: Custom Market Insights (Analysis, Outlook, Leaders, Report, Trends, Forecast, Segmentation, Growth Rate, Value, SWOT Analysis)
Justice Department Opens Investigation into Des Moines Public Schools for Race-Based Employment Practices

Justice Department Opens Investigation into Des Moines Public Schools for Race-Based Employment Practices

Today, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division launched an investigation into Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) to determine whether it engages in employment practices that discriminate based on race, color, and national origin in violation...

Owner:  American Government
Iowa Weekly Weather Summary

Iowa Weekly Weather Summary

Sept. 29 - Oct. 5, 2025 DES MOINES, Iowa (Oct. 6, 2025) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s weekly weather summary released today. Information from the Iowa Crop Progress...

Owner:  American Government
Northwest Iowa teacher takes learning on the road

Northwest Iowa teacher takes learning on the road

Fifth grade students at North Union Community School District had the opportunity to step back in time along a “Glacial Landmark” tour of northwest Iowa, thanks to the Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program. Pennie Klepper, who teaches fifth grade...

Owner:  American Government
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Pravin Mishra PhD MBA Named Chief Research Officer at Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 29, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences has promoted Pravin Mishra PhD MBA, to the role of chief research officer. In this role, he will continue to lead the university's strategic...

Owner:  Todd McGreevy & Kathleen McCarthy
Climate Groups May Be Inflating Prices For Consumers, GOP Officials Warn

Climate Groups May Be Inflating Prices For Consumers, GOP Officials Warn

Climate activist organizations aimed at transforming the plastic industry may be illegally raising costs for consumers in the name of sustainability, a group of Republican attorneys general warned Wednesday. Led by Florida Attorney General James...

Owner:  Ben Shapiro, Jeremy Boreing, Caleb Robinson and Farris Wilks

Iowa Pork Producers Donate 38,000 Servings of Pork to Food Banks

CLIVE, IOWA (October 29, 2025) — The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA), in partnership with Fareway Stores Inc, delivered $20,000 worth of ground pork to six regional food banks across Iowa and western Nebraska this week as part of an ongoing...

Owner:  Todd McGreevy & Kathleen McCarthy
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation reaches its $1.9M goal to purchase property in Arnolds Park
New report outlines impact of federal policy on rural America, from Iowa to Appalachia
Nonprofit's new Des Moines gym hopes to empower women and girls across the metro

Nonprofit's new Des Moines gym hopes to empower women and girls across the metro

A NONPROFIT IN DES MOINES IS AIMING TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND YOUNG GIRLS TO DEVELOP BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STRENGTH, RAISE THE BAR INITIATIVE IS GETTING READY TO OPEN ITS FIRST COMMUNITY GYM ON LOCUST STREET. THE ORGANIZATION...

Owner:  Hearst Family
Prairie Hill Elementary in C.R. an Iowa Blue Ribbon School

Prairie Hill Elementary in C.R. an Iowa Blue Ribbon School

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Praised by the state’s education director for its students’ reading and math proficiency and the school’s program to reduce chronic...

Owner:  Folience Employees
Learn about Iowa bats during international Bat Week

Learn about Iowa bats during international Bat Week

The northern long-eared bat is Iowa's most at-risk bat species. The pictured bat has white nose syndrome, a deadly disease that is impacting several species of bat. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Iowa has nine species of bats,...

Owner:  Perrotto Family
Iowa bats play vital role in pest control and ecosystem balance, despite spooky reputation
19-year-old dies after colliding with semi on I-35
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