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The latest information from the Iowa Secretary of State’s office shows at least 68,000 Iowans cast their primary ballots early, before in-person voting began this morning at precincts around the state. Secretary of State Paul Pate, the state’s commissioner of elections, said the data indicates it’s a significant drop compared to early voting in the […] View Full Story

Governor Kim Reynolds cast her GOP Primary ballot at 7 a.m. this morning in her hometown of St. Charles, but isn’t saying who she voted for in the race to succeed her. Governor Reynolds held a midday news conference in her statehouse office. Reynolds was asked if she believes one of the five Republicans running […] View Full Story

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s making progress with forcing eight major technology companies to improve how they report possible cases of online sexual exploitation of children, but he says more work needs to be done. Grassley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, says tech giants like Meta, Snapchat and TikTok need to be held […] View Full Story

Governor Kim Reynolds has signed three crime-related bills, including a “three strikes” policy that requires mandatory seven-year-long prison sentences for anyone convicted of a third felony. “Career criminals have too often cycled through the justice system with little accountability,” Reynolds said. “In fact, these repeat offenders are responsible for a third of the crime in […] View Full Story

State Climatologist Justin Glisan says there were storms in May, but not much precipitation. “Across the state we were below average by almost two inches. We came in as a statewide average about 2.8 inches and again that’s about two inches below normal,” Glisan says. Temperatures were just a bit warmer. “Right around 61 degrees […] View Full Story

The governor has signed a couple of ag-related bills into law. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says one bill for the ag and natural resources budget included “farm to faucet” water quality funding. “I think our current situation in central Iowa just drives home the necessity of working together again upstream in the watershed to […] View Full Story

A new survey of supply managers in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states indicates solid manufacturing growth, despite rising numbers of job losses and the highest inflation rate in four years. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says many companies in the region are trying to get in front of looming supply troubles due to the […] View Full Story

Multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating a mass shooting in Muscatine on Monday that left seven people dead, including two children. There were six victims and the gunman took his own life when confronted by police. Muscatine Police Chief Anthony Kies says 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland of Muscatine shot and killed four family members at […] View Full Story

Precincts open at 7 a.m. today for Iowa’s Primary Elections. Voters must show a valid photo ID, like a driver’s license or passport, to cast a ballot and they’ll have to be registered as a Republican or a Democrat to participate in those party primaries. They can switch their party registration at their polling place. […] View Full Story

Iowa law requires candidates in party primaries to win with at least 35% of the vote. If that threshold is not met, the winner is to be chosen at a nominating convention. Doug Gross, the Iowa GOP’s nominee for governor 24 years ago, narrowly cleared that 35% hurdle. “I had the feeling as we entered […] View Full Story