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We'll pay $70 million if Iowa scraps greyhound racing, Harrah's says
Harrah's Entertainment, the world's biggest casino chain, is pressuring Iowa lawmakers to end live greyhound racing and is willing to pay the state millions to see it happen.
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A favorite treat of many decades of Americans was patented this week in 1922 ? the Eskimo Pie.
Many schools dismissing early as winds, snow snarl roads
Road conditions continue to deteriorate across the state. The Iowa State Patrol also is not advising travel on Interstate Highway 35 from the Ellsworth exit to the Missouri border and on Interstate 29 from Sioux City to near Onawa.
Construction to Begin at State Park in Onawa
Action taken by the Natural Resources Commission on Thursday, Jan. 14th, will enable the completion of a visitor's center at Lewis and Clark State Park near Onawa in Monona County.
Auditor blames group for delays
A group of western Iowa Lewis and Clark enthusiasts received good and bad news this week from Iowa state officials: Their pet project will go forward, but they bear some blame for a three-year work stoppage.
Interpretive center gets funds...
One of the final pieces of the Lewis and Clark bicentennial in western Iowa is finally falling into place - a half-decade after the national commemoration of the 1804-06 Army expedition up and down the Missouri River.
Four Counties Meet Dealine For IA Casino Application
Four applicants for Iowa casino licenses have met the state's deadline to show they have secured financing commitments.
Cattle trapped in overturned semi in NW Iowa
ONAWA, Iowa - A tractor-trailer rig hauling cattle has overturned along Interstate 29 in northwest Iowa, trapping the animals inside.
Snow will add insult to misery
Shawn Mason couldn't have asked for better weather. Really. She said that. But before you hurl any of your frigid frustration her way, consider this: She's from up north.
DOT: No travel advised on parts of I-29, Iowa Highway 59
The Iowa Department of Transportation is advising no travel south of Onawa, Iowa, on Interstate 29.
I-Jobs Funds Going to Iowa City, Waterloo and Waverly Housing Projects
Communities across Iowa are slated to receive a total of nearly $1.2 million for affordable housing projects through Gov.
Budget Cuts Affecting All Iowa Governor Chet Culver says his proposal to impose a 10% across the board state budget cut is aimed at saving money, but some folks, just aren't buying it.
The Bluffs Art Council will offer a pottery class from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday for students 7 to 14 years old.
Onawa Gives Unique Twist To Flu Shots
One hometown is giving flu-shots this fall, with a twist. Burgess Health Center in Onawa, IA had its annual drive-thru clinic Tuesday.
Looking for something to do this weekend? Here's a list of just some of what's happening in Siouxland.
Iowa Man Gets 5 Years on Grug and Gun Charge
A western Iowa man has been sentenced to five years in prison for having a gun while trafficking drugs.
No one saw Brady Murphy collapse as a deadly surge of electricity seared through his upper body.

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