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4 hrs ago | WHO-TV

Abduction Case: Suspect Dead, Girl Still Missing

Officials say the man that allegedly abducted two girls from Dayton Monday is dead, but one of the girls is still missing.

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4 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Iowa's all-time record tornado-less streak ends in weekend outbreak

The state of Iowa had gone 359 days without a tornado before what the National Weather Service said were likely several tornadoes that hit the state and caused damage on Sunday .

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Related Topix: Weather, Madison County, IA, Earlham, IA

6 hrs ago | The Washington Evening Journal

Main Street honored Friday

Main Street Washington was honored Friday evening as the economic development program won a business development success story recognition for its work with JP's 207.

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Related Topix: Washington, IA, Iowa Government, US Governors, Terry Branstad

10 hrs ago | The Gazette

Congress too busy posturing

Whatever views you may about immigration legislation, you probably agree with most Americans that something should be done.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Grassley

Mon May 20, 2013

Patch.com

Music Man Shone at the Burgdorff Center

Last night's performance of The Music Man , at Maplewood's Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts, shone with all the brass and glitter of a school band coronet.

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Related Topix: Family, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, The Music Man, Robert Preston, Theater, Arts

Tama News-Herald

Avenue of Flags dedication on May 23 at IJH

The Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo plans to once again raise their Avenue of Flags on campus ground for the Memorial Day weekend.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays

KCCI-TV Des Moines

Iowans share their storm stories

When he returned, he found his roof was ripped off, but he said the most severe damage is inside his home.

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The Gazette

Iowa Legislature health care negotiators hopeful of compromise

Key legislators and Gov. Terry Branstad expressed optimism Monday that progress was being made to forge a "hybrid" health care compromise that would merge elements of the governor's "Healthy Iowa" plan with Senate Democrats' desire to expand Medicaid to cover low-income, uninsured Iowans.

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Related Topix: Iowa Government, Healthcare Law, Law, US Governors, Terry Branstad

The Gazette

Fired Iowa Senate aide alleges women 'objectified ridiculed' in workplace

One likely topic for Gov. Terry Branstad's weekly news conference underway now likely will be the firing of an Iowa Senate Republican communications staffer who claimed she was the target of sexual harassment.

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Related Topix: Iowa Government, US Governors, Terry Branstad

Tama News-Herald

-Iowa Crop - Weather Report-

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Weather, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

New Hampshire Public Radio -

Is There Really A Second-Term Curse?

President Bill Clinton walks to the White House Rose Garden to deliver a statement on the impeachment inquiry on Dec.

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Related Topix: US News, Bill Clinton, History in the News, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, Lyndon Johnson

Sun May 19, 2013

WUWM

Walker Caps Off Busy Week With Speech in Iowa

Gov. Scott Walker embarks on a speaking frenzy this week. He's set to keynote huge Republican gatherings in Connecticut and New York City, then head back to the Midwest to be the star of a GOP gathering in Iowa.

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Related Topix: Scott Walker, US Governors, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, Bobby Jindal

11 Alive

Strong storms hit Plains, Midwest

Severe storms rolled through the Plains and Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged buildings and roofs near Oklahoma City.

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Related Topix: Weather

The Papillion Times

Iowa 1-A: Pittmon sprints away with pair of golds

The only 100-meter dash champion in the history of the small western Iowa conference successfully defended his Class 1-A title before claiming the crown in the 200 as well.

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Examiner.com

Tornado watch issued for parts of Iowa until 9 PM

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch in effect until 9PM for central and eastern Iowa , southern and central Minnesota, and western Wisconsin.

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WHO-TV

Lottery Winners: 3 Iowans Come Close

With many dreaming of what they would do with Saturday's $590.5 million Powerball Jackpot, three Iowans came within one number of turning that dream in to a reality.

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Related Topix: Lottery

WHO-TV

Inappropriate Behavior: Gop Staffer Fired After Complaining

Anderson said during her time in the office, male staffers used inappropriate and sexist language around her.

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Related Topix: Iowa Government

El Paso Times

Matt Mendez: Essayist explores her own identity through the prism of others

Aisha Sabatini Sloan's "The Fluency of Light: Coming of Age in a Theatre of Black and White" is not a memoir.

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KCRG

Altoona Unveils First Public Sculpture

The city of Altoona is unveiling its first public sculpture, an Iowa artist creation that is the first piece to be installed in a new family park.

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The Gazette

Opinion Staff wrote a new blog post: Making sense of it

We've long advocated that health care reform in this country must include a major effort to curb health care cost increases, which have outpaced that of virtually every other vital service or product.

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Related Topix: Medicare, Health, Medicaid, University of Iowa, Council Bluffs, IA, Waterloo, IA

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