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The Iowa Legislature has passed H.F. 640 that supports fuel choice for Iowa's fuel retailers and consumers.

The grain dealer license for Verified Grains Inc. in Kanawha has been suspended.

The Iowa athletic department will not renew its contract with longtime baseball coach Jack Dahm, athletic director Gary Barta announced Thursday : "Jack has been a first-class ambassador for the University of Iowa the past 10 years," said Barta.

Even with a limited agenda pared even further by divided government, the 2013 Legislature managed to touch a lot of Iowans.

Scott Walker tried to introduce himself to Iowa Republicans Thursday as so many would-be presidential candidates often do - one of their own.

Officials filed 1,105, and most didn't clear the Legislature. Among the failed efforts were proposals to increase oversight of traffic cameras, require suicide prevention training for teachers and help pay for improvements at the Iowa Speedway.

A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate.

28, 2005 file photo shows a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration infrared satellite image of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico.

ADMISSION 2 1/2 stars. Tina Fey stars as a Princeton admissions officer, Paul Rudd is a hippie-dippie progressive school head lobbying for one of his students, in this odd mix of romantic comedy, improbable soap and Ivy League satire.

Lee County Supervisor Rick Larkin and Washington County Supervisor Jack Seward Jr.

The Iowa Innovation Corporation has chosen a Coralville technology company as the recipient of its first Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Outreach program.

The second show of "Lanesboro Live! Conversation, Comedy & Cool Jams . . ." will take place at the St.

Nearly half of Iowa voters give Gov. Terry Branstad a positive job approval rating, but a poll released this morning suggests they think he has been in office long enough.

The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that the city hired Bob Sankey during the City Council's meeting Wednesday evening.

State lawmakers will be back in the morning to continue their attempt to finalize bipartisan agreements on tax relief, school reform, more health-care coverage for needy Iowans, and an increased state budget plan Wednesday before adjourning what some regarded as a landmark session.

MARSHALLTOWN "School Boards: Building Brighter Futures" is the theme of Iowa's School Board Recognition Month, being celebrated this month statewide.

As the end of the 2013 Iowa Legislative session nears lawmakers scrambled to move several pending bills forward.

By Staci DaSilva sdasilva@kcautv.com Anywhere from 3,000 - 4,000 Gallons of farm fresh milk travel through Burbach's Countryside Dairy every week.

By Staci DaSilva sdasilva@kcautv.com Anywhere from 3,000 - 4,000 Gallons of farm fresh milk travel through Burbach's Countryside Dairy every week.

This image from video provided by The Iowa Department of Public Safety shows Kathlynn Shepard, 15, as she exits a school bus shortly before her abduction on Monday, May 20, 2013.