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Officials of the Iowa Republican Party say they are trying to attract Alaska Gov.

Workers at Fieldcrest Assisted Living in Sheldon wanted to do something big for its residents.

Four Iowans accused of helping run an massive dog fighting ring will appear in court July 23rd.

Senators working feverishly to pass health reform ahead of Congress' August recess raised doubts Wednesday on whether they will be able to pass reform on schedule, The Boston Globe reports.

Iowa racetracks and casinos are seeing an impact from the recession. Figures from the state Racing and Gaming Commission show that revenue for fiscal 2009 was down about $2.56 dollars from fiscal 2008.

Nearly 300 of the bad guys are off the streets of eastern Iowa. It's the result of a month-long hunt for some of this area's most dangerous criminals.

Officials of the Iowa Republican Party say they are trying to attract Alaska Gov.

Thousands of Iowans lost power after a night of powerful thunderstorms brought heavy rain, large hail and driving winds to the state.

Iowa has agreed to play a pair of home games against North Texas in 2015 and 2017.

Gov. Chet Culver has hired a new chief of staff. Culver named John Frew as his chief of staff on Thursday.

The Associated Press DES MOINES -- As the field of Republican gubernatorial candidates begins taking shape, most of the contenders seem to be competing for title of most conservative.

When caterer Sandy Bridges arrived at a recent wedding reception to set up the food service, she was a little taken aback to learn that the party was for two brides.

A prestigious Iowa literary journal has chosen its next editor. Russell Valentino will take over the Iowa Review before the magazine's 40-year anniversary in 2010.

IT 'S A VICIOUS AND ILLEGAL SPORT THAT BROUGHT DOWN AND I THOUGHT QUARTERBACK MICHAEL VICK TWO YEARS AGO NOW FOR ISLANDS ARE CHARGED IN THE LARGEST DOG FIGHTING BUST IN U. S. HISTORY GOOD EVENING I 'M JAN BUT I CARE AND KAREN AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FEDERAL AGENTS CARRIED OUT MULTIPLE RAIDS THIS MORNING IN THE MIDWEST AND SOUTHERN U. S. MORE ...

At its weekly luncheon Monday, the Sioux City Rotary Club hosted the director of the Iowa Department of Economic Development.

Four Iowa residents have been indicted, along with three others from Missouri and Nebraska, for dog fighting as part of a multi-state investigation.

G-8 summit a '20th century relic?' July 8: NBC's Chuck Todd talks about President Obama's trip to Italy and how the G-20 summit has surpassed the outdated G-8 summit in terms of getting real work done.

Former Commissioner of Maine DHHS Kevin Concannon is at Senate confirmation hearings this morning.

A Cedar Rapids man on probation for drug charges has pleaded guilty to federal gun charges after his probation officer spotted him on the social networking site MySpace holding guns.

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin says Iowa will receive $460,525 in U.S. Department of Transportation funds to determine the needs of municipal airports around the state, Harkin said it must be determined how to have the best airports within the limited funding that is available, adding the studies will help achieve that mission for Iowa airports.