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Iowa's racial disparity in the prison population is 7th highest in the nation

Racial disparity in Iowa corrections system 7th highest in the nation

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Conner Hendricks
The Hawkeye State’s incarceration rate is two and a half times higher than Canada and the United Kingdom’s combined.

National News

An Iowa car collector is getting ready to auction off 100+ classic cars this weekend.

Man is auctioning most of his 150-plus classic cars

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 2:36 AM CDT
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By KCCI staff
He said he has been buying and selling classic cars since he was a kid.

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Denny Friest grows corn, soybeans, and raises pigs.

Senate bill would restrict corporate ownership of farms

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 6:48 PM CDT
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By Conner Hendricks
“I agree with the concept to keep the big corporations out from owning the land, especially foreign countries.”

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Founder of Des Moines nonprofit Will Keeps to release memoir in October

Founder of Des Moines nonprofit Will Keeps to release memoir in October

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 7:06 AM CDT
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By KCCI
Des Moines Activist and founder of the nonprofit Starts Right Here is releasing a memoir about his life.

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Cover crops are a way to preserve soil nutrients

Iowa has lost half of its soil richness

Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 10:22 PM CDT
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By Conner Hendricks
Researchers at Iowa State University say Iowa has lost half of its soil richness, due in part to farming practices.

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Along with K-12, special needs classrooms are also struggling to find substitutes and even...

Audit: School administrative costs keeping steady in Iowa

Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 6:32 PM CDT
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By Conner Hendricks
Supporters of school vouchers say they’re needed in part due to rising administrative costs in Iowa’s public schools. A report by the State Auditor's office says that’s not the case.

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Donald Trump talks in Summerville, S.C., on Sept. 25, 2023.

Former President Trump to make campaign stop in Ottumwa

Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 12:47 PM CDT
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By KYOU Staff
Former President Donald Trump will make a stop in Ottumwa on Sunday.

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Man in custody after barricading himself inside Des Moines hotel, shooting at deputy

Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 11:48 AM CDT
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By KCCI
Police have surrounded a Des Moines hotel after they said a man allegedly fired multiple gunshots at a Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy during a traffic stop then ran to the hotel to barricade himself inside.

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The Animal Rescue League of Iowa said it helped remove nearly 100 dogs and puppies, some just...

Animal Rescue League of Iowa removes nearly 100 dogs from central Iowa puppy mill

Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 10:42 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
The Animal Rescue League of Iowa said it helped remove nearly 100 dogs and puppies, some just days old, from a licensed breeder in Boone County.

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A couple has reached a major milestone at an amusement park in northwest Iowa.

Couple celebrates 1,000 rides on roller coaster this year at Iowa amusement park

Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 7:52 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
A couple has reached a major milestone at an amusement park in northwest Iowa.
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Human skull found in wooded area in Des Moines

Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 5:53 AM CDT
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By KCCI
Des Moines police are investigating a human skull found in a wooded area on the city’s east side.

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Ottumwa Police end homecoming game early following shots fired incident

Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 4:44 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Ottumwa Police Officers faced two major incidents Friday as they tried to track down a convicted murderer and respond to shots being fired near the High School stadium.

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Appanoose County woman charged with attempted murder

Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 3:01 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
A 37-year-old Unionville woman has been charged with attempted murder after firing multiple rounds at another resident and getting in a stand-off with police.

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New NIL deal with Iowa State football players encourages Iowans to buy more pork

Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 11:33 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
The Iowa Pork Producers Association is cooking up a marketing campaign with four Iowa State Cyclone football players.

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One of three suspects charged in alleged string of rent check thefts in Iowa

Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 10:42 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
An Indianapolis man is facing charges after police say he was involved in a scheme to steal rent checks from apartments at several locations in Iowa.

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Renowned Iowa photographer retires after 67 years

Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 7:24 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
A renowned central Iowa photographer, known for shooting dozens of Iowa State Fair queens, and moments from the state senate, is retiring after 67 years.

National News

NASA’s first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft

Updated: Sep. 24, 2023 at 7:30 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey.

National News

Migrants hoping to reach US continue north through Mexico by train amid historic migration levels

Updated: Sep. 24, 2023 at 7:25 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
A group of about 5,000 mostly Venezuelan migrants hoping to make it to the U.S. spent three days in the Mexican town of Irapuato waiting for a train that many in the group worried would never come.

National News

Residents prepare to return to sites of homes demolished in Lahaina wildfire 7 weeks ago

Updated: Sep. 24, 2023 at 7:11 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Authorities on Monday will begin allowing the first residents and property owners to return to their devastated properties in Lahaina, many for the first time since the historic town was demolished by a wildfire nearly seven weeks ago.

National News

Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project

Updated: Sep. 24, 2023 at 12:08 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan Project.

National News

Lahaina residents brace for what they’ll find as they return to devastated properties in burn zone

Updated: Sep. 24, 2023 at 12:01 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Soon after one of Maui’s Japanese Buddhist temples, the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission, burned in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, its resident minister was desperate to go back and see what remained.

National News

Six young activists devote years to climate fight with 32 governments. Now comes their day in court

Updated: Sep. 24, 2023 at 11:51 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Sofia Oliveira was 12 years old when catastrophic wildfires in central Portugal killed more than 100 people in 2017.

National News

Pope blames weapons industry for Russia-Ukraine war and ‘martyrdom’ of Ukrainian people

Updated: Sep. 24, 2023 at 11:44 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Pope Francis on Saturday labeled the weapons industry as being a key driver of the “martyrdom” of Ukraine’s people in Russia’s war, saying even the withholding of weapons now is going to continue their misery.

National News

Migrants hoping to reach US continue north through Mexico by train amid historic migration levels

Updated: Sep. 24, 2023 at 11:36 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press
As a train roared in the distance, some 5,000 mostly Venezuelan migrants hoping to make it to the U.S. snapped into action.

National News

He spoke no English, had no lawyer. An Afghan man’s case offers a glimpse into US immigration court

Updated: Sep. 24, 2023 at 11:26 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press
The Afghan man speaks only Farsi, but he wasn’t worried about representing himself in U.S. immigration court. He believed the details of his asylum claim spoke for themselves.

National News

Israeli military raid kills 2 Palestinians in the West Bank. Israel says its troops came under fire

Updated: Sep. 24, 2023 at 11:16 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Two Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military raid Sunday in the northern West Bank, Palestinian health officials said, the latest bloodshed in a surge of violence during a sensitive Jewish holiday period.

National News

A Ukrainian train is a lifeline connecting the nation’s capital with the front line

Updated: Sep. 24, 2023 at 11:08 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Among the hundreds of trains criss-crossing Ukraine’s elaborate railway network every day, the Kyiv-Kramatorsk train stands apart, shrouded in solemn silence as passengers anticipate their destination.

National News

The threat of wildfires is rising. So are new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them

Updated: Sep. 24, 2023 at 9:48 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Wildfires fueled by climate change have ravaged communities from Maui to the Mediterranean this summer, killing many people, exhausting firefighters and fueling demand for new solutions.

National News

A Black student’s family sues Texas officials over his suspension for his hairstyle

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 12:37 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
The family of a Black high school student in Texas on Saturday filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state’s governor and attorney general over his ongoing suspension by his school district for his hairstyle.

National News

With temporary status for Venezuelans, the Biden administration turns to a familiar tool

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 12:31 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
From a White House podium in May, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas outlined new legal pathways to the United States for Venezuelans and others, along with a “very clear” message for those who come illegally.

National News

The federal government is headed into a shutdown. What does it mean, who’s hit and what’s next?

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 12:21 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
The federal government is heading toward a shutdown that will disrupt many services, squeeze workers and roil politics as Republicans in the House, fueled by hard-right demands for deep cuts, force a confrontation over federal spending.

National News

Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 12:16 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering.

National News

A landslide in Sweden causes a huge sinkhole on a highway and 3 are injured when cars crash

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 12:11 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
A landslide in western Sweden caused a huge sinkhole on a major highway to Norway early Saturday, and three people were injured when their cars and a bus skidded off the road, police said.

National News

Tropical Storm Ophelia moves inland over North Carolina as coastal areas lashed with wind, rain

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 12:06 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Residents in coastal North Carolina and Virginia braced for potential flooding after Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island on Saturday morning, bringing rain, damaging winds and dangerous surges of water.

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Iowa has highest average Radon levels in the US

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 11:16 AM CDT
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By Conner Hendricks
The Iowa Cancer Consortium estimates 400 Iowans die each year of lung cancer caused by Radon exposure.

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Update: Gregory Showalter has been taken into Custody

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 5:09 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Officials say that Showalter is considered armed and dangerous.

News

LEGO convention takes over Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Saturday and Sunday

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 3:16 PM CDT
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By Kate Kopatich
Davenport will have its first ever LEGO convention on Sept. 23 and 24 when the Quad Cities Brick Convention arrives at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, and event organizers say, it’s an event for LEGO lovers of all ages.

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Humboldt High School honors fallen Officer Kevin Cram

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 3:14 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Cram was a 10-year veteran in law enforcement. He was shot and killed while trying to arrest a man last week in Algona.

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Moose keeps wandering in northwest Iowa

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 10:35 AM CDT
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By Dean Welte
Officials say the moose will likely turn and head back north after not finding any females in Iowa.

National News

After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes and again overwhelm border agents

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 8:53 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press
After a dip in illegal crossings that followed policy changes in May, the Biden administration is again on its heels as more asylum-seekers cross the U.S. border from Mexico.

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Iowa native to serve as new Army Chief of Staff

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 7:40 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
An Iowa native will now be serving as the highest ranking officer in the U.S. Army.

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Des Moines woman charged for alleged vandalism of law enforcement vehicles during Cy-Hawk game

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 6:19 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
A Des Moines woman is facing more than a dozen felony charges for damaging police vehicles during this month’s CyHawk Game in Ames.

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Ottumwa Water & Hydro to consider giving up operational control of dam

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 9:09 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Ottumwa Water Works says it's “financially, environmentally, and structurally unfeasible” to maintain upkeep on the Hydro-Electric dam.

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With lower yields and prices, crop insurance claims could rise

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 6:15 PM CDT
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By Conner Hendricks
With falling corn prices and a hot, dry summer taking a toll on crops, Iowa farmers could be filing more crop insurance claims.

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Gov. Kim Reynolds’ husband diagnosed with lung cancer

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 10:28 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ husband, Kevin Reynolds, has been diagnosed with lung cancer, the governor’s office announced Thursday.

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Former East Moline firefighter sentenced to federal prison in child porn case

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 8:07 AM CDT
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By KWQC Staff
He pleaded guilty in May.

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John Deere workers react to being laid off from Harvester Works factory

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 11:38 PM CDT
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By Kyle Bales
Workers react to news that they will be laid off indefinitely when production resumes October 16th at the Harvester Works factory.

Politics

Former President Donald Trump makes surprise visit at Bettendorf eatery

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 10:46 PM CDT
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By Brianna Ballog
After speaking in Maquoketa and Dubuque, former President Donald Trump made a surprise visit at Treehouse Pub and Eatery in Bettendorf. Dozens of people showed up inside and outside of Treehouse to see the former president.

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Michael Jordan rookie card found in unclaimed Iowa safe deposit box sells for more than $5K

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 12:26 PM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
One of the most sought-after basketball cards of all time has sold for $5,400.

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Fallen Algona police officer laid to rest

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 10:24 AM CDT
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By KCRG Staff
A fallen Iowa police officer will be laid to rest on Wednesday.
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