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Iowa GOP caucuses keep first-in-the-nation spot for 2028
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (202+ words) Iowa’s Republican caucuses will again kick off the national presidential nominating calendar in 2028, the Republican National Committee decided Thursday during its midterm convention in Dallas. The RNC left in place the lineup of previous presidential cycles, with the Iowa caucuses…...
Hinson doesn’t rule out Trump’s pledge of $5K to adults; calls for relief for families
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (559+ words) Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Hinson said Thursday she wants to look at all proposals aimed at improving affordability for working families, including recent comments from President Donald Trump to pay out $5,000 to U.S. adults. Trump made the comments Wednesday night at…...
Iowa restaurant owner becomes U.S. citizen after 10-year journey
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (257+ words) A Marion, Iowa, restaurant owner is celebrating a new title: U.S. citizen. Rehmat Ullah owns New York Gyro in Marion, which he opened in 2020. He came to America in 2016 from his home country of Pakistan on a business visa, KCRG reports....
President Trump predicts gas prices will fall, Iran war will end after the midterms
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (359+ words) President Donald Trump said oil prices will likely fall after the midterm elections, citing the ongoing war with Iran as a factor behind rising costs. President Donald Trump said oil prices likely won't come down until after the midterm elections,…...
What to know about Trump's promise to give every US adult $5,000 if GOP wins Congress
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (253+ words) President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November. “If the Republicans win, you win…...
Iowa sailor welcomed home after nearly a year at sea
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (166+ words) U.S. Navy sailor Peyton Decker reunited with his family in Des Moines after being deployed for more than 250 days on the USS Abraham Lincoln. A U.S. Navy sailor returned to his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa, after spending more than 250 days at…...
KCCI Investigates: $1.2 billion in Central Iowa Water Works projects coming
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (226+ words) Expected population growth means the regional water authority must invest in a new plant and expand others, says its executive director. There are big plans ahead for Central Iowa's drinking water system: $1.2 billion worth. "It's no secret Des Moines is…...
Common Good Iowa pushes back on Iowa's Amendment 1
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (513+ words) A coalition of Iowa organizations launched a campaign Wednesday opposing the Nov. 3 ballot issue that will ask Iowa voters whether to amend the state constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote of lawmakers to raise state personal and corporate income…...
Why Republican themes are showing up in some Iowa Democrats' ads
3+ day, 7+ min ago (1170+ words) Iowa Democrats make a different pitch in some of 2026's biggest races Democrat Josh Turek is running for U.S. Senate. But in two of his latest campaign ads, he makes a point of telling Iowa voters how often he has sided…...
Webster City and West Marshall voters approve school funding measures
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (214+ words) Voters in Webster City and the West Marshall School District approved funding measures in a special election yesterday to address school renovations and facility updates. In Webster City, voters passed a $43 million renovation plan for the high school. The decision…...