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Des Moines Schools Reach Lawsuit Settlement

The Des Moines Public School District has reached a settlement in a lawsuit against the firm it used to hire former superintendent Ian Roberts. The lawsuit accused JG Consulting of negligence and breach of contract shortly after Roberts was arrested by ICE last year and it was revealed he wasn’t authorized to work in the country. The search firm filed a countersuit, accusing the school district of defamation, but CEO James Guerra says all parties agree that blame belongs with the former superintendent.

Des Moines, IA · 2d
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Amest Tribune

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Roland-Story has built one of best Iowa high school football defenses

With five minutes left in its Iowa high school football state quarterfinal game at No. 2 Van Meter, Roland-Story was back on its heels. The Norsemen held a comfortable two-touchdown lead over the Bulldogs, 28-14, but Van Meter was driving. After Roland-Story raced to a 21-0 first-half lead, Van Meter settled in and gradually shifted the game's momentum. Van Meter had the ball on the Roland-Story 8-yard line facing third-and-5 in the final minutes of the game. If the Bulldogs could find the end zone, they would make it a one-score game with plenty of time to get the ball back for a potential tying or go-ahead drive. Bulldog quarterback Keenan Lundy entered the game among the top five rushers in 2A with an average of nearly 150 yards per game, but he had been held under 100 yards by a Roland-Story defense that had locked in on him for most of the night. When he took the snap on the pivotal third-down play, Lundy scrambled to his left and, with Norse defenders bearing down on him, he tried to force a pass to receiver Blake Becker in the end zone. His throw was on line, but Roland-Story defensive back

Story City, IA · 1d

Western Iowa Today

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Atlantic High School Principal Outlines Iowa’s Student Removal Act to School Board

(Atlantic) At Wednesday’s Atlantic School Board meeting, High School Principal Dr. James Brauer outlined how Iowa’s new Student Removal Act is being implemented in local schools following the passage of Senate File 2428 during the 2026 legislative session. The law, signed by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, establishes procedures...

Atlantic, IA · 1d

Western Iowa Today

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Atlantic School District Food Service Director Addresses Negative Lunch Balances

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Community School District is facing more than $29,000 in unpaid student lunch balances, prompting its Food Service Director to ask the district for help finding a solution. Natalie Ritter addressed the growing concern during Wednesday’s school board meeting, saying her department has been working to collect the...

Atlantic, IA · 1d

High School On SI

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Iowa High School Football Playoffs: Defending Champs Survive A Scare

Semifinal action continues with four games inside the UNI-Dome at the Iowa high school football playoffs.

Iowa · 23h

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‘Our goal remains the same’: Ankeny girls look to win first state team championship

There’s only one thing left for the Ankeny girls’ wrestling team to accomplish, and that’s to win a state team title. Heading into the 2026-27 season, coach Dustin Roland’s squad is looking to capture not just one, but a pair of team crowns. “I have felt...

Ankeny, IA · 1d

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Thursday’s state football semifinals

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KCRG) - High schools across Iowa will battle it out at the UNI-Dome in this year’s state football semifinals. The games started on Wednesday and run through Saturday. You can watch all of the State Football Semifinals live on KCRG 9.2 and the Live Events stream...

Iowa · 1d

WHO 13

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Iowa State terminates 11 programs, exceeds revenue projections, reports show

Iowa · 18h

High School On SI

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Top Iowa High School Athlete Commits To Play Baseball At Notre Dame

Ankeny Centennial’s Brekken Miller will join the Notre Dame baseball program next year.

Ankeny, IA · 2d

Iowa Capital Dispatch

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Iowa universities seek approval for reduced-credit degrees, program eliminations

New, reduced-credit pathways to a degree are making their way to Iowa’s public universities with preliminary approval from their state governing body. The Iowa Board of Regents Academic Affairs Committee Wednesday recommended approval for the University of Iowa and University of Northern Iowa to establish bachelor of applied professional studies degrees, developed in deference to […]

Iowa · 2d

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UI enrollment dips as universities face recruiting challenges

Iowa (KCRG) - Enrollment at the University of Iowa declined this fall as Iowa’s public universities face a shrinking pool of potential students, including a projected steep drop in high school graduates from a key recruiting state. The Iowa Board of Regents reviewed its annual enrollment report during its...

Iowa · 22h

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Madrid, Martensdale-St. Marys, Earlham collect all-district honors in A-6

(KMAland) -- Madrid, Martensdale-St. Marys and Earlham combined for 22 first-team selections and four special awards on the Class A District 6 All-District Football Team. Madrid senior Will Atkinson was named the district's Offensive Most Valuable Player, while teammates Chase Perkins and Kinnick Grimm shared Golden Award recognition. Martensdale-St. Marys head coach Derek Wharton was selected as the district's Head Coach of the Year.

Madrid, IA · 2d

Iowa Capital Dispatch

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Iowa Board of Regents picks UI political science professor as intellectual freedom center director

The Iowa Board of Regents has made another final selection for the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa’s permanent leader after its previous choice rejected the offer. After closed-session interviews Wednesday afternoon, the board announced at its Nov. 12 meeting that UI political science associate professor Brian Lai would serve as the […]

Iowa · 1d

WHO 13

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Iowa high school band prepares to play in Hawaii on pearl Harbor

Iowa · 1d

High School On SI

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Iowa High School Football: Southeast Polk-Dowling Catholic Meet Once Again

The 5A semifinals feature heavyweights Ankeny, Dowling Catholic, Johnston and Southeast Polk.

Iowa · 2d

MaxPreps

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Logan Vogt named 2026 MaxPreps Iowa High School Volleyball Player of the Year

Each year since 2008, MaxPreps has recognized outstanding performers in high school volleyball. The tradition continues to close out the 2026 season by naming the top player in each state. Selections are based on team success and individual excellence in addition to local and state accolades. Logan Vogt of Northwest...

Iowa · 3d

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Linn-Mar Students Selected to Perform in the 2026 Iowa OPUS Honor Choir

A combined total of 34 students from Boulder Peak, Hazel Point, Excelsior Middle School, Oak Ridge Middle School and Linn-Mar High School were selected to participate in the Iowa OPUS Honor Choir on Thursday, Nov. 19. Sponsored by the Iowa Choral Directors Association, the OPUS Honor Choir brings together outstanding...

Marion, IA · 3d

The Des Moines Register

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Our picks for every IHSAA semifinal game in Iowa high school playoffs

Only two weeks remain in the 2026 Iowa high school football season, with the semifinals this week and s tate championship games next week. The penultimate round of the playoffs runs Wednesday, Nov. 11, through Saturday, Nov. 14, in Cedar Falls. Title games will be held Nov. 19 and 20 at the UNI-Dome. We’re back with another round of predictions this week. Throughout the season, we made educated guesses about who would win the 10 biggest games each week. But for the state semifinals, we're predicting all 14 matchups. We went 61-19 in the regular season, and we went 6-4 in our first set of playoff predictions. In the quarterfinals, we went 7-3, bringing our season-long record to 74-26. Here are our predictions for the Iowa high school football state semifinals . Class 5A Ankeny (9-2) vs. Johnston (10-1), Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. The Hawks' defense gets a lot of credit, but this offense has put up 40-or-more points in four of its last five games. When these two teams met in the regular season, though, Johnston held Ankeny scoreless, and if the Dragons play the same way, they'll find themselves competing for a state championship. Johnston 24, Ankeny

Iowa · 2d

Independent Journal Review

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It Took College Student Just 4 Weeks To End Transit Authority’s No Guns Rule

An Iowa State University student needed just 23 days to get the city of Ames to end a policy banning guns on its transit system.

Ames, IA · 3d

KCRG.com

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Des Moines School District settles lawsuit against search firm

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - The Des Moines School District is settling a lawsuit against the search firm that recommended its previous superintendent Ian Roberts. According to court documents, the school district has settled with the company behind JG Consulting, One-Fourth Consulting LLC. Roberts was hired in 2023, but resigned...

Des Moines, IA · 3d