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Hinson rallies in Ames with former Iowa assistant coach Bruce Pearl
AMES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) — Republican Senate candidate Ashley Hinson rallied with voters in Ames on Friday, four days before the election. She was joined by Bruce Pearl, a former Auburn basketball coach who was also an assistant coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 1980s and 1990s.
Axios Des Moines
Two Des Moines Democrats endorse Zach Nunn in latest ad
Des Moines City Council members Mike Simonson and Joe Gatto, both Democrats, are featured in a TV advertisement this week for U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn, the Republican incumbent running to keep his seat in Iowa's 3rd District. Why it matters: The cross-party endorsements are efforts to appeal to voters beyond party lines, but they have also sparked backlash from Des Moines Democrats, including a pledge to withdraw future financial support . State of play: In a television ad released by Nunn's campaign, Simonson and Gatto say they're supporting Nunn. "I'm a moderate Democrat on the Des Moines City Council," Simonson says. "I'm supporting Rob Sand and I strongly support Zach Nunn." "I'm not voting for Sarah Trone Garriott," Gatto says. "Zach Nunn delivers for Iowa." Simonson and Gatto did not respond to Axios' request for comment. Flashback: Last December, Trone Garriott's campaign released a list of local endorsements , which included Simonson. In 2025, Simonson donated $7,500 to her, per FEC filings. The other side: Des Moines City Council member Carl Voss has endorsed Trone Garriott. What they're saying: "Republicans, Democrats, and Independents support Zach Nunn because they know he delivers for Iowa," according to a statement from Mark Matava,
iheart.com
Downtown Des Moines Farmers' Market Closes Season Saturday with Halloween Theme
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Downtown Des Moines Farmers' Market will close out its season on Saturday, October 31st, with a Halloween-themed market. The final market of the season will be open from 8am to noon in the Historic Court District in Downtown Des Moines. Downtown Des Moines Farmers' Market Manager Elizabeth Weyers says costumes are encouraged: "This happens to line up with Halloween, so most of our vendors will dress in costumes. We'll ring in the market in our costumes, and we'll have trick or treat happening at our farmers' market. People can go around to the vendors and grab candy and talk to the vendors about their products."
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TWS 2026: Welcome to Des Moines, the beating heart of Iowa
Having grown up in New England, I had never thought I would one day find myself in Iowa, a state that I only knew had a lot of corn. Over the next two and a half years of my master’s program, however, I learned Iowa has much more than corn to offer.
Iowa State Daily
Council approves 2.5% electric rate increase, reviews Duff Avenue redesign
AMES — The Ames City Council approved a motion to increase annual electric rates in a meeting Tuesday. During the meeting, they also discussed the restriping of a section of Duff Avenue to be changed from four lanes to three. The council briefly discussed raising electric rates by 2.5%....
Radio Iowa
Palo, Grimes working on data center regulations
Data centers continue to be the focus of local government in many areas of the state. Google wants to build a data center in eastern Iowa within the Palo city limits and some residents there thought it was because the tech giant didn’t want to pay for a water study for all of Linn County. But Google has now agreed to pay close to a quarter of a million dollars for a third-party water balance study for the entire region.