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An Iowa soldier who became a prisoner of war and died in a prison camp during World War II has returned to Iowa 83 years later to be laid to rest. Robert Shove was born in Cherokee in 1922 and grew up in Sioux City. He enlisted in the Navy in 1940 when he was 18. Shove served aboard the USS Canopus, a submarine tender stationed in the Philippines, according to the Navy. He began as a seaman second class upon boarding the ship, but climbed to the rank of fireman second class. His job was to fight fires, perform rescues and stand watch. He was on the job, stationed in the Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines, when Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Ten days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces began raiding U.S. Army installations on Luzon, the largest island of the Philippines. The sailors aboard the USS Canopus "worked tirelessly to aid other ships damaged in frequent Japanese bombing raids," according to a news release from the Navy. No reinforcements came to their aid. The USS Canopus was bombed on Dec. 29, 1941, and Jan. 1, 1942, yet the sailors resisted
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Iowa House and Senate Republicans kept their top leaders at caucus meetings on November 6. When the 2027 session begins, those leaders will work with Democratic Governor-elect Rob Sand and narrower Republican majorities in both chambers. For employers, the next decisions to watch are who will chair the committees that handle workforce, commerce and economic development. Read the November 6 leadership coverage.
My holiday grocery list has a funny habit of getting longer after I start shopping. I’ll go looking for a few baking ingredients and suddenly remember three more things I need for the family gathering. That’s why I like the idea of shopping at Iowa’s independent food markets. There’s...
Iowa's entire delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives will be new in January, with a Lutheran minister and a National Guard veteran representing western Iowa.
The companies, people and issues shaping business in Madison and the Capital Region. Residents and businesses in Iowa and Wisconsin are once again served by a vital connection, as the new $165 million Lansing Bridge officially opened on Nov. 6 in a ceremony attended by officials of both states. The...
(Spirit Lake)--Iowans will have divided government for at least the next two years. While Democrats won the governor’s race on Tuesday, Republicans still hold majorities in the House and Senate. Incumbent 5th District State Senator Dave Rowley of Spirit Lake was one of the Republicans winning re-election. Rowley defeated No Party candidate Rachel Gravert by a margin of 75 to 25 percent. Rowley says the poor showing by Republicans overall on Tuesday was due to several factors.
(KMAland) -- The Iowa high school volleyball season came to an end this past Thursday, and that means – as has been the case for a number of years – it’s time for our KMAland Iowa Conference Volleyball Awards. Each of the eight conferences we cover –...
(Gladbrook) -- Gladbrook-Reinbeck has made a habit of winning football games, and the Rebels are bringing another unbeaten team to the UNI-Dome. The fourth-ranked Rebels (11-0) will square off with No. 1 Audubon in a Class 8-Player state semifinal on Wednesday at 1:00 PM in Cedar Falls. The contest will be broadcast on KMA-FM 99.1.
Grocery stores and gas stations that accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are required to offer more perishable foods and variety under a new federal rule, which went into effect Nov. 4. The Trump administration said the changes would provide vulnerable families with a “broader variety of nutritious food”...
REGIONAL—An election involving Iowa’s open governor seat, an open U.S. Senate seat, and four hotly contested seats in the U.S. House of Representatives played a role in the highest turnout for a midterm election in Iowa in more than three decades. Democrats won five of those six races...
Iowa ranks 14th among the nation’s most charitable states, according to a recently released WalletHub report. The personal finance company’s rankings put Iowa just behind Montana and one spot ahead of Ohio. WalletHub compiled its rankings using a variety of factors, including volunteer rates, percent of income donated, charity organizations per capita, and more. Iowa’s strongest showing among the highlighted measures was its volunteer rate, which ranked 10th nationally. The state placed 11th in both charities per capita and the percentage of residents who donated time. The state’s ranking for volunteer hours per capita was middling, landing at 24th. Utah was ranked as the most charitable state in America, followed by Wyoming, Minnesota, Maryland, and Delaware. New Mexico ranked as the least charitable, followed by Nevada, Rhode Island, Mississippi, and Alabama. Americans donate more than $617 billion to charity annually. WalletHub also released a charity calculator to help people decide where and how to contribute during the holiday season, which tends to see more food drives, charitable giving, and volunteer opportunities. Links to WalletHub’s full report and their charity calculator are included with this story on our website.
DES MOINES, Iowa (KWWL) — The shooting death of a man in Cedar Rapids during a confrontation with city police officers in late September has been ruled "legally justified" by the Iowa Attorney General's Office. Officials with the Iowa Attorney General’s Office issued a final report on the incident...
Check out some of the bars & restaurants in Eastern and Central Iowa that are hosting holiday pop ups in November and December of 2026!
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Iowa Renewable Fuels Association executive director Monte Shaw says he does not expect a shift in support for Iowa’s ethanol industry when Democrats become the majority in Iowa’s congressional delegation next year. Iowa voters are sending five new members to serve in the U.S. House and Senate next...
Back in March of 1991, President George H.W. Bush had approval ratings around 89 percent, and Democrats were finding it hard to find anyone to run against him in 1992. George McGovern was actively talked about, 20 years after he was the party’s nominee, because if the Dems were going to lose, they might as well lose with someone who could espouse the party principles–and was used to losing at that level. No sense wasting a candidate with a future.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $10 million in federal funding to expand Iowa’s Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Program. Announced by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig in Cedar Rapids, this five-year investment builds directly on an existing state-funded initiative, backed by partners like the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association.
The 2026 midterm has ended a near decade of unified Republican control in Iowa. Poweshiek County had over 60 perent turnout, with 500 more voters than in the 2022 midterms. Democratic candidates made significant gains in Poweshiek County, compared to margins of victory in previous elections. Poweshiek County voted 16 points more Democratic than in the 2024 presidential election.
Iowa voters approved Amendment 1 on Nov. 3, adding a rule to the state constitution that a bill raising income tax rates needs two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the legislature. Unofficial results show 56.25% voting yes, 686,939 votes to 534,258, with every precinct reporting. Until now a simple majority has been […] The post Iowa voters approved Amendment 1 on Nov. 3, so raising state income tax rates will take two-thirds of both legislative chambers, unofficial results show appeared first on The Money Overview .
