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Waterloo schools withdrew 1st graders from a Black History Month book event, citing Trump orders. So locals organized an even bigger version.
Acclaimed authors and readers of all ages are gathering in Waterloo for an event on Saturday, but it’s not a new book festival. It’s “a liberatory act of reading as resistance,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Nikole Hannah-Jones, a co-organizer of Saturday’s read-in, explained on Talk of Iowa last week. “And we’re going to do it together as a community.”
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Adventureland Inn permanently shuttering its doors after 50 years
ALTOONA, Iowa — On Wednesday Adventureland announced that the Adventureland Inn will be permanently closing its doors. In 1973, just a year before the theme park opened, Jack Krantz opened the Adventureland Inn. The hotel has gone through many changes in its over 50-year history, including a million dollar project in 2002 that doubled the […]
WOWT
Report: Federal offices in Omaha, Lincoln among hundreds of leases DOGE canceling this year
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The General Services Administration, in conjunction with DOGE, is planning to cancel leases for seven federal offices in Nebraska and Iowa this year, according to an exclusive report from The Associated Press. Four federal offices in Nebraska — two of them in Omaha, one in Lincoln,...
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Davenport man wins $100,000 in new Iowa Lottery game
The Quad Cities’ lottery luck strikes again as a man from Davenport wins the first $100,000 prize in a new Iowa Lottery scratch game. Timothy Milburn bought his winning “20X” scratch ticket at Hy-Vee, 4064 E. 53rd Street in Davenport and claimed his prize Friday at the lottery’s regional office in Cedar Rapids. His win […]
Western Iowa Today
Severe Storms Expected Friday Evening: Damaging Winds, Tornado Risks, and Large Hail Possible
(Des Moines) Severe storms are likely on Friday afternoon and evening, with damaging winds being the main threat. There is also some risk for tornadoes and large hail, but to a lesser extent. The storms are expected to occur primarily between 4 PM and 10 PM, rushing at 50-60 mph....
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Casey's clerk jailed for lowering prices
SHELDON—A 19-year-old Paullina resident was arrested about 5 p.m. Saturday, March 9, on a charge of fourth-degree theft from the east Casey’s General Store in Sheldon. The arrest of Willie Leon Conley Jr. stemmed from an investigation into a report of him, as an employee at the store, overriding prices of products and selling them at a lower price to a customer, according to the Sheldon Police Department.
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Dog accidentally shoots owner after getting paw stuck in trigger guard
A dog managed to fire a gun and wound his owner in an accidental shooting in Memphis on Monday, police said. The 39-year-old victim was relaxing and talking with a female friend on his bed when the dog jumped onto the bed, authorities said. The dog's paw got stuck in the trigger guard and hit the trigger, discharging the gun. Police said the victim was grazed in the left thigh. Officers later found a single spent shell casing on the floor. The man was treated on scene and later taken to a medical center for additional aid. His injury...