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Altoona townhomes evacuated after construction crew severs natural gas line
ALTOONA, Iowa — Multiple townhomes were evacuated Monday morning in Altoona because of a natural gas leak. It happened around 8:30 a.m. near the intersection of 8th Street SE and Falcon Drive SE, on the east edge of town. The Altoona Fire Department tells WHO 13 a construction crew hit a high-pressure natural gas line. […]
Teachers file federal lawsuit over 2022 Ankeny High School drag show discipline
A lawsuit over a controversial drag show in Ankeny has entered federal court. Court records show that three teachers — Jill Bjorklund, Mollie Jo Blahunka and PJ Hurley — filed a lawsuit against the Ankeny Community School District May 29 alleging the district violated their constitutional rights to free speech and association over their involvement in a May 2022 drag show at Ankeny High School.
Iowa schools have removed Holocaust, World War II classics under state's book ban law
Part of a continuing series in the Des Moines Register’s Iowa’s Book Ban Battle project. Several Iowa school districts have removed books on the Holocaust and World War II in their efforts to comply with a sweeping education law that bans books depicting sex acts from public schools and requires library materials to be "age-appropriate," a Des Moines Register analysis found.
A simmering dissatisfaction in the Iowa GOP
Iowa Republicans are winning more elections than at any time in decades. They hold both U.S. Senate seats and all four of Iowa’s U.S. House seats — with strong prospects to retain them in November. But last week's primary elections point to a simmering dissatisfaction among the GOP...
Story County tornado: American Red Cross sets up resource center to support neighbors with damage
NEVADA, Iowa — The American Red Cross set up a resource center Friday and Saturday to support Story County neighbors recovering from tornado damage. A powerful tornado blasted through several rural neighborhoods between Cambridge and Nevada in Story County nearly three weeks ago. Since the tornado swept through her...
Ankeny businesses say traffic improvements needed on S Ankeny Boulevard
ANKENY, Iowa — The Ankeny City Council recently passed an item on their consent agenda to spend $80,000 to have a consulting look at development concepts for South Ankeny Boulevard. The Ankeny City Council agenda presented the idea this way: “The intent of this plan is to establish a new vision for the corridor that […]
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