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Grinnell faces data collection class-action lawsuit in federal court

Eyal Hanfling, a New York resident, has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Grinnell College, alleging that the College’s website collected and shared visitors’ data with outside companies regardless of whether users agreed to be tracked. A motion to dismiss filed by Grinnell College in August remains pending before a federal judge.

Grinnell, IA · 1d
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High School On SI

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Iowa High School Football Top 25 Rankings - Nov. 8, 2026

Johnston, the rest of the teams in the Top-13 advance to state semifinals in Iowa high school football.

Iowa · 2d

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Superintendent of Marshalltown Schools Talks Enrollment Issue

This is the 2nd school year in a row that the Marshalltown Community School District has dropped enrollment, this year being the worse of the two. Superintendent of the Marshalltown Community School District Dr. Theron Schutte talks about how that effects their budget and their plan moving forward. Dr. Schutte...

Marshalltown, IA · 1d
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Iowa law fuels LifeWise Academy growth, including in Des Moines metro

A Christian religious education program is expanding its reach in Iowa, including in the Des Moines metro area. LifeWise Academy first came to Iowa in 2022. A 2025 state law that allows public school students to be excused from school to attend religious instruction courses for up to five hours a week boosted interest and helped LifeWise expand to 37 schools across 24 districts. Students were allowed to leave school for religious instruction before Iowa's law took effect. A 1952 U.S. Supreme Court ruling permits students to leave school for religious instruction if the program is privately funded, held off school grounds, is voluntary, and if parents or guardians give consent. LifeWise Academy meets those requirements, but the Iowa law provided clarity for communities that were interested in joining the program, said Sarah Buzynski, LifeWise's Iowa director. The academy began in rural Ohio in 2019 and now has chapters in more than 1,000 communities across the United States. To start a LifeWise chapter, community members must gather signatures, raise money and form a leadership team, and get permission from a school. Interested students can enroll in weekly instruction during times that do not interfere with core classes, such as lunch,

Des Moines, IA · 2d

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IHSAA Pairings for the State Football Semi-Finals

(KIWA Staff Photo of the field at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls) Statewide, Iowa – Shortly after the scores were posted Friday night, the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released its pairings for the state football semi-final round in all classes that will start Wednesday, November 11th.

Iowa · 3d

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Schillerstrom one of nine regional Teachers of the Year

INWOOD—West Lyon ninth-grade English teacher Roselyn Schillerstrom was named one of the nine 2027 Iowa Regional Teachers of the Year, the Iowa Department of Education announced in September. Each year the department receives nominations from educators, administrators, students, families and other community members. Schillerstrom said she didn’t believe it...

Iowa · 1d

Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Triple Option Podcast: Iowa High School Football Semifinals Preview & Quarterfinals Review (11/9/26)

Gazette sportswriters Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher recap week 11 of Iowa high school football and look ahead to week 12 matchups. Triple Option podcast is a weekly Iowa high school football podcast that runs weekly during football season. This episode was produced by Gazette deputy digital content manager Bailey Cichon. Read more about the games featured in this week’s episode: (1:31) Area teams in semifinals (3:05) Iowa City Liberty vs. Ankeny (9:17) Laken Caves takes over in second half to lift Alburnett to 2A semifinals (13:45) Cedar Rapids Xavier vs. Newton (15:48) Xavier’s Jim O’Connell feature (23:17) Week 12 preview (36:05) State Volleyball look back (37:41) State Cross Country look back

Iowa · 1d

The Hill

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Texas, Iowa, Georgia brace for new education fights under Democratic governors

The trajectory of education policy in a trio of historically red states is about to see a major shake-up after voters there elected Democratic governors for the first time in decades. For years, positions on school choice LGBTQ topics in classrooms and efforts either for or against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have expanded cultural…

Texas · 2d

Cedar Rapids Gazette

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High school football 2026: Area capsules for the state semifinals

Eight area teams. Seven games. Six classes. Four days. In one venue. The Iowa high school state playoffs all move indoors this week to the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. The following is a list of semifinal games involving area teams. 8-Player: No. 3 Iowa Valley (11-0) vs. No. 2 Woodbine (10-0) (4 p.m. Wednesday) Overview: Led by the state’s all-time 8-player touchdown king , Nolan Kriegel, Iowa Valley seeks its first spot in the championship game in school history. Nobody has challenged the Tigers, who have enforced the continuous clock in all of their 11 games thus far and are outscoring their opponents by an average tally of 62-11. That includes a 70-32 quarterfinal win over Edgewood-Colesburg in a game that was competitive for most of three quarters. Kreigel rushed for 281 yards and four touchdowns, sending his season total to 1,864 yards and 40 TDs (he also has over 1,000 passing yards). Woodbine reached the championship game last year before bowing to Algona Garrigan, 44-42. The Tigers avenged that defeat in last week’s semifinals 50-22 behind six total touchdowns (three rushing, three passing) by QB Cal Pryor. Woodbine receiver Landon Blum (61 catches, 1,144 yards, 16 TDs) is a

Cedar Falls, IA · 6h

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Tigers Named Iowa HS Class 3A Champs In Cheer/Dance

The Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Cheer Team participated in the Iowa High School State Championships in Des Moines on Saturday, seeing the Tigers bring home another first-place trophy. ADM took two different groups of Stunt plus Cheer/Dance to the Jacobson Exhibition Center in Des Moines, as Cheer/Dance were named State Champions in Class 3A, then a third place finish for Stunt. The Tigers marked first place in both categories during the Triton Challenge in Fort Dodge on November 1st.

Des Moines, IA · 11h

High School On SI

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Iowa High School Football State Semifinal Matchups In All Seven Classes

Semifinal play in Iowa high school football begins Wednesday inside the UNI-Dome.

Iowa · 3d

Hometown Current

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Kirkwood Benton County newsletter features Belle Plaine student

Elle Jacobi, a senior at Belle Plaine High School, was featured in the Kirkwood Benton County winter newsletter this month. According to the newsletter, Jacobi began taking classes at Kirkwood as a high school freshman. Her favorite courses have been U.S. History since 1877, nutrition, microbiology and human anatomy and physiology. “I enjoyed the coursework for my history class and I love science,” Jacobi said in the newsletter. Kirkwood instructors make it possible for students to successfully manage college classes while taking high school classes and participating in other activities, Jacobi said. Professor Sophie Joly made the biggest impact on Jacobi, she said. “Her microbiology class was interesting, and she was a very encouraging teacher. Taking college classes in high school helps students develop strong time management and study skills, Jacobi said. “It also prepares them for life after high school by giving them experience with college-level coursework and allowing them to earn college credits early.”

Benton County, IA · 3d

Hometown Current

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Williamsburg teacher featured in Kirkwood newsletter

Williamsburg teacher Joe Degen was featured in the winter newsletter of Kirkwood Community College’s Iowa County center this month. Degen is social studies teacher for grades 7-12 at Williamsburg Jr./Sr. High School. “At first I wanted it to cover some of my general education requirements,” said Degen in the newsletter, explaining why he took classes through Kirkwood. “Then when I found out where I wanted to go I tried to take them to cover as much non-major stuff that I could.” Degen said in the newsletter that taking Kirkwood classes while he was in high school helped him find more time to take the classes he wanted to take when he got to college. “It also helped me get more general education classes completed so I had more time to focus on my majors (history and education).” Kirkwood’s Michael Jacobsen was a big help to Degen during his time at Kirkwood Iowa County Center, he says in the newsletter. “…[D]ue to his experience as a former social studies teacher, I was able to talk about my career path and a potential four-year plan before I even knew what college I was going to pick,” Degen said. “When I got to

Williamsburg, IA · 3d

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High School Football Playoff Quarterfinals – Area Scores

The high school football playoffs continued tonight with quarterfinal games in Class A through 5A, and four area teams were among those in action. Cedar Falls (8-3) lost, 42-14, at Dowling Catholic (10-1). In 4A,. Waverly-Shell Rock (8-3) lost, 27-24, at Western Dubuque (10-1). In 1A,. Grundy Center (8-3) lost,...

Cedar Falls, IA · 3d

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Downtown Cedar Rapids KinderCare center to close next month

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A spokesperson for downtown Cedar Rapids KinderCare says the childcare center will close in December. Officials told TV-9 the childcare center will close on December 11. All families and staff were informed earlier this week. They shared in a statement, “Before 2020, the Downtown Cedar...

Cedar Rapids, IA · 4d

Iowa City Press-Citizen

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Solon takes down West Delaware to advance to IHSAA football seminfals

Solon is headed back to the UNI-Dome. The Spartans earned a 23-14 win over West Delaware in the Class 3A Iowa high school football state quarterfinals to stay undefeated and advance to next week's state semifinals. The start of the game looked like every other Solon game this season. Maddox Kelley scored on the first play from scrimmage, taking a 67-yard punt return to the house to give the Spartans a 7-0 lead 19 seconds in. West Delaware answered with a 79-yard scoring strike on third-and-14 to tie it 7-7. After the two teams traded empty posessions, Kelley found Kaden Hoeper on a screen to retake the lead 14-7. The Hawks went 90 yards to tie the game on their first possession out of halftime behind running back Wyatt Johnson. Solon would then get down to the West Delaware 5-yard line, but a false start pushed them back, and they settled for a Collin Mckie 20-yard field goal to take a 17-14 lead. A big fourth-and-5 stop from Solon's defense changed the momentum of the game. Solon bled the clock and, as the Hawks' defense least expected it, Kelley found James Thomsen wide open for a touchdown to seal the

Solon, IA · 3d

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Sumner-Fredericksburg, Postville Among Six Iowa Schools Not Playing Varsity Girls Basketball in ’26-27

Six high schools have informed the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union that they will not field a girls varsity basketball team for the 2026-2027 season. The schools listed include Central City, Postville, Starmont, Vinton-Shellsburg, West Central, and Sumner-Fredericksburg. It will be the second straight season without a team for...

Postville, IA · 6d

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Preston and Henry Pick the 5A Teams that will make the Dome

This Friday, November 6th, eight Class 5A teams will battle for a chance to keep their season alive and earn a spot to play in the University of Northern Iowa’s UNI-Dome. With a trip to the Dome on the line, everything is at stake. One goal. A chance to play for a state championship.

Cedar Falls, IA · 4d

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High school roundup — Clear Lake, St. Ansgar, West Fork in football quarterfinals, state volleyball, girls swim qualifiers

CLEAR LAKE — The state football quarterfinal round is underway with 8-Player games being played last night and 11-player games being played tonight. For the Clear Lake Lions, they host Mount Vernon at Lions Field. Clear Lake 10-0 after a 20-0 win over Iowa Falls-Alden in the opening round, while the Mustangs are 8-2 and were the District 3 champions. Last week they beat Dubuque Wahlert 20-17 after losing to the Golden Eagles two weeks earlier.

Clear Lake, IA · 4d

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Aplington-Parkersburg hosting West Marshall in 1A quarterfinal Friday

The #3 (1A) Aplington-Parkersburg football team will host West Marshall in a 1A quarterfinal Friday, which will air on 99 The Wave and RadioOnTheGo’s YouTube channel. Video coverage is being sponsored by Peters Crop Solutions and Brother’s Market. The Falcons advanced with last week’s 42-7 home win over...

State Center, IA · 4d