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Favorite automobiles in Iowa: Chevrolet overall, Ford F-150 for specific vehicle

Des Moines Register: Iowa loves Chevrolets. But the vehicle it loves most of all is the Ford F-150. Those were the findings of a Des Moines Register analysis of Iowa Department of Transportation records conducted as …

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New Anamosa prison warden comes from South Dakota

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Board of Corrections today named a South Dakota deputy prison warden to lead the Anamosa State Penitentiary, where two inmates are accused of killing a correctional officer and a nurse on …

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Onthank’s Fisher remembered as family man, fan of Hawkeyes and champagne cake

David Fisher, known for growing the family flooring business and his many volunteering endeavors, died May 30. He was 84. According to his obituary published by Iles Dunn’s Chapel, Fisher was born in Boone on …

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DART announces changes to local and express routes beginning Sunday

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has announced it will make changes to several local and express routes beginning Sunday. The updated routes are local routes 1,6,7, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 60, and …

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Iowa Leading Indicators Index reports ongoing rise

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased to 107.7 in April from 106.4 in March, according to the Iowa Department of Revenue. April marks the seventh month in a row that the index has not shown …

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DMACC closes college, takes systems offline as cybersecurity investigation continues

Des Moines Area Community College announced it is closing the college today as an investigation continues into a cybersecurity incident first identified Wednesday. The investigation prompted DMACC’s information technology department to voluntarily shut down all …

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Polk County has aggressive plan to clean up its water. Could it work for the rest of Iowa?

Des Moines Register: Polk County could have a response to one of the biggest criticisms farmers face with Iowa’s voluntary approach to improving water quality: that they’re too slow to adopt conservation practices that can curb …

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Meredith scores extra $125 million in renegotiated deal with Gray Television

Des Moines Register: Des Moines-based Meredith Corp. just got $125 million richer. The media company announced Thursday that it had renegotiated a deal to sell its TV stations, increasing the sticker price to $2.825 billion. The …

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Central Iowa SBA-backed loans total nearly $9.5M in May

The U.S. Small Business Administration in May backed 11 loans totaling $9,468,500 for Central Iowa businesses.  

Those 11 loans are expected to create 73 new jobs and retain 103 existing jobs. Central Iowa is defined as …

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DMACC cancels online courses, takes systems offline after cybersecurity incident detected

Des Moines Area Community College is investigating after a cybersecurity incident was first identified Wednesday morning. All virtual instruction courses are canceled for today; classes and other DMACC systems were taken offline Thursday afternoon by …