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Computer glitch delayed National Weather Service warnings before Winterset tornado

Des Moines Register: A government computer system got bogged down during Saturday’s deadly Central Iowa tornado outbreak, slowing the flow of meteorologists’ warnings by several minutes. National Weather Service spokesperson Susan Buchanan said in a statement that …

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Iowa House passes year-round daylight saving time proposal

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Iowa lawmakers are pushing once again to put the state on permanent daylight saving time. Under House File 2331, Iowans would no longer advance their clocks an hour in the spring. Instead, the …

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Council turns down plan for fertilizer plant near airport

Axios Des Moines: Zoning to allow construction of a fertilizer plant next to Des Moines’ airport was denied by the City Council in a 6-1 vote Monday night.  …

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Sioux City pork plant ordered to pay over $331,000 in back wages to employees

KTIV-TV: A recent investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has found a Sioux City pork processing facility failed to pay 413 employees for work completed before and after their shifts such …

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Employees say Wasserbahn closure came without warning, don’t know if they’ll be paid

KCRG-TV: Staff members at an eastern Iowa water park and hotel are left with bounced paychecks, questions, and for some no place to live after the center closed suddenly last week. Ruth Wheeler and her two …

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Bird flu detected in commercial turkey flock in Iowa

Bird flu has been found in a commercial turkey flock in Buena Vista County in northwest Iowa, the Iowa Department of Agriculture announced today. According to a news release, the case does not present an …

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Fertilizer plant proposed next to Des Moines airport

Axios Des Moines: A fertilizer manufacturing and storage facility would be constructed on Des Moines’ south side — across the road from an airport clear zone — under a proposal that goes before the City Council …

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Iowa, U.S. farm groups file federal right-to-repair complaint against Deere

Des Moines Register: A group representing 200,000 U.S. farmers filed a complaint with the federal government today, saying Deere & Co. is using its market power to restrict growers’ ability to repair their own tractors and …

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Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller joins TikTok probe

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said Wednesday his office has joined a nationwide investigation into TikTok for providing and promoting its social media platform to children and young adults while use is associated …

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New Mars Cafe location to open in downtown Des Moines

Axios Des Moines: Coffee shop Mars Cafe is expanding into a second retail location in downtown Des Moines. The new store will soon open in the skywalk inside the Greater Des Moines Partnership building at 700 …