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The rankings of best states for golf courses includes a few surprises
Golfweek - Virginia
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Oregon, Wisconsin and California have the most top-rated public golf courses. New York has the highest-rated private courses. California is the best state for golf when combining top public and private courses. Wisconsin and Oregon are...
ESPN snubs Jets' Breece Hall in latest RB rankings
The Ames Tribune - Iowa
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New York Jets running back Breece Hall failed to meet expectations last season. The former Iowa State standout rushed for 876 yards, 118 fewer than his sophomore total (994). Hall also averaged a career-low 4.2 yards per carry, and ceded some...
Best places to live in the Des Moines metro area
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Best places to live in the Des Moines metro area Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Des Moines metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost...
Big 12 making no official predictions, so no last-to-first narrative this year like Arizona St.
The Times Leader - Ohio
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FRISCO, Texas (AP) — There are no official Big 12 predictions going into this season, so there will be no last-to-first narrative like what Arizona State had in its league debut. Going into its 30th football season, the Big 12 didn’t conduct a...
Iowa target Kate Harpring opens up on Adidas NIL deal after becoming one of 8 high school signees: “I was really excited about it”
Sportskeeda
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July 9, 2025
Kate Harpring is cashing in on her basketball talent. The Iowa Hawkeyes target opened up about her Adidas NIL deal during Tuesday's episode of the "No Cap Space" podcast. Host Tyler DeLuca brought up Harpring's landmark contract during their chat...
Elevated nitrate levels strain Des Moines water treatment facility
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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July 9, 2025
For the first time in several weeks, the nitrate levels in two drinking water sources in central Iowa have dipped below the EPA's violation standard. That's 10 mg per liter. These are the numbers over the last five days in the Raccoon River. The...
Gas Stations in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin Have the Best Food
Y105 - Iowa
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July 9, 2025
There was a time, not very long ago if you think about it, where gas stations were places that sold some prepackaged snacks, drinks, and, of course, gasoline. Now, the consumer expectation of a gas station has widely shifted. While service...
Iowa State Investing in Roster for Big 12 Title and 2025 Playoff Run
BVM Sports
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July 9, 2025
Iowa State is aiming for its first conference title since 1912 and a playoff berth in 2025, building on a record-breaking 2024 season with 11 wins and a Big 12 Championship Game appearance. Despite achieving a historic season, players feel there...
Iowa State Cyclones Rally for 2025 Title Bid Despite Financial Hurdles
BVM Sports
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July 9, 2025
Iowa State football is eyeing a historic conference championship run in 2025 after a record-setting 11-win season in 2024. The Cyclones, led by coach Matt Campbell, achieved significant milestones, including their first appearance in the Big 12...
Des Moines man charged after allegedly dousing woman, home with gasoline
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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July 8, 2025
MORNING. THAT’S COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU ANNE. WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS AT FOUR. A DES MOINES MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR ARSON AND ASSAULT AFTER POLICE SAY HE POURED GASOLINE ON A PERSON AND THEN ON A HOUSE. IT STARTED ON EAST...
Des Moines man accused of dousing woman, home with gasoline
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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A 60-year-old Des Moines man was arrested and charged after he allegedly doused a woman and a home with gasoline, according to a news release from the Des Moines Police Department. Brian Jeffries was taken into custody shortly after 9 a.m....
Iowa's 4th Congressional District draws big names and big questions ahead of 2026
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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July 9, 2025
Sixteen months before Election Day, Iowa’s 4th Congressional District is already drawing big names, and big questions, about who could represent northwest Iowa in Congress.Congressman Randy Feenstra is likely to run for governor in 2026, which...
Assault victim testifies on first day of Johnson County attempted murder trial
KGAN - Iowa
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JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (IOWA'S NEWS NOW) — More than three years after an Iowa City woman was strangled and left for dead on the University of Iowa campus, the former student accused in the assault is finally beginning his trial - and hearing the...
Iowa National Guard soldier Marin Rose, 19, killed in traffic crash
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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Iowa National Guard Specialist Marin Michael Rose died in a traffic crash in Mount Pleasant, according to a news release from the Iowa Army National Guard. Rose, who was born on Jan. 24, 2006, joined the Iowa Army National Guard in 2023 and...
Iowa National Guardsman killed in crash
KWQC - Iowa
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July 8, 2025
JOHNSTON, Iowa (KWQC) - The person killed in a Henry County crash has been identified as an Iowa National Guardsman. Specialist Marin Rose, 19, of Fort Madison, passed away after a crash in rural Mt. Pleasant on July 2, according to a media...
Wettach joins race for First Congregational District seat
Daily Gate City - Iowa
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July 9, 2025
MUSCATINE — Muscatine native Taylor Wettach announced his campaign for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. Wettach is a seventh-generation Iowan and an international trade and national security lawyer. “Iowans deserve elected leaders who put Iowa...
Iowa’s 99: from Jones County to Monona County | Column
Iowa City Press Citizen
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My June column highlighted French cultural and artistic influences in Iowa's courthouses. The latest counties under consideration (Jones, Linn, Benton, Tama, Marshall, Story, Boone, Greene, Carroll, Crawford, Monona) offer additional examples of...
Iowa alum Theresa Heitz represents Team Indigenous at 2025 Roller Derby World Cup
The Daily Iowan
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July 9, 2025
While roller derby may not be one of the 20 varsity teams fielded by the University of Iowa, former Hawkeye Theresa Heitz has made an impact for herself and her people as a competitor nonetheless. A proud member of the Oglala Lakota, of South...
Iowa’s oldest county fair returns this week
WGEM - Illinois
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July 8, 2025
DONNELSON, Iowa. (WGEM) - The Lee County Fair has been a staple within the Southeast Iowa community for decades. Lee County Fair Manager Katie Wilson said trying to maintain the history of the event, while still trying to innovate, is a massive...
Iowa State football’s Week 0 'Farmageddon' in Ireland shifts dynamic
The Ames Tribune - Iowa
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Iowa State and Kansas State will open the 2025 college football season against each other in Dublin, Ireland for the Aer Lingus Football Classic. The Week 0 matchup adds pressure and intensity to the rivalry game with Big 12 standings...