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Climbing Kites launches new four milligram drink to comply with Iowa hemp restrictions
After several weeks off the market amid regulatory uncertainty and litigation, the Climbing Kites THC beverage is for sale in Iowa once again. Solon's Big Grove Brewery and Des Moines' Lua Brewing, the partners behind the brand, have created a reformulated version of the flavored sparkling water, made with hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol, that they say has received approval from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. ...
Historic front page from Des Moines Register, Dec. 11, 2022: National Democrats ditch Iowa
Featured front page In the aftermath of a disastrous software malfunction in 2020, national Democratic leaders strip Iowa of its coveted first-in-the-nation position in the party's presidential nominating process....
How being Black in Iowa helps shape the work of these 3 artists, activists
Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Iowa native, said at an Des Moines Art Center panel on Sunday she "grew up in two different Iowas" that treated Black Iowans different than their white peers. "The Black and white side of my family both worked hard, but the Black side couldn't get...
Excessive Heat Warning and Heat Advisories in Effect Today
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service forecasts high heat and humidity today and Wednesday. Heat index values will exceed 105° at times, especially over the southern half of Iowa. The lows will be warm overnight in the mid to upper 70s tonight. However, storms today and Wednesday may cause temperatures to hold below forecast for brief periods.
SWIPCO Awarded Iowa West Foundation Housing Repair Grant
(Atlantic) The Southwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund (SWIHTF), a nonprofit administered by the Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO), was recently awarded a $125,000 grant from the Iowa West Foundation for housing repairs in 2024. SWIPCO has leveraged these grant funds with other grant monies to complete wide-ranging housing repairs across...
State Fair dairy rules are a contrast with COVID
Some memories stick with you — like that August day around 1960 when my parents loaded my two brothers and me into our Dodge Coronet and headed to the Iowa State Fair for the first time. Our excitement rivaled that of Abel Frakes’ family in the famous “State Fair” movies.
State lawmaker to hold public forum on long-term care insurance
Kathryn McKnight, a long-time nurse and wife of Ken Croken, died in 2021 after a years-long battle with breast cancer. After his wife’s passing, Croken contacted his long-term care insurance provider to collect on the claim, worth about $2,000. What was supposed to be a simple procedure quickly turned frustrating as Croken went back and […]
Reynolds, Bird announce $5.5 million in victim services funding after federal cuts
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Attorney General Brenna Bird pledged Monday to provide $5.5 million in one-time bridge funding to keep services available for Iowa crime victims after Congress made budget cuts to federal victims services funding. Earlier this year, Congress lowered the spending cap on the Victim of Crimes Act (VOCA) fund to $1.2 […]
Iowa Irish Fest 2024: Everything You Need to Know
Iowa Irish Fest returns to Downtown Waterloo THIS weekend. From Friday, August 2nd to Sunday, August 4th, people from all across the globe will be pouring into Eastern Iowa for one of the biggest celebrations of Irish culture in the Midwest. If you're planning to head out to Waterloo, make...
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