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Iowa lawmakers propose delay to reading program over money
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers in a legislative budget group plan to propose delaying a state-mandated summer reading program for struggling third-graders because there’s no money to pay for...
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Group calls for Iowa county, city to cut ties with monument
ALBIA, Iowa (AP) — A group is calling for a southern Iowa county and city to cut ties with a monument that features crosses to honor the military and war veterans. Television station KWWL...
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Volunteers needed for Clinton riverfront FAB
CLINTON, Iowa (KWQC) – Clinton is looking for FAB to make it’s riverfront more inviting. FAB, stands for Flower and Beautification. The Clinton Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Events Committee...
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City of Davenport to do away with Davenport Today website
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – The City of Davenport tells KWQC the city is going to transition away from the Davenport Today website. Interim City Administrator Corrri Spiegel tells KWQC the plan is for the...
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Heroin raid in Dubuque
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWQC) – Three people are under arrest in a heroin drug raid in Dubuque. On Mon. Apr 11, 2016, officers entered a home in the 1,400 block of Iowa St. with a narcotics search warrant. They...
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Iowa budget group proposes additional work on battle flags
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A legislative budget group is considering a bill that would require Iowa’s cultural affairs agency to keep working on the preservation of old battle flags. The joint...
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UPDATE: Coral Ridge Shooter Jury Selection Starts Today
(KWQC)- Jury Selection started today in Story County for the trial of Alexander Kozak. Last summer, police say Kozak shot and killed 20-year-old Andrea Farrington at Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville....
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Man who lost school board race found guilty of sex abuse
CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — A convicted sex offender who was defeated in a Charles City school board election has been found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy. A jury Tuesday found 60-year-old...
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Crash victim still missing in Henry County
HENRY COUNTY, Iowa (KWQC) – After three days of searching, there is still no sign of Justin Hay who authorities say was involved in a serious crash late Saturday night. The crash happened about 11:30...
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Pedestrian struck in Des Moines hit-and-run dies in hospital
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A pedestrian who was injured in a Des Moines hit-and-run crash has died at a hospital. Thirty-seven-year-old Constantino Ayala was taken to a Des Moines hospital with several...
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Students support classmate while she has brain surgery
ELDRIDGE, Iowa (KWQC) – Kayleeanna Noack appears to be a typical second grader just trying to get through the school day. But-just before her 8th birthday Anna started complaining of headaches. Anna’s...
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Des Moines schools testing drinking water for lead
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines Public Schools officials say the district is testing school drinking water for lead. Officials announced Tuesday that they are testing the water in all of the...
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Des Moines schools testing drinking water for lead
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Des Moines Public Schools officials say the district is testing school drinking water for lead. Officials announced Tuesday that they are testing the water in all of the...
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Hardacre turns 100
The Hardacre Theater in Tipton, Iowa is celebrating a milestone. Today is the theater’s 100th birthday. It first opened on April 12th, 1916. It closed three years ago. It was one of the few theaters...
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Bettendorf businesses see negative impacts from I-74 construction
BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) – The orange cones, large dirt piles and the road closed signs are a familiar sight in downtown Bettendorf. For businesses around the I-74 bridge say while they’re seeing more...
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9th grade swim team hires stripper as a joke
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Members of a girls swim team hire a stripper as a joke. A Des Moines school district spokesman has confirmed that ninth-grade girls hired a male stripper to perform at their...
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Jury finds ‘habitual’ Muscatine criminal guilty
Roberto Murillo, Jr. MUSCATINE, Iowa (KWQC) – A habitual offender is facing up to 15 years in prison after being found guilty on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, for failure to appear at a court date last...
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Tuition could rise at Iowa universities, community colleges
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature’s proposed higher education budget target could hike tuition at the state’s three public universities and 15 community colleges this fall. The Iowa City...
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House passes bill on boarding school oversight
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Republican-controlled House has passed legislation that would add state oversight to boarding schools in Iowa, though the bill could face future opposition over exemption...
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UPDATE: Teen has been charged in connection to fatal Eldridge accident
UPDATE: 19-year-old Bret M. Schaebauer has been charged with homicide by vehicle, which is a felony charge. He was charged Wednesday, April 13, 2016. UPDATE: One teen is dead after a weekend accident...
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