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A new airline is coming to the Des Moines International Airport. The Center for Intellectual Freedom has a new director. And how could pesticides used on farms end up in household dust?

Lee County supervisors have passed a resolution supporting construction of a steel plant in southeast Iowa. That clears the way for the project to qualify for state incentives. UNI is increasing its efforts to train students on the First Amendment. And the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown has dedicated a pair of benches to honor two National Guard officers killed in Syria last year.

Sioux City is among Iowa cities concerned that a new state law capping revenue growth is leading to uncomfortable budget cuts. Cedar Rapids is switching the companies that supply the city with automated license plate-reading cameras. And a new study suggests Iowa’s increased cancer rates may be in part due to more early diagnoses.

Dubuque is consolidating its schools to address a budget deficit. A firearms policy for Ames’ public transit system has changed after an ISU student sued the city. And victims of domestic violence homicides span all demographics, but the perpetrators are primarily men.

Governor-elect Rob Sand says he wants to cut the state budget deficit at least in half. Small retailers are worried about implementing a new federal rule for SNAP. And many Iowans with disabilities face barriers trying to access at home care through Medicaid waivers.

All three victims in a Des Moines shooting are in stable condition. Two eastern Iowa communities are losing one of their largest employers. And how are rising costs and federal restrictions impacting school lunch programs?

Voter turnout in Iowa was the highest it's been for a midterm in three decades. The Iowa Democratic party chair reflects on the Democratic wins in the midterms. And how are prolonged high average temperatures impacting college football?

There's been a blue wave with several Iowa seats helping flip the control of Congress. Democrat Rob Sand will be Iowa's next governor. And a few state offices are still too close to call as of early Wednesday morning.

It's Election Day! A federal judge has cleared the way for the Satanic Temple of Iowa to host a holiday display at the Iowa Capitol rotunda. And how could data center developments impact Iowa's landfills?

President Trump made his second visit to Iowa in the last two weeks. Iowa voters share their concerns ahead of the midterms. And could this be the last time we set our clocks back an hour?