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Several Iowa sustainability groups are trying to intervene in a lawsuit involving farming wetland areas. Iowa's top election official wants more veterans to vote. And how could an anticipated drop in farm income impact farmers?

Iowa is leading a lawsuit to block enforcement of new federal nursing home staffing requirements. The Des Moines police chief search is over. And why do some rural Midwestern schools struggle to identify unhoused students?

Agritourism has become a more popular form of income for Iowa farmers. A recap on oral arguments on a state land survey access law. And what the candidates in Iowa's third congressional district said about abortion and rural access to healthcare in a debate last night.

Jewish community groups spoke at the state capitol yesterday to mark the one year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war. Cargill union workers will meet with the company this week to negotiate a new contract. And will eminent domain flip Iowa's 4th congressional district?

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is thankful for Iowa National Guard members who have been at the US-Mexico border. Ryan Melton, the Democratic candidate running in the fourth congressional district, says lawmakers need to do more to limit fertilizer in Iowa waterways. And what is the DNR doing about the dropping deer population in western Iowa?

A tenth Iowan is facing federal charges in connection to the January 6th capitol riot. Union workers at a Cargill corn milling facility in Cedar Rapids are still on strike. And how are Midwest universities dealing with increasing food insecurity of college students?

Grain won't be directly impacted by the dockworker's strike. One of the finalists for police chief of the Des Moines Police Department filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. And an Iowa biotech company wants to bring its technology to India.

Union workers at a Cargill corn processing plant in Cedar Rapids are on strike. The Iowa DOT denied most applications for speed traffic cameras across the state. And an update on a 2021 lawsuit involving the fraternity FIJI and two University of Iowa students.

Congress is in recess until Nov 12 and still hasn't passed a new Farm Bill. An Illinois man is suing TMC Transportation after the company allegedly fired him for not cutting his dreadlocks. And how did the drought in the Corn Belt impact nitrate levels in waterways?

A northwest Iowa homeless shelter will stay open after a push for funding from the local city council. A push for absentee voting in Iowa. And how much livestock manure is produced in Iowa every day?