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Three Libertarian candidates for Congress have been removed from the state ballot. Iowa Utilities Commission has officially granted a permit for Summit Carbon Solutions to build its CO2 pipeline. And a bird flu vaccine for dairy cows is in field testing stages.

Environmental groups want more transparency from Iowa energy companies. The Iowa DOT is asking a driver to change their personalized license plates after multiple complaints allege they are referencing Adolf Hitler's manifesto "Mein Kampf." And a settlement requires the Des Moines city manager to acknowledge the importance of a free press, which he did in a statement.

Today is the first day Iowans can request absentee ballots for the upcoming November election. Former Republican candidate Kevin Virgil is backing Democrat Ryan Melton for Iowa's 4th congressional district. And Waterloo residents will vote on a high school merger plan this November.

Governor Reynold's proposed summer food assistance program will cost the state $1.9 million in the first year. Waterloo school board members will vote to either withdraw a $165 million plan to merge high schools or let voters decide in November. And an explanation of changes coming to Iowa's Area Education Agencies.

Summit Carbon Solutions is facing a legal setback in its carbon capture pipeline project after a South Dakota Supreme Court ruling. Iowa has launched a website for people to find childcare. And a new workforce program for young adults at risk or experiencing homelessness will sell produce from a hydroponic greenhouse.

A courtroom heard emotional victim impact statements during the sentencing of Kyle Ricke who will now spend his life in prison. The former medical director at Glenwood Resource Center is facing charges for professional incompetency. And the Sac County voters will decide in November on a bond referendum to fund a new county jail.

Several people spoke against proposed ordinances impacting unhoused people in Des Moines at a city council meeting. An update on the first-degree murder conviction of Kyle Ricke. And Cedar Rapids schools is asking voters to renew a facility maintenance tax levy.

Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack spoke at the Democratic National Convention. Democratic candidate Sarah Corkery says her life experience would help her if she's elected to represent Iowa's second district in the U.S. House. And demolition of a damaged railroad bridge started with a boom.

Governor Kim Reynolds responds to criticism of her proposed plan to provide monthly food boxes to low-income families. A man has been charged following an investigation of anti-immigrant signs posted on Latino-owned businesses in Hampton. And a controlled blast of a northwest Iowa railroad bridge is planned for this morning.

Governor Reynolds has again rejected participating in a summer federal food assistance program for kids. A petition is calling on Des Moines city leaders to not pass proposed ordinances that impact unhoused people. And how unpasteurized milk producers have been adjusting to bird flu outbreaks in dairies.