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  • Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
    About 200 people will lose their jobs with the state as part of a plan to outsource state agency IT services. A Libertarian candidate has joined Iowa's 3rd Congressional District race. And Sioux City is adding more automated license plate readers in the city.
    5 min
  • Tuesday, June 9th, 2026
    A lawn watering ban is in effect in the Des Moines area because of high nitrate levels in source water. The governor has signed an executive order to create the Office of Outdoor Recreation. And Democrat Rob Sand has announced his running mate in the race for governor.
    4 min
  • Monday, June 8th, 2026
    Rob Sand has started campaigning as the official Democratic nominee for Iowa governor. The courts will decide what to do with scholarship money at the University of Iowa left behind for Black students. And Iowa has ranked 10th in the nation for child well-being.
    5 min
  • Friday, June 5th, 2026
    The governor has signed a bill that requires immigration status checks for public workers. Death is more likely to occur in domestic violence when a gun is involved. And how have 1970's federal laws cleaned up rivers in the U.S.?
    10 min
  • Thursday, June 4th, 2026
    A new study will look at how environmental factors affect Iowan's health. Governor Kim Reynolds reflects on her last legislative session as governor. And former residents of a teen treatment center in Missouri say they were abused there.
    9 min
  • Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026
    Zach Lahn, who didn't receive President Trump's endorsement, will be the Republican candidate for Iowa governor. Josh Turek will be the Democratic candidate for Iowa's open U.S. Senate seat. And Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a few crime related bills into law.
    5 min
  • Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026
    There has been a mass shooting in Muscatine that has left seven people dead. Residents in Palo voiced their thoughts on a proposed data center ordinance. And today is the last day Iowans can vote in the primary elections.
    6 min
  • Monday, June 1st, 2026
    President Trump has endorsed one of the five GOP candidates for Iowa governor days before the primary election. The former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent has been sentenced. And there are over 2,000 certified wildlife habitats in Iowa
    5 min
  • Friday, May 29th, 2026
    Candidates for several offices are making their last-minute pitches to primary voters just days before the election. And what is the farmer-led movement?
    10 min
  • Thursday, May 28th, 2026
    Des Moines metro residents are being asked to limit some of their water usage. There's a new mobile memory clinic in Polk County to help treat dementia. And Simpson College is dealing with a budget deficit.
    5 min

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Start your day with the essentials. Coffee. Breakfast. And the local news you need to know. Host Meghan McKinney rises bright and early to bring you the top news stories from around Iowa in under 10…

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