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Iowa City's first-ever "Free Week," held Feb. 18-22, offers over 40 free events and performances across more than 20 venues downtown.
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Artists from near and far flocked to Washington Park in Dubuque last week for the competition, in which they had four days to create the best snow sculpture. But with all of the city's snow melted by the dates for the festival, how did they pull it off?
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The concert, to be held on Aug. 30, marks a new era for the expanding movie site in Dyersville and solidifies it as an expanded, multifaceted event venue.
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Open Heartland is a nonprofit in Iowa City that functions almost entirely on donations from the community to provide basic needs for immigrant families in Johnson County and during the holiday season, the organization helps distribute gifts during a sometimes stressful season for families.
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The Scott County sheriff says although an Iowa Senate committee has rejected his ethics complaint against Chris Cournoyer, the state’s new lieutenant governor, he intends to pursue the matter.
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Sophomore Gabi Riessen got a service dog shortly after being diagnosed with POTS, which causes her to have fainting spells. Unable to have a normal college experience elsewhere, she transferred to UNI, where both she and her dog, Winnie, now march in the band.
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Shea Hembrey, who just completed an artist fellowship at the University of Iowa, creates “landscape paintings” using colorful soil supplements to plant trees and promote native bird conservation.
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Libertarian nominee Nicholas Gluba is vying for Iowa's 1st District seat in Congress. The Libertarian Party of Iowa is a recognized party this year. The shift worker and former U.S. Marine is hoping voters will give a third party a shot.
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China’s foreign ministry said police have arrested a 55-year-old man suspected of stabbing four instructors visiting from a small college in Iowa. IPR News spoke with one victim who’s recovering in a hospital in China.
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This year, the University of Iowa says it will close the provider of sexual assault services in southeastern Iowa. A local provider has less than a year to fill the gap.