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So far this year, Des Moines has reported eight home invasions; the number coming very close to the eleven home invasions reported over the course of the…
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Iowans gathered for caucuses Tuesday night, not to determine who will win nominations for President, but to determine who will control the parties. Host…
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Researchers at the University of Iowa have received a $125,000 federal grant to study the effects of frack sand mining on air quality.The rise in…
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Nearly all gasoline sold in the U.S. contains up to 10 percent of ethanol—a corn-based liquid often added to gasoline. As a renewable fuel ethanol reduces…
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Iowa’s ultra-high ethonal, E-85, fuel pumps are increasingly popular. Iowa Public Radio’s Dean Borg reports.
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Northeast Iowa is known for the big, scenic hills that dot the Mississippi River Valley and beyond. Many of those hills contain sandstone. They can be…
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You’ve probably heard about controversies over the environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing – the technique known as “fracking.” There’s no oil or…
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Controversy over so-called “frack” sand mining is heating up in northeast Iowa. A community meeting Wednesday evening in Decorah will focus on concerns…
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Head to your local filling station and you might see a new blend of gas at the pump. After a three-year regulatory process, the Environmental Protection…
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The Triple A’s average price for a gallon of regular gas this week is three dollars and ninety cents a gallon. That has a lot of people thinking about how…