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Fort Dodge parks mobile traffic cam to investigate claims it's wrongly nabbing big vehicles
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Dec 24Latest Headlines in Detail
17-year-old boy runs stop sign, dies in 2-vehicle accident in north-central Iowa
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Dec 25GOWRIE, Iowa (AP) — A 17-year-old boy has died in a two-vehicle accident in north-central Iowa. »
Fort Dodge parks mobile traffic cam to investigate claims it's wrongly nabbing big vehicles
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Dec 24FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Fort Dodge has parked its mobile traffic camera while police investigate complaints that it's wrongly nabbing buses and other big vehicles for speeding. »
Fort Dodge police arrest man in check fraud case
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Dec 22FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Fort Dodge police have arrested a man in a check fraud case that officials say stretched to other states. »
Fort Dodge St. Edmond elementary students sent home over bedbug scare
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Nov 29FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — About 75 students at Fort Dodge St. Edmond Catholic elementary school have been sent home because of a suspected case of bedbugs. »
Minnesota governor urges American Crystal Sugar, locked-out union workers to resume talks
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Nov 25GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is urging American Crystal Sugar Co. and its locked-out factory workers to get back to the bargaining table. »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
IA-04: Vilsack named "Red to Blue" candidate, talks conservation
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 20The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee signaled this week that it is willing to spend additional resources supporting Christie Vilsack's campaign against Representative Steve King in Iowa's fourth Congressional district. The DCCC's "Red to Blu... »
Who's who in the Iowa House for 2012
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 13Although the 60 Republicans and 40 Democrats in the Iowa House haven't changed since last year, I thought it was worth updating this post, because some committee assignments have changed, and House Democrats reshuffled their ranking members somewhat. M... »
Can a divided legislature agree to raise Iowa's gasoline tax?
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 13Iowa's well-documented problems with roads in disrepair and deficient bridges have prompted many calls for raising the gasoline tax in recent years. I've been skeptical that a divided state legislature would agree to raise an unpopular tax during an el... »
Tjepkes Retiring, Leaves Paired District to Shaw
John Deeth Blog
Jan 10An opening day retirement resolves a two Republican redistricting pairup: State Rep. David Tjepkes, a Republican from Gowrie with a reputation for working across party lines on issues as diverse as road funding and protests at military funerals, announ... »
Iowa Democrats stack deck against uncommitted caucus-goers
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 03In a few hours, I'll go to my Democratic precinct caucus. I'll bring party platform resolutions to submit, but my main goal for the evening will be to secure an uncommitted delegate to the county convention. I want to send the message that President Ba... »


