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Torch Morning News you can use 8-12:
A Boone County farmer has been ordered by a county judge to let a survey crew from Dakota Access Pipeline onto his property. The survey is for the Bakken oil pipeline, should it be approved by the sta...
Aug 12, 2015
Too much homework for young grades
Most Des Moines area schools will be starting in less than two weeks...and a new study suggests their teachers ease up on the homework when they return to class. The American Journal of Family Therapy...
Aug 12, 2015
Torch Morning News you can use 8-10:
Iowa's farm industry is getting nervous about commodity prices remaining low this year...and farm lenders and ag economists say the outlook for agriculture could be more grim next year. Prices for cor...
Aug 10, 2015
15 state beaches impacted by toxins
Blue-green algae is putting a damper on playing on Iowa beaches. 15 state park beaches have posted warnings due to high levels of fecal bacteria or toxins from algae. DNR recommends against swimming a...
Aug 10, 2015
Farmers could leave farms
Ag experts say low crop prices may prompt Iowa producers to square off with farmland owners over their rent this month. The head of Peoples Company farmland management and investment in Clive says he ...
Aug 10, 2015
State dismissed from DM traffic cam suit
The state of Iowa has been dismissed from a suit filed by Des Moines and two other cities over IDOT's order to remove traffic cams from state highways. IDOT still remains in the suit. The judge also a...
Aug 10, 2015
Torch Morning News you can use 8-6:
Presidents of Iowa's three public universities are trying to keep their same budgets despite not receiving expected funding from the state legislature. The board was asked to consider raising spring 2...
Aug 06, 2015
Jury awards 12 million in sexual harassment suit
An Indianola woman has been awarded nearly 12 million dollars in a sexual harassment case against a toy company for which she used to work. Danielle Renneger says her coworkers at ToyQuest subjected h...
Aug 06, 2015
Paul’s PAC leader hit with federal charges
Federal charges are being filed against three people who had worked to Ron Paul's presidential campaign in Iowa. Jesse Benton, John Tate and Dimitrios Kesari are accused of conspiring to buy support f...
Aug 06, 2015
Torch Morning News you can use 8-5:
More than a quarter of a billion dollars in personal income taxes made it into state coffers last month. A record number of Iowans in the workforce paid 6-point-4 percent more than Iowans paid last Ju...
Aug 05, 2015
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