For the second time in about a week, Republican Zach Lahn and Democrat Rob Sand squared off in a debate. This time in Sioux City. It was quite a change in tone from the prior meeting.
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Rob Sand, the Democratic candidate for Iowa governor, recently sat down with The Sioux City Journal for a wide-ranging interview. Sand talked with The Journal about Republicans he's voted for in the past, FLOCK cameras, the Iowa cancer crisis, ICE shootings in other states, and more.
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Zach Lahn, the Republican nominee for Iowa governor and a Siouxland native, called on Democratic nominee Rob Sand to join him in "six Lincoln Douglas style debates." Last month Sand called for four debates spread across Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines and Sioux City.
Illinois lawmakers are digging deep on data centers, with a House committee hearing from mayors, labor groups and agriculture representatives about the facilities’ local impacts in the first of three planned meetings.
It is the first bill passed out of a full chamber in this young legislative session, which started last week, signaling the issue’s importance to Iowa House Republicans.
Education groups and others raised questions Tuesday during an Iowa House subcommittee meeting about legislation that could potentially change continuing education requirements for licensed professionals.
Iowa Democratic candidates who are running in the state’s 2026 elections have been campaigning throughout this summer, and some of them sound different from what might be expected.
President Donald Trump talked extensively about the nation’s semiquincentennial – including his pledge to have Iowa kick off a Great American State Fair – and also talked plenty of politics.
Thousands of people Saturday joined together at Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park to express their collective dissatisfaction in the way the country is being run.
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OTTUMWA — It all came down to a few big plays. The Ottumwa football team attempted to make its stand throughout the night on Friday against Des Moines Roosevelt, making goal-line stands three times in the first half giving the Bulldogs a chance to spoil the playoff hopes of the visiting Roughriders. While Ottumwa's defense won most of the battles, Roosevelt made the most of their wins. Jayden ...
The Newman Catholic Knights won their final game of the regular season with a strong showing against the AGWSR Cougars. The Knights moved to 6-2 with the win. Thomas McGuire went 10-for-16 with 173 passing yards and a touchdown pass to Westly Cole. Max Robbins had another brilliant performance with 249 rushing yards and four touchdowns. He averaged 9.2 yards per carry. Both Daniel Olsen and ...
Osage 40, Forest City 6 The Osage Green Devils had several strong performances during Friday night’s performance against Forest City. Gavin Muller rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns. Griffin Uhlenhopp had a 25-yard passing touchdown to Cooper Street and a 38-yard rushing touchdown. Muller also had six solo tackles and 3 ½ tackles for loss. St. Ansgar 56, North Butler 19 Matt Clevenger had ...
Five years ago, a non-profit group formed to build and maintain a parking lot across the road from the memorial to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and pilot Roger Peterson at the site north of Clear Lake where their plane crashed in 1959. Andrew Althof, president of Don McLean American Pie Parking, said he decided to buy the land where the parking lot now sits ...
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The owner of a Dow City bar will spend up to a decade in prison for sexually abusing an employee.
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So far, 21 candidates have secured their slot to talk at The Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair.
Trump’s remaking of the Rose Garden continues with sculptures lining one side of the paved-over garden, facing the Oval Office.
Rob Sand, Iowa Democratic candidate for governor, talks about Iowa's tradition of electing a balanced slate of politicians regardless of party affiliation.