Concerned Citizens of Scott County is inviting the public to attend a Tuesday, Nov. 17 evidentiary hearing in downtown Davenport on the controversial plan of Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO).
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Assistant General Manager Carlie Allison spoke with WVIK News about this month's film screenings, trivia nights, community events, and a special members-only screening.
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The center is joined by the National Library of Sweden, Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, and the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis in preserving 1.3 million pages from 348 Swedish-American newspapers between 1850 and the early 2000s.
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About two dozen people met Tuesday in downtown Moline to protest actions of Prairie State Legal Services (PSLS), which has proposed to cut 17 employees this Friday, Nov. 13.
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The Minutes continues at The Black Box Theatre, 1623 – 5th Avenue in Moline, November 12,13, and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday November 15 at 2:00 p.m.
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The QC Environmental Film Series will present the award-winning documentary “Every Little Thing” at St. Ambrose’s Galvin Fine Arts Center for free, on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 3 p.m.
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This week on Wellness Wake Up Call, University of Illinois Extension discusses why quality sleep is essential for caregivers and shares practical strategies for getting better rest, managing nighttime responsibilities, and making time for self-care. Learn how prioritizing sleep can support your health and your ability to care for others.
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The agreement follows a similar deal between Aetna and BJC HealthCare
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Two women, who will be referred to as Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 to protect their identities, said Simmons raped them on separate occasions and used his position to try to keep them from reporting the attacks to police.
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The Edmund Fitzgerald sank Nov. 10, 1975, and the legend lives on.
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Approved by the FDA to reduce pollution from feedlots, the drug Experior has become lucrative in the beef industry’s pursuit of bigger animals. Investigate Midwest reveals troubling safety findings, reports of cattle deaths and questions about industry influence on the FDA and research universities.
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The Cedar Rapids Police Department's contract with Flock ends in February. Instead of renewing it, the city wants to replace Flock cameras with Axon Outpost automated license plate readers. Police say Axon offers better local control and systemwide efficiency.
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The Human Empowerment and Restorative Diversion (HERD) program brings together community organizations and volunteers to provide long-term support to struggling youth in the area. The initiative provides each student in the program with mentorship and a personalized plan to meet their needs.
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Nate Howard’s grandmother spent more than four decades caring for veterans at the Iowa Veterans Home. Now, the Marshalltown home has a place for his family to sit and remember him. On Veterans Day, two benches were dedicated to Howard and fellow Iowa National Guard soldier Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar.
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Des Moines Independent Community School District has reached a settlement with search firm JG Consulting. The district used the firm to identify former Superintendent Ian Roberts, who was arrested by ICE last year, as a candidate. Terms of the settlement have not been announced yet.
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There are over 20,000 medium and large-sized concentrated animal feeding operations in the U.S. One family farm in Iowa recently transitioned their industrial hog operation to grow something else: specialty mushrooms.
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Giant miscanthus is a perennial grass that can be used for energy, building materials and animal bedding. Researchers say it can be planted alongside corn and soybeans and harvested in the winter, offering farmers a way to diversify their income.
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Food and farm programs historically persist through the farm bill. Packaging multiple cross-party issues into one bill ensures rural and urban legislators come together to pass it. But that coalition has been fracturing over past farm bill cycles, creating uncertainty on the farm and in grocery stores.
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A corn infection that farmers dread is also a culinary delicacy in Mexico. Now, farmers, chefs and a secretive vegetable broker are bringing it to one Midwest city.
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