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Start your day with the essentials. Coffee. Breakfast. And the local news you need to know. Our Morning Edition host rises bright and early to bring you the top news stories in under 15 minutes. Wake up, grab that coffee and get your news Here First.

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Start your day with the essentials. Coffee. Breakfast. And the local news you need to know. Our Morning Edition host rises bright and early to bring you the top news stories in under 15 minutes. Wake up, grab that coffee and get your news Here First.

    Friday, June 21st, 2024

    Friday, June 21st, 2024

    The Attorney General has filed an appeal to lift the injunction blocking enforcement of Iowa's immigration law. Bird flu has been detected at another county in Iowa. An injunction hearing has been set to block Iowa's new hemp law that is supposed to go into effect on July 1.

    Thursday, June 20th, 2024

    Thursday, June 20th, 2024

    Another case of bird flu in an Iowa dairy has been found. All residents in Glenwood Resource Center have been moved out to receive care elsewhere. And a new text help line for eating disorders is available for Iowans.

    Wednesday, June 19th, 2024

    Wednesday, June 19th, 2024

    The Iowa Attorney General's office is opening a new unit to solve cold cases. A Libertarian candidate is in the running for Iowa's first congressional district. And the Des Moines City Council is planning its first comprehensive housing strategy.

    Tuesday, June 18th, 2024

    Tuesday, June 18th, 2024

    A federal judge in Des Moines has temporarily blocked enforcement of Iowa's immigration law making "illegal reentry" a state crime that was supposed to go in effect on July 1. The USDA says there are now seven Iowa dairies with bird flu. The Glenwood Resource Center is one of two state-run facilities for people with severe disabilities, and it's going to close on June 30.

    Monday, June 17th, 2024

    Monday, June 17th, 2024

    The latest on the bird flu outbreaks in Iowa. Bruegger's Bagel employees protest in Iowa City. And some state-owned beaches are under a swimming not recommended advisory for high levels of E. Coli.

    Friday, June 14th, 2024

    Friday, June 14th, 2024

    The Board of Regents has raised tuition at Iowa’s three public universities for this fall, after the Legislature gave the schools less funding than they’d asked for. A Cornell College professor stabbed in China earlier this week is back in Iowa. And officials in Dubuque say they’re keeping an eye on a bear that’s been seen in the area this week.

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