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Teen in custody after 5 found dead in shooting at home in Washington state; and Voting at 16-more than a teen dream; How greener schoolyards benefit Colorado kids, communities; Mental health takes center stage in NC superintendent race.

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Elon Musk's controversial voter incentives, union mobilization in key states, Connecticut's new early voting options, Florida's climate change concerns and rising fears of post-election violence highlight ongoing political tensions leading up to Election Day.

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New rural hospitals are becoming a reality in Wyoming and Kansas, a person who once served time in San Quentin has launched a media project at California prisons, and a Colorado church is having a 'Rocky Mountain High.'

Richard Alan


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Gearing Up for Iowa's Health Insurance Marketplace

DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa officials and federal authorities still are putting the final touches on the health-insurance marketplaces, where people …

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1st County - But Likely Not Last - Unable To Pay Mental-Health Costs

DES MOINES, Iowa - The legislature approved moving from a county-by-county mental health system in Iowa to a regional system. The result was that …

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Rural Areas Lacking Dentists

DES MOINES, Iowa - Few dentists are practicing in rural America, and some counties have no dental care available at all. According to Jon Bailey at …

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Big Pumpkins and Big Ideas: AARP Iowa Opens a Fair "Listening Post"

DES MOINES, Iowa – Music, ribbons, animals, rides and food-on-a-stick. The Iowa State Fair is underway, and AARP Iowa is there to take in the …

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Farmers Markets Taking Hold in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa - In 2008, only about 5,000 farmers nationally supplied goods to farmers' markets. Now, that number has jumped to more than 8,100 …

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Hearings Under Way for All-Important Transmission Line Upgrade

DES MOINES, Iowa - A plan is in the works to build a 215-mile electric transmission line across southern Minnesota and northern Iowa - with about 145 …

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Report: 42% of Iowa Roads in Poor Condition

DES MOINES, Iowa - Nearly half of Iowa roads are in poor shape, and 23 percent of Iowa bridges are considered to be functionally obsolete, according …

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Helping Kids With Developmental Disabilities Long Before School

DES MOINES, Iowa – Starting in September the Iowa Department of Education is going to provide educators, therapists and others training to help …

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There's More to "The College Experience" than College

DES MOINES, Iowa - It's called "The College Experience" - a course for incoming Des Moines Area Community College students that orients them to their …

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What if Your Summer Remodeling Project Uncovers Asbestos?

DES MOINES, Iowa - July is Asbestos Awareness Month, a reminder that the natural mineral fiber was widely used to insulate houses up until the early 1…

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