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Cameron Sorgenfrey holds a tall corn stalk next to a short corn stalk along one of his fields, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in Wyoming, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate
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Mon,09/23/24-9:01AM , 48 Reads
WYOMING, Iowa (AP) — Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone, snaking between 12-foot-tall green, leafy walls that seem to
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People march during an Iowa Movement for Migrant Justice rally and march, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa. A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked an Iowa law that allows law enforcement in the state to file criminal charges against people with outstanding deportation orders or those who previously had been denied entry to the United States. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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Here’s where courts are slowing Republican efforts for a state role in enforcing immigration law
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Tue,06/18/24-1:27PM , 67 Reads
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government has long had sole authority over immigration policy in the United States, but several Republican-led states have continued to push for a role in enforcing regulations out of frustration with current policy and as a way to criticize Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden.
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A Jersey cow feeds in a field in Iowa, May 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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With 100M birds dead, poultry industry could serve as example as dairy farmers confront bird flu
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Mon,06/10/24-11:22PM , 78 Reads
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As the U.S.
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A Powerball lottery ticket is seen inside a convenience store, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga. Powerball will match a record for lottery losing Saturday night, April 6, with a stretch of more than three months without a jackpot winner. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, FIle)

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Powerball jackpot reaches $1.23B as long odds mean lots of losing, just as designed
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Thu,04/04/24-1:09PM , 70 Reads
Powerball will match a record for lottery drawings Saturday night with a stretch of more than three months without a jackpot winner.
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Dumas, 71639, AR

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53°F

Partly Sunny

Chance of Rain: 0%
Max Temp: 57°F
Min Temp: 50°F
Feels Like: 52°F
Dew Point: 42°F
Humidity: 69%
Sunrise: 6:43 AM
Sunset: 5:55 PM

Wind Speed: 10 to 15 mph
Wind Direction: N
Wind Gust: 14 mph
Sky Cover: 71%
Visibility: 0 mi
Dew Point: 42°F
Moon Rise: 8:50 AM
Moon Set: 10:39 PM

Partly sunny. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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