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AUDUBON — After several months at an Iowa hog operation, local pig No. 4287 confirmed Wednesday that he has begun to question whether the facility is actually the wellness retreat he initially believed it to be. The hog said early…

ANKENY — Local Christian Kevin Morris became furious Tuesday after learning government funds had been used to provide food to people who could not afford it, immediately taking to Facebook beneath a profile picture of Jesus Christ to demand that…

NEWTON — Local resident Gary Mitchell saved an impressive $2.04 on gasoline Sunday after driving 47 miles to a station where fuel was 12 cents cheaper. Mitchell discovered the price difference using an app and immediately drove across two counties,…

OSKALOOSA — The Central Iowa Klavern of the Ku Klux Klan on Saturday declared the Oskaloosa High School students involved in racial-slur-and-vandalism homecoming antics “the bravest young patriots in Mahaska County.” “These kids didn’t just TP a few houses —…

DAVENPORT — Republican Party of Iowa officials struggled to contain an embarrassing ideological defection this week after the podium used during the party’s “Turek’s Too Liberal” tour began visibly leaning to the speaker’s left. Party officials said the podium had…