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With the Iowa caucuses days away, politicians will be criss-crossing the state, blowing up small-town Pizza Ranches, filling high school gymnasiums and flipping pancakes at church breakfasts.What Iowans won't see are the Democrats. President Biden spoke Friday in Pennsylvania and along with Vice President Kamala Harris were in South Carolina over the weekend and Monday. But Iowa, a state that once teemed with bipartisan politics, propelled Barack Obama to the presidency in 2008 and straddled Republican and Democratic governors, has largely ceded to the GOP as part of a remarkable reshuffling of voters in the Upper Midwest.There is no reason…
The gym at Charles A. Prosser Career Academy in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood was abuzz with activity as students ran around building, tuning and making final adjustments in preparation for the start of the race. Finally, six small cars were placed on a miniature track. After a bumpy and bumpy formation lap, the two-hour endurance race began. The top six middle and high school teams in the Midwest raced hydrogen-powered, remote-controlled cars Saturday in the inaugural Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix Midwest. Hailing from Illinois, Missouri and Michigan, the students built their own cars and competed in an endurance race to…
Michigan is on the verge of implementing one of the nation's most ambitious clean energy mandates, aiming to be carbon-free by 2040 in what is a key test of Democrats' environmental goals in a state with a long manufacturing heritage.Michigan will join four other states in requiring utilities to transition to 100 percent carbon-free power generation by 2040, under legislation soon to be signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. from renewable sources by 2030, a significant jump from the current 12%. The state-level mandates support the Biden administration's goals of a pollution-free electricity sector by 2035 and a net zero emissions…
Corner down icon An icon in the shape of a corner pointing down. Jackie Nguyen. Courtesy of Jackie Nguyen Jackie Nguyen, 35, used to live in New York but landed in Kansas City, Missouri in 2020.Nguyen, who was on Broadway, chose to stay after the COVID lockdown ended and opened a coffee shop.Nguyen said she likes how far her money goes and the more relaxed pace of life in Kansas City. I actually ended up in Kansas City because of the pandemic. I wasn't planning to come.I was born and raised in San Diego, lived in Los Angeles for a…
“Tis the season of staying in doors. Years ago, when I moved to the Midwest, I wondered why the holidays went by so much faster here than on the coasts. I soon realized it wasn't that time and space behaved differently in the Midwest, it was because we spend so much time standing in a doorway, one hand on a doorknob, resisting the leftovers, hugging, promising to come back, resisting the leftovers again, Hearing just one more story because we can't reveal ourselves, the holiday is over before we can get to a second holiday gathering. They call it the…
FuboTV is specially tailored for cord cutters who want maximum live sports coverage. The basic Pro plan includes more than 30 popular networks, including Bally Sports Midwest in its broadcast market. Plans range from $79.99 to $99.99 per month, and there is a regional sports fee of up to $14.99 per month. Even with that fee, it's one of the most affordable ways to get a ton of live sports. Plan Cost per month Channels Concurrent streams Free trial Pro $79.99 180+ 10 Yes Elite $89.99 250+ 10 Yes Final $99.99 260+ 10 Yes What sports offers does Fubo offer?…
Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services have signed a letter of intent to combine into a single health system. Midwest Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services nonprofit health systems was announced today that they have signed a non-binding letter of intent to combine and create a new health system.The merger will bring together the Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based health system and the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based systems to combine their experience serving rural and urban populations and hope to provide accessible and equitable health care, accelerate health population and value-based care and advance clinical innovation for rural, urban and Indigenous communities throughout…
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Short's Burger and Shine has been ordered to vacate its downtown Iowa City restaurant at 18 S. Clinton St. until Feb. 10 after a judge ruled the business failed to renew its lease. Kevin Perez, owner of Short's Burger and Shine, has been involved in ongoing litigation with property owner MidWestOne Bank for nearly three years. MidWestOne Bank previously filed three lawsuits against Short's Burger since July 2022 through May 2023. The suit in May alleged that Short's did not provide enough notice to renew its lease with MidWestOne Bank according…
By Tarso Veloso and Michael HirtzerA heat wave sweeping the Midwest threatens to dry up grain crops in the final weeks of the growing season, jeopardizing a bumper U.S. harvest that is key to controlling global food inflation.The temperatures are forecast could reach as high as 115 degrees in parts of the Midwest this week, renewing concerns from the start of the season when drought sent crop conditions to their worst since the late 1980s before they improved significantly with the return of rain . Now, extreme heat is jeopardizing what is expected to be the second-biggest U.S. corn crop…