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Residents of Palo will have the chance to ask Google about a proposed data center.

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IOWA — Thunderstorms are expected to return to parts of Iowa Tuesday evening and continue overnight after several days of unusually warm and dry weather. Some of the storms could become strong to severe. Parts of southeast Iowa are under a Level 1 out of 5, or Marginal, risk for severe weather on Tuesday. Large hail and gusty winds are the main threats with any stronger storms.

After Jedd Fisch said he wanted to use Friday's game against the Iowa Hawkeyes as a measuring stick for how much his team has grown since a 40-16 defeat on the road at Kinnick Stadium in 2024, the Washington Huskies were outgained 263 to -3 on the ground in a 41-24 loss. Washington looked physically overwhelmed in every sense of the term, and after the head coach spent the entire offseason touting his team's improved size and physicality, it looked like the Huskies still have miles to go to comp

Republican Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Democrat Ryan Peterman are running for Iowa secretary of state in this November's election. Pate, 68, of Cedar Rapids, is seeking a fifth term. Peterman, 35, of Davenport, is a former Navy pilot making his first run for elected office. Iowa's secretary of state is the state's chief election official, overseeing elections and working with the state's 99 county auditors who administer them locally. The office also maintains voter registration record

Washington became just the second team this season to score multiple touchdowns on the Solon Spartans, but the #1 team in Class 3A poured on the points en route to a 49-13 victory. The Demons went three-and-out on its opening drive, then allowed the Spartans to score on just its...

A stretch of unincorporated land between Walford and Fairfax is drawing fresh attention from data center developers, and local officials are moving to make sure they aren't left out of the conversation. The pull is a high-voltage transmission line running between the two small Linn County towns, and it's already brought at least one developer knocking on Walford's door.

PALO, Iowa (KCRG) - The City of Palo said Friday it expects to receive an annexation application for a Google data center soon. The city shared the news in a Facebook post saying, “This application is limited to annexation and zoning of the property. It is not an application for approval of any specific development plans.”

CEDAR RAPIDS — Alliant Energy would pay Linn County at least $5.3 million to construct a new 720-megawatt natural gas plant, according to a proposal headed to county supervisors next week. The Linn County Board of Supervisors on Monday will discuss a proposed host community agreement with Interstate Power and Light Company — a subsidiary of Alliant Energy — for the proposed Morgan Valley Energy Center. Alliant intends to build the natural gas plant in unincorporated Linn County south of Highway

IOWA — Early in-person voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins Oct. 14 across all 99 counties, opening a 20-day window for voters to cast absentee ballots before Election Day. In-person voting continues through Nov. 2, while requests for ballots by mail are due Oct. 19. Hours and...