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An American Autobahn

150 Miles Per Hour iStockphoto As the host of one of the oldest and most famous racing events in the world, Indiana has always been known for fast cars. For now, those cars are still stuck on the...

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An Iowa 911 Call Center is the First to Accept Text Messages

Not in Iowa? Then Tough Luck Texting 911 Flickr/SleepynekoThis may come as a surprise to some (myself included), but despite the current ubiquity of texting, there's still at least one place that...

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Iowa City Considers Ban On Crime-Fighting Robots

Red Light Cameras in Springfield Ohio Wikimedia Commons An ordinance before the city council of Iowa City, Iowa, would prohibit automated machines from issuing tickets without a human police officer...

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A GPS-Tracked Prairie Chicken Has Wandered 1,180 Miles Since April

Male Prairie Chickens In Kansas Greg Kramos via Wikimedia CommonsA female prairie chicken is putting all other summer road trips to shame. Her circular jaunts around Iowa and Missouri added up to...

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Iowa Scientists Say Climate Change Threatens State Agriculture

Iowa Corn Fields Carl Wycoff via Wikimedia CommonsAt the Iowa Climate Science Educators' Forum last week, a group of more than 150 scientists representing 36 colleges and universities around Iowa...

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An American Autobahn

As the host of one of the oldest and most famous racing events in the world, Indiana has always been known for fast cars. For now, those cars are still stuck on the…

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An Iowa 911 Call Center is the First to Accept Text Messages

This may come as a surprise to some (myself included), but despite the current ubiquity of texting, there’s still at least one place that won’t accept your texts: your local 911 center. Unless you...

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Iowa City Considers Ban On Crime-Fighting Robots

An ordinance before the city council of Iowa City, Iowa, would prohibit automated machines from issuing tickets without a human police officer present. Last night, the bill…

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A GPS-Tracked Prairie Chicken Has Wandered 1,180 Miles Since April

A female prairie chicken is putting all other summer road trips to shame. Her circular jaunts around Iowa and Missouri added up to 1,180 miles between April and…

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Iowa Scientists Say Climate Change Threatens State Agriculture

At the Iowa Climate Science Educators' Forum last week, a group of more than 150 scientists representing 36 colleges and universities around Iowa released a statement of action concerning future...

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